Clear Ultra Shea Presents: BET Awards Nightlife Revealed
Check out the hot nightlife surrounding the BET Awards!
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Clear Ultra Shea Presents: BET Awards Nightlife Revealed - Melanie Fiona takes us on a tour of her BET Awards weekend!
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Meet Melanie - If you're familiar with contemporary R&B, you're likely familiar with Melanie Fiona. Having released two critically acclaimed albums since 2009, the Toronto native has taken the music industry by storm. Here she talks about the inspiration behind her performance at BET Awards 2012.(Photo: BET)
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Rehearsal Time - Melanie throws herself into the rehearsal performance. For the live performance, as she puts it, she wants to "bare her soul. To bare this torn page from my life's biography". (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images For BET)
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Comfortable Driver - With the night time, comes the LA nightlife, which Melanie is no stranger to. One of her first orders of business in Los Angeles is hitting up Steve Rifkind's SRC party at Nobu. (Photo: BET)
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Living Out a Dream - Since she was a child, Melanie dreamed of being a singer. "I was fortunate enough and blessed to have been prepared for the opportunities that found me," she says.(Photo: BET)
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The Next Level - Melanie Fiona has had a long journey but it's far from finished. With performances at Soul Train Awards 2011, Black Girls Rock and now BET Awards 2012, the Music Matters artist has crossed the bridge and is taking her music to the next level.(Photo: BET)
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Industry Event - Melanie hits the red carpet portion of the SRC event. (Photo: BET)
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Comraderie - What a surprise? Fellow singer Estelle swings by the SRC event!(Photo: BET)
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Undeniable Success - The party at Nobu was nothing short of noteworthy! Various celebrities came to support and Rifkind voiced his ongoing support of Melanie's career. "Five years, two Grammys -- she's nominated every year for something," says Rifkind. (Photo: BET)
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Pre-BET Awards - Showing no signs of slowing down, Melanie came to the PRE-Event that took place the night before BET Awards 2012.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET)
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The Big Day - It's the big day and Melanie is getting prepared for the red carpet!(Photo: BET)
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#TeamMelanie - Melanie has a team of people who she usually collaborates with for events such as this. In this photo, her hair stylist Sir Maxi pays close attention to ensure that she has the perfect look.(Photo: BET)
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Did you know... - Little known fact: Sir Maxi did Melanie's hair for the "This Time" music video.(Photo: BET)
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The Process - "It's always important, I think, when your getting out there in front of people, on red carpets, when you're taking photos, that you feel like yourself. That you feel confident and that comes through," says Melanie on the beauty process.(Photo: BET)
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It Continues... - Melanie makes some additional touches.(Photo: BET)
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Ready? - Melanie is ready to rock the Shrine auditorium!(Photo: BET)
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Red Carpet Boss - Melanie Fiona shows up in a black jumper, with red lipstick and red polish that complements the red carpet perfectly.(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images For BET)
