Tender Forever

Tender Forever
Birth name	Melanie Valera
Born	1977
Origin	Maurrin, France
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	vocals, guitar, keyboard, ukulele, Drums
Years active	2003-present
Labels	K Records
Website	http://www.tenderforever.com/

Tender Forever is the performing name of musician Melanie Valera. She was born in 1977 in South West France and currently lives in Portland, Oregon. Valera has worked on multimedia projects, including collaborations with film maker Ted Passon, artist Nick Lally and producer Christopher Doulgeris. Most recently, she performed at the Time-Based Art Festival 2010 in Portland, Oregon, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New-York City and La Cité Internationale Universitaire in Paris. Valera is currently recording her fourth album and received the RAAC (Regional Arts & Culture Council) Grant to complete a collaborative project called MAZED with Peter Burr.

She is openly lesbian.^[1]

Discography

Albums

• The Soft And The Hardcore (2005, K Records)
• Wider (2007, K Records)
• No Snare (2010, K Records)

Compilation appearances

• My Love (Justin Timberlake cover) on Reprises Inrocks no. 1 (2007, Les Inrockuptibles)

Collaborations

• remix of Mirah's song Make It Hot on Joyride: Remixes (2006, K Records)
• On My Mind on Scream Club LP Life Of A Heartbreaker (2006, Crunks Not Dead / Alpha Pup Records)
• Try To Smile (Le Matt Remix) on Scream Club LP Big Deal (2008, Emancypunx Records / Crunks Not Dead)

References

1. ^ http://www.gomag.com/article/out_artists_on_the_rise1/14

External links

• Official website
• K Records artist page
• Tender Forever on Myspace
• Interview on The New Gay
• Interview on Polaroid Alla Radio
• Interview with SSG by Nick Hilden
• Interview with StarMag - TPS Star then performing "Got to Let Go" from the album No Snare

Persondata
Name	Mélanie Valera
Alternative names	Tender Forever
Short description
Date of birth	Mont De Marsan, Aquitaine, France
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