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"She didn&amp;apos;t make it to the finals on The Voice&amp;apos;s third season, but New York native Melanie Martinez might be the NBC show&amp;apos;s first real breakout star. The 18-year-old former Team Adam Levine contestant has released her debut single &amp;quot;Dollhouse&amp;quot; on iTunes, and posted an accompanying music video.&amp;#xA0;\r\nThe photography student known for her two-toned hair has been compared to alternative crooner Fiona Apple, and her sound could easily match Grammy-winning prodigy&amp;#xA0;Lorde.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nMartinez&amp;apos;s new tune is dark as she sings about a picture-perfect family that is much more troubled under the surface. She co-wrote the song with NYC writing team Kinetics &amp;amp; One Love (responsible for B.o.B&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;Airplanes.&amp;quot;)\r\n&amp;quot;Mom, please wake up. Dad&amp;apos;s with a slut and your son is smoking cannabis,&amp;quot; she sings. &amp;quot;Everyone thinks that we&amp;apos;re perfect, please don&amp;apos;t let them look through the curtains.&amp;quot;&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nMartinez became a fan favorite on the third season of The Voice when Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, and Cee Lo Green turned their chairs for her captivating rendition of Britney Spears&amp;apos; &amp;quot;Toxic&amp;quot; in the blind auditions. The young singer gave several memorable performances, including her emotional rendition of Alex Clare&amp;apos;s &amp;quot;Too Close,&amp;quot; which she chose after a painful breakup with her longterm boyfriend.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nLevine, 34, has always been encouraging of his former contestant, even noting that her fashion and style has influenced fans. Her artistic flare is apparent in the &amp;quot;Dollhouse&amp;quot; music video, in which Martinez dresses as a slightly demented doll.&amp;#xA0;\r\nWith one side of her hair pink and the other black, her exaggerated makeup and giant pink bow look straight out of a Tim Burton film.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n\r\nThough The Voice has brought NBC impressive ratings, many critics note that the show has yet to produce a real breakout star akin to American Idol&amp;apos;s Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, or Jennifer Hudson.&amp;#xA0;\r\nSeason 3 winner Cassadee Pope went on to release her country album Frame By Frame and single &amp;quot;Wasting All These Tears,&amp;quot; which performed well on the country iTunes chart. And season 4 winner Danielle Bradbery had mild success with her self-titled debut album. But no Voice star has been able to break the mainstream barrier and produce a chart topper.&amp;#xA0;\r\nWatch the video and tell Us: Do you think Melanie Martinez could be the show&amp;apos;s first breakout star?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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