CNN —Melanie Safka, the singer who went by the mononym Melanie famous for songs including “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key,” has died. The news was shared with CNN by Billy James of Glass Onyon PR, who said Melanie died on Tuesday. Originally from New York City and the daughter of a jazz singer, Melanie released two singles and an album in the late 1960s, but it was her appearance at the Woodstock Festival in 1969 that cemented her breakthrough. She wrote a song about that experience, 1970’s “Candles in The Rain,” which became Melanie’s first US hit. She published her memoir ”Lake Days” last year, and her final tour, in late 2022, took her to the Netherlands.

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Persons: Melanie Safka, Melanie, “, ”, Billy James of Glass, Cleopatra, Glass, Paul Thomas Anderson’s, ” Melanie, Morrissey, Leilah, Beau Jarred Organizations: CNN, Facebook, Woodstock Festival, Neighborhood Records, Cleopatra Records, UNICEF, Los Locations: New York City, Netherlands, Los Angeles