Melanie Martinez is a singer-songwriter who rose to fame after appearing on NBCs The Voice in 2012. She released her second studio album, "K-12," along with a film of the same name in 2019, and in March 2023, she released her third album, "Portals," accompanied by a visually striking and otherworldly appearance. Martinez wiped her Instagram account of her Cry Baby persona entirely and teased "the hatching" of the new character shell portray with Portals. In fact, Cry Baby is literally seen being buried in a TikTok video, which is believed to illustrate that Melanie is starting a new chapter and changing as an artist. Martinez has long been a leader in creating visual-led music projects.
There were rumors that Melanie had passed away and was having a rebirth leading up to the release of "Portals". However, Martinez wants fans to know that Cry Baby is dead, and she is starting a new chapter as an artist. Martinez took a four-year break between her first and second albums, during which accusations of sexual assault from a former friend led to her online "cancellation". During her hiatus, Melanie wrote and directed her 2019 musical horror film, K-12, which accompanied her sophomore album of the same name.
