No matter what you say: Melissa Gorga will still shine.
Over the years, The Real Housewives of New Jersey fans have watched Melissa go through the motions of being a business owner, mother, wife, friend, and more, taking on many challenges while always staying true to herself. But do you remember the beginning of his music career?
No, not the cover of “Amazing Grace,” although Season 3 Episode 5, which accidentally sang “a girl like me” instead of “a pitiful one like me,” was. iconic
In 2011, Melissa first shared her passion for singing with the world, putting herself “On Display” by releasing an actual single.
“Music was my first love! I remember being in elementary school and loving music class so much,” she wrote back in Season 3. RHONJ the blog “I’m really excited to hear everyone sing.”
“I’ve been toying with the idea for years, but I always want to put my family first, so it was difficult for me to make the decision to do so,” he added. “Right now I’m scared, I’m scared, and I don’t know if I can do it. But if I don’t try, how will I ever know?”
“On Display” single by Melissa Gorga
Fortunately for Bravo fans everywhere, he gave it a try: He released his first single, the pop-heavy “On Display,” penned by Antony Bitar, in August. It details his time in the “heat of the spotlight,” and he’s still bop to this day.
“I feel the weight of the world pushing off of me,” he sings in the first verse. “I feel everyone’s eyes on me, I feel the heat of the spotlight, it shines on me, I feel the pressure. my body.”
“Because I’m at hand, visible, visible, every day, every day, every day,” he adds in the chorus. “Everybody’s waiting for me to fall, everybody’s waiting for me, but they can keep waiting.”
Melissa Gorga’s Music Career
After the song’s success, Melissa continued to share her musical journey with the world, showing off her new home recording studio (built by her husband Joe Gorga) and releasing the singles “How Many Times,” “Rockstar,” “I Just Wanna.” ” and “Never let go”.
As his repertoire expanded from club hits to ballads, RHONJ fans also saw Melissa hooking up with some big entertainment business. From chatting with manager Johnny Wright in season 5 to dancing with choreographer Cris Judd in episode 11 of season 4, Melissa has always shown that there’s more to a good performance than hitting the notes.
“He was a trooper and a true professional. You could tell he wanted to put on a great show. It was great working with him,” Cris told Bravo after the episode aired.
So what now? While he eventually moved on to other callings and sold the house furnished by his recording studio, he owns Envy Boutique say E! the news “never say never” when it comes to releasing new music in 2016.
So far, he has kept his promise, “Work done” recording Along with Porsha Williams The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Sonja Morgan The Real Housewives of New York 2019 and then went to the studio with him RHONJ the band members to record a country song on their 12th season trip to Nashville.
“On display” at BravoCon 2022
At BravoCon 2022, she joined Kenya Moore, Scheana Shay, and Candiace Dillard Bassett in a musical medley that ended with “On Display.”
With Andy Cohen, Gay Shark (eventually revealed to be Anderson Cooper) and his fellow Bravolebrities joining the stage, it was a grand finale indeed.
We keep seeing it, it keeps shining – every day.
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