Melanie Fiona Sings "It Kills Me" on Jimmy Kimmel + Support Act Of Alicia Keys

My girl Melanie Fiona is finally doing big things. Next to her deserved chart success and Grammy nomination Mel is going to be on tour with multi-Grammy winner Alicia Keys!

“I’ve admired Alicia Keys since before I got into the music industry, just everything she represents as a female artist,” said Fiona, who is gearing up to tour North America with her role model. “I feel like us collaborating on a tour is going to be really strong, really empowering and what a great show, so I’m really excited.”

Fiona said her achievements thus far have left her overwhelmed. “Forever, I get to say, ‘I was a Grammy-nominated artist, and I had a #1 record with Billboard for two weeks,’ ” she marveled.

“It’s a dream come true,” Fiona continued. “You hope that you could get to a point as a new artist where you feel like you are with the people you’ve admired for so long, and you’re fitting in with a certain realm or caliber of artist that you admire. I definitely admired Alicia Keys, what she represented as a woman, as an artist and just through her music that has been so successful. I’m now going to be on tour with her, exposed to her audience. The least I could say is, it’s a dream come true.”

I’m really happy for her. Touring with Alicia must be an amazing experience and it will be great to widen her audience since I think most people who go to an Alicia Keys concert appreciate good music.

Watch her also perform on Jimmy Kimmel last night!