Melanie Penn is a classically trained vocalist and songwriter now based in Nashville, TN. For many years she was part of New York’s theater scene, and portrayed Sandy in the Broadway national tour of Grease! where she starred alongside legendary actor and entertainer Frankie Avalon. Penn also served as a worship leader at the city’s Redeemer Presbyterian Church under the leadership of the late bestselling author and theologian Tim Keller. 

Penn has released multiple albums in collaboration with Dove Award-winning producer Ben Shive, including Wake Up Love (2010), Hope Tonight (2015) and More Alive Volume 1 and Volume 2 (2020/2022). Her critically acclaimed 2017 concept project, Immanuel, a journey through the Christmas story, reached #1 on Amazon’s Christian, Worship and Holiday Download charts.

The Rising: A Resurrection album is her latest project and expected to release throughout 2025.