Mike Squillante is a singer and guitarist. He was Melanie Martinez's guitarist and keyboardist, as well as opening act for the Dollhouse Tour.
During the Cry Baby Tour, Connor Sullivan would take his place, as he was busy writing a play and working on his music. Melanie and Mike would go their separate ways sometime after.
Background[]
Mike met Melanie during The Voice, as he was a contestant in the same season. He auditioned, although he did not make it onto any of the teams. He then introduced Melanie to Miles Nasta in late 2013, who is now her ex-boyfriend and drummer. Mike would initially join Melanie onstage at the April 20, 2013 Rockwood Music Hall performance, alongside other Voice contestants. November 16, 2013, on Melanie's Acoustic Tour, Mike tagged along to open up for, and also was the pianist during Starring Role. They'd really start careers together after the February 15, 2014 Gramercy Theatre performance. Practicing for the tour when it was announced in April 2014, and he'd stay alongside Melanie for the entirety of the three legs of the Dollhouse Tour, as well as for performances leading up to Cry Baby's promo- in June 2015.
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Trivia[]
- He sang along in "A Thousand Words", "Broadripple is Burning", and "Cry Baby (song)" during Melanie's concert at Gramercy Theatre.[1]