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NAME:  Melissa McLellan-Greene

BIRTHDAY:  June 26, 1979

FAMILY FACTS:  Married June 29, 2002 to Ben Greene; son Cole Hutchinson Greene (they call him "Hutch") and daughter Haven Faith Greene.

PARENTS:  Cindy and Rick

SCHOOL:  Melissa went to Lee University.  She lacks one semester to graduate.

FAVORITE BIBLE VERSE:  Psalm 63:8

TRUTH DAYS:  Melissa was in Truth from February 2000 to December 2001.  Featured on Truth's albums "It's All About Grace" and "Blessed."  On "It's All About Grace," Melissa sings "Your Love" and "Where Your Glory Dwells."

FIRST CONCERT WITH AVALON: September 13, 2002 in Arizona.

WHERE ARE YOU FROM:  From the Seminole area in Florda.  Melissa and Ben live in Tampa, Florida.
They knew Jody McBrayer and his family from there.

FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE:  "In forth grade I had the solo "Figaro" in the school play."

FIRST ASPIRED TO BE:  "I have always wanted to be a singer!"

MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT:  "While I was still in the group Truth, we had a concert at a huge church.  We were sitting on stools between songs and as the music started, I walked to the center of the stage to sing my solo...then I realized that it wasn't my song.  So I walked back to my stool, tripped and dropped my mike stand!"

MOST DISTINCTIVE HOMETOWN FACT:  Home of the world champion Tampa Bay Bucs!

DREAM DUET:  Definitely David Phelps

SONG I WISH I'D WRITTEN:  I Can Only Imagine

MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON:  "My mom and Rick, they have both encouraged and supported me from the beginning  They have made me into the person I am today!"

HYMN MOST ASSOCIATED WITH CHURCH: How Great Thou Art

IF I WEREN'T A SINGER:  "I'd be a dancer!  I have taken dance for 14 years and it is my second passion."

LAST BOOK READ:  A Long Obedience in the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson.

CD CURRENTLY IN PLAYER:  Israel and New Breed