Background
Penn was born, Melanie Grayson Penn, on May 6, 1980, in Virginia, where she was brought up in a Christian home environment, while still considering herself to be ""a bit of a lost soul"".
Penn was born, Melanie Grayson Penn, on May 6, 1980, in Virginia, where she was brought up in a Christian home environment, while still considering herself to be ""a bit of a lost soul"".
She has released two independently-made studio albums, Wake Up Love in 2010 and Hope Tonight in 2014. She relocated to New York City circa 2000, where she witnessed the twin towers collapse from her apartment buildings roof in the East Village, while this had a profound impact on her life. Penn is now the director of marketing, for an organization founded by Tim Keller called Redeemer City to City, where they engage in church planting and handling Keller"s books and media.
Penn"s music career started in 2010, with the independently-made studio album, Wake Up Love, that was released on January 19, 2010.
Her subsequent in independently-made studio album, Hope Tonight, was released on May 20, 2014.