Melody Gardot via last.fm A Taste of the Life and Music of Singer Melody Gardot-- From Near Death to Stardom Playing piano in bars in Philadelphia since age 17, at 19 years old, the now famous singer Melody Gardot, was hit by a car while bike riding.  She was a “vegetable” by her own description, for over a year. By now most of you know the story of how the music itself worked therapeutically, [...]

This is one sultry singer, Melody Gardot of Paris France, originally from Philadelphia. She was in some bands and did a bit of club singing as a teen, but was not serious about a music career -- that is until her accident. At age 19 while riding her bicycle, she was hit by a car. It was serious, touch and go, for a while she could not even speak. The doctors tried physical therapy, drugs, all [...]