Melody Valentine

Melody Valentine is a recurring character on Riverdale. She is portrayed by Asha Bromfield.

Melody is a student at Riverdale High School and a member of the band, Josie and the Pussycats.

Early life
Melody grew up in Riverdale, just like most. Prior to her introduction into the series, she joined Josie McCoy's band, Josie and the Pussycats. The previous year, they won Rockland County's Battle of the Bands.

Season 1
As Melody, Valerie, and Josie rehearsed one of their original songs, they were interrupted by Archie Andrews. He tried to explain that he would like to write for them, but Josie declined his offer almost immediately. The night of the back-to-school semiformal, they performed "All Through the Night" at Cheryl Blossom's request, it's the song Cheryl's parents were listening to the night she and Jason were conceived.

Josie and the Pussycats performed their song "Candy Girl (Sugar Sugar)" at the school's pep-rally as a favor to Cheryl, who wanted to spice up the event.

The Pussycats agreed to allow Archie to quietly observe them while they rehearsed for The Taste of Riverdale, as another favor to Cheryl. Melody is their technique queen, and Valerie is their writer. Archie claimed that he just wanted them to play his songs, and make them better, Melody nods her head, as if she's in agreement. A little later, Archie assisted the Pussycats in writing their song due to the struggle they were currently under-going with the lyrics. The Taste of Riverdale has come, the Pussycats flawlessly performed their song, "All For Me" in front of the audience.

While, Melody did not make a present day appearance in this episode, she did appear through stock footage of a previous episode. Melody, Valerie, and Archie were seen setting up the the musical equipment.

Melody questioned Josie on the reason for her recent foul attitude, a question that Josie did not take kindly, she accused both Melody and Valerie of slacking on their parts. Unfortunately, this bitter rehearsal took a nasty turn when Valerie decided to quit, and sing with Archie. The next day, she and Josie wasted very little time in finding a replacement, they began posting flyers around the school, luckily for them, Veronica was in need of an outlet for her aggression, thus she became the newest member of Josie and the Pussycats. The night of the 75th annual Variety Show, with Valerie back in the group, the Pussycats rocked the stage.

Like many others, Melody assisted in the search for Polly Cooper at Eversgreen Forest. If Polly's plan was to get out of Riverdale undetected, then she would have headed East, towards Sweetwater River. The search party was sectioned off into several small groups, Melody joined Archie, Betty, Jughead, Josie and Valerie.

Melody and Valerie attended Polly Cooper's Baby Shower at The Pembrooke, where they were greeted by Veronica, and her mother, Hermione. Upon entering, she became reacquainted with Polly, who she hadn't seen in months.

Melody and Valerie exchanged looks with Archie across the cafeteria following Valerie's break up with him, though there was obvious tension, neither side spoke a word. The next night, Melody and Valerie crashed Jughead's 16th Birthday Party at Archie's house, where they obviously had a run-in with Archie, which subsequently led to them exiting the party abruptly.

First thing that morning, the Pussycats sang a song dedicated to Riverdale High School during the announcements. Completely unaware that they were being considered as murder suspects by Alice Cooper, who was the newly appointed adviser for The Blue and Gold.

Physical Appearance
Melody is an attractive young woman with dark brown skin, black hair, and brown eyes. She's 5' 4" with a naturally slim figure. Beyond the overt Pussycat ears, Melody has a very casual wardrobe, typically jeans and a shirt, nothing that would make her stand out in a crowd.

Personality
Due to a lack of on-screen presence, Melody's personality is not ever revealed. However, she appears to be very loyal to the Pussycats, even in the face of adversity as a woman of color.

Relationships

 * Melody and Josie
 * Melody and Valerie