Melissa Marie Ferlaak (born April 26, 1979) is an American soprano, best known as the former singer of symphonic metal bands Aesma Daeva, Visions of Atlantis, and Echoterra.

Born in Cottage Grove, Minnesota, Ferlaak graduated from Park High School in 1997, and entered University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Between her junior and senior years, she was invited by Aesma Daeva bandleader John Prassas to record with the band in 2001 as one of three vocalists on the album The Eros of Frigid Beauty.

Prassas asked her to become sole vocalist for the group, which she did for four years, fronting the band in concert and on the albums The New Athens Ethos (2003) and Ex Libris EP (2005).

[5] In April 2014, Ancient Rites of the Moon, the first album of the Stardust Reverie Project (Graham Bonnet, Zak Stevens and Lynn Meredith among others) was released.

She has performed classically with such companies as Minnesota Opera, Theater Latte Da, Coro!, Thursday Musical and the Schubert Club.