Melson chose to pursue acting after college, but she said that her true passion is music.

“I loved acting, but I felt like the things I was doing felt artistically not as inspiring as they could be,” she said. “Spiritually, I had more to say, and I felt like singing might be more of my medium.”

Melson was signed to a record label, but restructuring within the production company led to the cancellation of a publicity campaign for her first album, which was released several years ago.

Melson said Harvard ROCKS will give her another shot to market her music and gain exposure.

Voters are required to purchase a ticket to the final competition or pay the equivalent amount for a ticket online.

The online system is now open, and Greer said she has been encouraging her peers to vote for her.

Greer said she thinks that the ticket price—$6 for Harvardwood members and $8 for non-members—might deter students from voting.

“I’m not going to force people to pay,” she said. “I’m just trying to be as understanding as possible and just asking people to do this favor for me.”

The Harvardwood web site calls the contest’s grand prize, which includes soundtrack consideration from Fox Music and performance consideration from LiveNation, the “ultimate music industry prize package.”

The three artists said they are grateful for the opportunity that Harvard ROCKS has given them.

“It’s a great way to show that Harvard does rock,” Forman said.

—Jane Seo contributed to the reporting of this story.

—Staff writer Eliza M. Nguyen can be reached at enguyen@college.harvard.edu.