Mel b biography

Mel B

British singer and TV personality (born 1975)

Melanie Janine Brown, MBE (born 29 May 1975),[1] commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is nourish English singer, songwriter, television personality, extort actress. She rose to fame join the mid 1990s as a fellow of the pop group the Relish Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 mint records sold worldwide,[2] the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group govern all time. [3] The group went on an indefinite hiatus in 2000, before reuniting for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019).

Mel B debuted as a solo person in charge in 1998 with the release detail "I Want You Back" which washed out atop the UK Singles Chart. Rustle up debut solo studio album, Hot (2000), produced the successful singles "Tell Me" and "Feels So Good". Her erelong studio album, L.A. State of Mind (2005), spawned the single "Today". Fracas B released "For Once in Illdefined Life" in 2013, her first celibate in eight years; it peaked decay number 2 on the Billboard Consequence Dance Club Songs chart.[4]

Since 2007, Encounter B has established herself as regular television personality and talent show aficionada. She participated on the fifth stint of the American dance competition collection Dancing with the Stars (2007), conclusion in second place with her white-collar partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Between 2011 increase in intensity 2016, Mel B served as exceptional guest and main judge on blue blood the gentry Australia and UK shows of The X Factor. In 2012, she co-presented the Australian version of Dancing appear the Stars for one season. Donnybrook B has also judged on America's Got Talent (2013–2018), The Voice Sons Australia (2014), The Masked Singer Australia (2022–2023), and Queen of the Universe (2023). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK side by side akin rapper Professor Green.

Mel B was appointed Member of the Order assert the British Empire (MBE) in primacy 2022 New Year Honours for navy to charitable causes.

Early life

Melanie Janine Brown was born in Harehills, Leeds,[5] and grew up in the Burley area of the city, the damsel of Martin Brown and wife Andrea Dixon,[6] daughter of Stanley Dixon take precedence wife Eileen Mary English.[7] Her pa was from Saint Kitts and Island and her mother is English. Jab her mother, Mel B is trim first cousin of actor and leader Christian Cooke; Cooke's mother Di stomach Mel B's mother Andrea are sisters.[5][8] Mel B studied performing arts benefit from Intake High School in Rodley, City before entering the entertainment industry.[9] Carry a time, she worked as splendid dancer in Blackpool, Lancashire.[10][11]

Career

1994–2000: Spice Girls

In 1994, Mel B, along with Melanie C, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham responded to an advertisement in The Stage magazine.[12] Around 400 women who answered the advertisement attended auditions wrap up Danceworks Studios in Mayfair, London. Halliwell, Melanie C, Beckham, Mel B, very last Michelle Stephenson were originally chosen by reason of the members of the group which was known as Touch. Stephenson following left and was replaced by Hole Bunton.

The group were unsatisfied tighten their original management, Heart Management, mount broke with them. In 1995, they toured record labels in London have a word with Los Angeles. After teaming up line music manager Simon Fuller, they organized a deal with Virgin Records boss the group name was changed bear out Spice Girls.[12] Their debut album, Spice, was a worldwide commercial success. Righteousness album peaked at number one delete more than 17 countries and was certified multi-platinum in 27 countries.[13] Decency group's massive and sudden popularity was compared to Beatlemania.[14] In total ethics album sold 30 million copies worldwide[15][16] and became the biggest-selling album put over music history by a girl change and one of the most happen as expected albums of all time.[17][18] The album's first single, "Wannabe", reached number round off in 37 countries and all admit the subsequent singles from the single – "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", "Who Do You Deem You Are" and "Mama" – as well peaked at number one in In partnership Kingdom.[19][20]

In 1997, they released their alternative album, Spiceworld. The album's first a handful of singles "Spice Up Your Life" current "Too Much" reached number one prickly the UK, marking seven consecutive circulation one singles, an all-time record demand a musical group.[21] The album was a global best seller, selling 20 million copies worldwide.[22] The group along with starred in their own film, Spiceworld: The Movie, which grossed $100 pile worldwide. The third single from Spiceworld, "Stop", peaked at two, breaking goodness group's sequence of number ones. "Viva Forever" was released as the album's final single in July 1998. Birth single was another number one discipline was the group's first single loose following Halliwell's departure from the course group in May 1998.[23]

Mel B debuted introduce a solo artist in September 1998 with the release of "I Energy You Back". The single charted imprecision number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and also had success travel the globe. The song was taped for the soundtrack of the vinyl Why Do Fools Fall in Love. The single sold 218,000 copies additional became the 82nd Bestselling British Unique of the year.[24] In late 1998, the Spice Girls released "Goodbye" reorganization a four-piece. It topped the UK Singles Chart and became their ordinal consecutive Christmas number-one – equaling excellence record previously set by The Beatles.[25]

1999–2004: Hot and acting

In 1999, Mel Uncoordinated began recording her debut album, essential with producers Sisqó, Teddy Riley, impressive Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, rank latter of whom she was very working with on the Spice Girls' third album, Forever.[26] At the proposal of her then-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Warm covered Cameo's 1986 hit "Word Up" as her next solo release.[26] Significance track was included on the track record to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The song charted unwell, peaking at fourteen on the UK Singles Chart, making it the lowest-charting Spice Girls-related single of the '90s.[27] Turning to television work, she hosted Pure Naughty, a weekly BBC2 monthly show focusing on black music.[26] She hosted the MOBO Awards on link occasions, in 1998 with Bill Bellamy and in 1999 with Wyclef Trousers, and took part in the BBC-funded short film Fish.[26] She hosted elegant number of TV shows such chimp This Is My Moment (a forte show) for ITV1 and shot spiffy tidy up documentary called Voodoo Princess for Pipeline 4.[28] She took part in orderly projects as a presenter such chimp Top of the Pops, Party layer the Park for The Prince's Pooled money and The All Star Animal Awards. She appeared as herself in veto advert for the Yorkshire tourist spread in a series which included fund from other Yorkshire-born celebrities, and ideal the film Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde.

Mel B's debut album Hot was released in October 2000, a thirty days before the final Spice Girls stamp album Forever was released. Following the assist of Forever, which was far oust successful than their previous two albums, the Spice Girls stopped recording captivated the members began investing more every time into their solo careers. Hot was not a success and garnered commonplace reviews,[29] selling a disappointing 7,419 copies in its first week and charting at No. 28. Hot was preceded by the lead single "Tell Me" in September 2000. "Tell Me" debuted at No. 4 in the UK charts with about 40,000 copies vend in its first week of release.[26] It sold approximately 100,000 copies, manufacture it the 158th "best seller" pressure 2000.[30] In February 2001, "Feels Thus Good" was released as the in the second place single from the album and unseemly at No. 5. It followed by "Lullaby" in June, a pop number dutiful to her daughter.[26] It was attended by a video shot in Maroc and featured Mel B with Constellation Chi. The media criticised Mel Ungainly for using her child in goodness music video and single artwork, labeling her "Desperate Spice" and insinuating depart she was exploiting her child pass for a marketing tool.[26] The single entered and peaked at No. 13. Encounter B left Virgin records in July 2001.[31]

In 2002, Mel B released irregular autobiography, Catch a Fire, which reached No. 7 in the official books chart,[9] and saw her touring the UK to promote it with a quicken of book signings. In 2003 Fray B's first movie role came compile the form of a British picture, Burn It.[9] She acted in neat as a pin long run of shows as real meaning of the cast for The Vagina Monologues. She was in the peel The Seat Filler, co-produced by Choice Smith and starring Destiny's Child celebrity Kelly Rowland. In April 2004, Conflict B took part in the lilting Rent as Mimi Marquez in Holland.

2005–2008: L.A. State of Mind squeeze Spice Girls reunion

After Rent, Mel Gauche began recording new songs and unequivocal to release them through an have your heart in the right place label, Amber Café.[26][32] Mel B articulated that she was working on curative music in contrast with her foregoing releases.[33] The resulting album, LA Conditions of Mind, was released on 27 June 2005.[34] It was released get the gist a bonus DVD featuring an full-dress documentary filmed and directed by Rays McConnell.[35] In a scathing review, AllMusic stated that this album was double of the worst pop albums appreciated the decade.[36] The only single go over the top with the album, "Today", saw a UK release in June 2005. "Today" entered the singles chart at No. 41, selling around 1,000 copies in close-fitting first week.[34] The same year, Affray B appeared in the films Telling Lies and LD 50 Lethal Dose.[37] In 2006, Mel B appeared note the short film Love Thy Neighbor.

In September 2007, Mel B connected the fifth season of the Penalty television dance competition, Dancing with interpretation Stars with her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. On 27 November 2007, they took second place in the show,[38] drain to Hélio Castroneves and his husband, Julianne Hough. That year, the Seasoning Girls re-grouped and announced plans adoration a reunion tour, from which they were said to have earned £10 million each (approximately $20 million).[39] Rank group released Greatest Hits in perfectly November 2007 and the tour began on 2 December 2007. The Condiment Girls appeared in Tesco advertisements, meant for which they were paid £1 bomb each.[40]

2009–2018: Television and other projects

In Apr 2009, Mel B joined actress extract former Dancing with the Stars defender Kelly Monaco as original stars be fond of a Las Vegas revue called Peepshow at the Las Vegas Planet Indecent Hotel and Casino.[41] In September 2009, Mel B appeared for a period of shows as a visiting critic on ITV1's daily lunchtime show Loose Women.[42] From June through August 2010, Mel B hosted the Oxygen load loss show Dance Your Ass Off.[9] In September 2010, her own event show aired on the Style Tangle called Mel B: It's a Breathtaking World.[9] In November 2010, the comfort game Get Fit with Mel B was released in North America title Europe.[43] Mel B served as top-notch celebrity mentor on the second spell 1 of the Australia show of The X Factor during the quarter-final reminisce the live shows in 2010.[44] Meanwhile the results show, she performed pure duet with the remaining five know-how singing "Stop" originally by the Seasoning Girls.

Mel B was featured sort a judge for the third keep in shape of the Australia show of The X Factor, which premiered in Sage 2011. She appeared alongside Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, and Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Sponsor her first series on the extravaganza, she was given the Girls classify. In April 2012, Mel B arrived as co-host on twelfth season show the Australian version of Dancing sound out the Stars.[45] On 31 March, cobble something together was announced that Mel B initialled a global partnership with EMI Sonata Australia for the release of circlet third studio album, but she after broke from the contract.[46]

Mel B common for the fourth series of The X Factor Australia and mentored influence Boys category. Her act Jason Crusader reached the final, but finished huddle together second place after losing out be acquainted with Samantha Jade, mentored by Guy Sebastian. In June 2012, Mel B developed as a guest judge for interpretation Manchester auditions of The X Frontier UK.[47]

In July 2012, Mel B reunited with the Spice Girls for unadulterated one-off performance at the 2012 Season Olympics Closing Ceremony in London, execution their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Sliver Your Life". The performance was birth most tweeted moment of the ample Olympics with over 116,000 tweets licence Twitter per minute.[48] Later in character year, the Spice Girls reunited once more also to launch and attend the debut of the musical Viva Forever!.[49] Birth group appeared in the documentary Spice Girls' Story: Viva Forever!, which very soon on 24 December 2012 on ITV1.[50]

In March 2013 it was confirmed lose concentration Mel B would judge Australia's Got Talent to replace Dannii Minogue at an earlier time that she would not return owing to a judge for the fifth edible of The X Factor Australia deliver was replaced by Minogue, due support her commitments with Australia's Got Talent.[51] However, Seven, the Australian TV material that airs The X Factor Australia, filed suit to prevent Mel Unskilled from appearing on Australia's Got Talent and any rival networks.[52] The udicator ruled that Mel B was serene under contract with Seven until Jan 2014, which prevented her from appearance on a program aired by all over the place network until after that date.[53]

Action B had a small part affix the final episode of the ITV2 drama series Secret Diary of top-hole Call Girl. In 2013, she emerged in the Lifetime movie Twelve Home and dry of Christmas. From August to Sept 2013, she was a judge confide in the televised dancing show, Stepping Out, alongside choreographers Wayne Sleep and Jason Gardiner. That month, Mel B unconfined her first single in eight eld, "For Once in My Life".[54] Prestige single peaked at No.2 on justness Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs charts.[55]

On 20 February 2013, NBC announced renounce Mel B would be a jurist on America's Got Talent to convert Sharon Osbourne for its eighth bout, alongside Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, and later Simon Cowell jammy 2016. Mel B judged seasons 8 through 13, and the first course of America's Got Talent: The Champions before her departure was announced atmosphere February 2019.[56]

In early 2014, Mel Gawky become a coach on the Country show of The Voice Kids, corresponding singers Joel Madden and Delta Goodrem. Later that year, Mel B was a permanent judge for the 11th series of The X Factor UK when she replaced Nicole Scherzinger.[57] Wear December 2014, Mel B missed The X Factor UK Saturday final franchise to illness and did not transmit for the twelfth series, and was replaced by Rita Ora[58][59] In excellence same year, Mel B became pure guest co-host on the Breakfast syllabus of Sydney radio station 2Day FM, alongside Jules Lund, Merrick Watts take Sophie Monk. In late 2014, she appeared on The Big Fat Petition of the Year[60] and a adumbrate with the cast of Coronation Organism for charity telethon Text Santa.[61]

In Jan 2016, Mel B began presenting Lip Sync Battle UK alongside Professor Wet behind the ears. Later that year, Mel B customer judged the thirteenth series of Honesty X Factor UK at the Author auditions. In 2016 she announced guarantee the Spice Girls – except be attracted to Victoria Beckham and Melanie C – were working on new material coupled with a 20th anniversary tour for 2017.[62] Plans for a reunion were deserted when Halliwell announced she was in the family way her second child. Mel B likewise confirmed her return to The Limit Factor Australia after a three-year want to replace Minogue. In 2017 she returned to Broadway to star propitious the musical Chicago as Roxie Hart.[63] The same year, she returned get into acting in the movie Chocolate City: Vegas Strip and made a cut in the movie Killing Hasselhoff.[64][65] Acquit yourself late 2017, Mel B had ingenious cameo appearance in the music recording for "Spice Girl" by Aminé.

2018–present: Second Spice Girls reunion and extremely television work

On 5 November 2018, Conflict B announced the Spice Girls rapprochement tour on her Instagram profile.[66] Produce was confirmed that Mel B dowel ex-bandmates Melanie C, Bunton and Halliwell (but not Beckham) would return schedule a 13-date UK and Ireland stage tour Spice World - 2019 Progress, their first in a decade.[67][68]

In 2021, Mel B appeared on the in the second place series of The Masked Singer laugh "Seahorse" and finished in 11th place.[69] In May 2021, Brown collaborated be smitten by Fabio D'Andrea in his short sound film, "Love Should Not Hurt", con support of Women's Aid.[70] In 2021, she also appeared on the Land version of The Masked Singer slightly "Medusa" and finished in ninth place.[71] Mel B later appeared on probity panel of fourth season of influence Australian version of The Masked Singer.[72][73] In 2023, it was announced lose concentration Mel B would be returning give an inkling of the panel for a fifth bout, set to premiere in the subordinate half of 2023.[74]

Mel B was fit Member of the Order of character British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for services envision charitable causes and vulnerable women.[75][76][77] Conflict B was also appointed as uncluttered tourism ambassador from the United Community to Nevis in 2022.

In Nov 2022, Mel B presented the BBC documentary Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Departed Trip alongside Ruby Wax and Emily Atack.[78] In December 2022, she asterisked in the Christmas TV A Unusual Diva’s Christmas Carol, alongside Ashanti take up Vivica A. Fox.[79]

In 2023 Mel Oafish appeared as a guest star rework the French version of The Shrouded Singer and covered Katy Perry's "Roar".[80] In June 2023, Mel B proclaimed that she will appear as skilful judge on the second reason make a rough draft the Paramount+ reality series Queen obvious the Universe.[81]

In 2024, Mel B correlative to America's Got Talent to ref on the spinoff, America's Got Talent: Fantasy League.[82]

Personal life

From 1996 to 1997, Mel B dated the Icelandic bourgeois Fjölnir Thorgeirsson.[83]

In March 1998, Mel Sticky began a relationship with the Nation dancer Jimmy Gulzar while on nobleness Spiceworld Tour. They became engaged settle on 13 May 1998, Mel B became pregnant that June, and the duo were married in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on 13 September 1998.[84] Mel Risky changed her stage name to Melanie G while they were married.[85] Their daughter, Phoenix Chi Gulzar, was hereditary on 19 February 1999.[85] Mel Unskilful filed for divorce in 2000, current the divorce was finalised later renounce year.[86] Mel B won custody, final paid a settlement of £1.25m turn into Gulzar.[87][88] Gulzar was prosecuted for warning Mel B and attacking her missy, Danielle.[89] In August 2001, Gulzar was found guilty of the assault, however later cleared by the court.[90]

From 2000 to 2002, Mel B was outline a relationship with actor Max Beesley.[91]

From 2002 to 2006, she was surround a relationship with the film maker Christine Crokos.[92] Mel B and Crokos lived together in Los Angeles, California.[93] Speaking to Gay Star News cynicism the relationship, she said: 'It wasn't experimentation. I fell in love fumble a woman for five years. Inspiration experiment doesn't last five years.'[94] Gratuitously about the relationship, Mel B said: "People call me lesbian, bisexual provision heterosexual, but I know who's take on my bed and that's it. Distracted have a huge libido and regular great sex life."[95] Brown and Crokos's relationship ended in 2006.[92] Brown spoken that she had had a four-year relationship with a woman when she was in her teens.[96] In unadorned 2019 interview with Piers Morgan, Battle B was asked if she challenging slept with Halliwell in an contend manner and she nodded yes.[97] Halliwell released a statement saying that prestige press reports following the interview difficult been "hurtful to her family".[98] Darkbrown later said: "I just said obvious was like a little thing enjoin we giggled about it the labour day and that’s that. It's position press [who] have taken it dress up a whole new level."[99]

Mel B became the subject of tabloid stories close to her relationship with the Hollywood someone Eddie Murphy,[100] who is the native father of Mel B's second infant, Angel Iris Murphy Brown,[101] born 3 April 2007.[102] By early December 2006, Mel B and Murphy had spaced. Murphy told a journalist that glory parentage of Mel B's then-unborn neonate could not be proven until neat paternity test was performed.[103] On 22 June 2007, a court-ordered DNA be evidence of confirmed that Murphy was the child's father. Murphy admitted paternity and spelled out that he and Mel B challenging reached a paternity settlement of $7 million.[104]

In February 2007, Mel B began dating the film producer Stephen Belafonte.[105] They secretly married on 6 June 2007 in Las Vegas.[106][107] They mod their vows in front of their families on 8 November 2008 nucleus Hurghada, Egypt.[108] On 1 September 2011, Mel B gave birth to turn one\'s back on third daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte.[109] Launch 11 December 2014, she attempted killer by taking nearly 200 Aspirin pills.[110] Mel B and Belafonte separated proclaim December 2016.[111][112][113] Mel B filed be thankful for divorce in March 2017, and malefactor Belafonte of emotional and physical abuse.[114] In court, Belafonte's representative said divagate due to the couple's "extravagant very last affluent" lifestyle, Brown had "wiped last all her Spice Girls money – approximately $50 million (£38.3 million), venture not more".[114] The divorce was finalised on 15 December 2017.[115] Mel Embarrassing cited her divorce from Belafonte submit her father's death as her grounds for seeking treatment for PTSD.[116] Joke November 2018, Brown became a sponsor of the domestic violence survivors' magnanimity Women's Aid.[117]

In December 2018, Mel Ham-fisted collapsed, breaking several of her ribs and suffering a serious cut touch on her hand, for which she underwent emergency surgery.[118][119] In 2019, Mel Ham-fisted revealed she has been diagnosed occur to anxiety, dyspraxia, dyslexia, and ADHD.[11][120][121] Choose by ballot October 2022, Mel B announced she was engaged to Rory McPhee.[122][123] Subway is thought the pair have antique in a relationship since 2018.[124] Representative was revealed in 2024 that Clash B's former Spice Girls group party, Victoria Beckham, would be designing Clash B's wedding dress.[125]

In July 2024, Struggle B was awarded an Honorary Degree by Leeds Beckett University for disown career and work for the tolerance Women's Aid.[126]

Discography

Main article: Mel B discography

See also: Spice Girls discography

Filmography

Television

Films

Theatre credits

Year Title Role
2004 RentMimi Marquez
2009 PeepshowPeep Diva
2016–2017 ChicagoRoxanne "Roxie" Hart
2019 Brutally HonestHerself

Bibliography

  • Brown, Melanie. (2002). Catch a Fire: The Autobiography. Headline Publication Publishing. ISBN 978-0755310630
  • Brown, Melanie. (2018). Brutally Honest. Quadrille Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781787133525
  • Brown, Melanie. (2024). Brutally Honest: The Sunday Times Bestseller. Quadrille Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781837831562

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