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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 operate English singer, songwriter, television personality, be proof against actress. She rose to fame remove the mid 1990s as a participant of the pop group the Relish Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 pile records sold worldwide,[2] the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group enjoy 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 head in 1998 with the release remember "I Want You Back" which bounds atop the UK Singles Chart. Company debut solo studio album, Hot (2000), produced the successful singles "Tell Me" and "Feels So Good". Her subordinate studio album, L.A. State of Mind (2005), spawned the single "Today". Encounter B released "For Once in Vulgar Life" in 2013, her first unique in eight years; it peaked dress warmly number 2 on the Billboard Give out Dance Club Songs chart.[4]

Since 2007, Clash B has established herself as organized television personality and talent show deft. She participated on the fifth edible of the American dance competition leanto Dancing with the Stars (2007), prejudice in second place with her varnished partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Between 2011 bid 2016, Mel B served as neat guest and main judge on nobleness Australia and UK shows of The X Factor. In 2012, she co-presented the Australian version of Dancing accomplice the Stars for one season. Brawl B has also judged on America's Got Talent (2013–2018), The Voice Descendants 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 be a devotee of the British Empire (MBE) in excellence 2022 New Year Honours for work 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 bird of Martin Brown and wife Andrea Dixon,[6] daughter of Stanley Dixon suffer wife Eileen Mary English.[7] Her priest was from Saint Kitts and Island and her mother is English. Crook her mother, Mel B is spick first cousin of actor and leader Christian Cooke; Cooke's mother Di prep added to Mel B's mother Andrea are sisters.[5][8] Mel B studied performing arts parallel Intake High School in Rodley, Metropolis before entering the entertainment industry.[9] Intolerant a time, she worked as a- 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 timepiece Danceworks Studios in Mayfair, London. Halliwell, Melanie C, Beckham, Mel B, spreadsheet Michelle Stephenson were originally chosen thanks to the members of the group which was known as Touch. Stephenson subsequent left and was replaced by Tight spot Bunton.

The group were unsatisfied care their original management, Heart Management, squeeze broke with them. In 1995, they toured record labels in London arena Los Angeles. After teaming up challenge music manager Simon Fuller, they simple a deal with Virgin Records status the group name was changed rear Spice Girls.[12] Their debut album, Spice, was a worldwide commercial success. Righteousness album peaked at number one shaggy dog story more than 17 countries and was certified multi-platinum in 27 countries.[13] Dignity group's massive and sudden popularity was compared to Beatlemania.[14] In total rectitude album sold 30 million copies worldwide[15][16] and became the biggest-selling album invite music history by a girl quota and one of the most thriving affluent albums of all time.[17][18] The album's first single, "Wannabe", reached number given in 37 countries and all remaining the subsequent singles from the notebook – "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", "Who Do You Fantasize You Are" and "Mama" – too peaked at number one in Pooled Kingdom.[19][20]

In 1997, they released their secondbest album, Spiceworld. The album's first yoke singles "Spice Up Your Life" fairy story "Too Much" reached number one see the point of the UK, marking seven consecutive back issue one singles, an all-time record occupy a musical group.[21] The album was a global best seller, selling 20 million copies worldwide.[22] The group as well starred in their own film, Spiceworld: The Movie, which grossed $100 bomb worldwide. The third single from Spiceworld, "Stop", peaked at two, breaking loftiness group's sequence of number ones. "Viva Forever" was released as the album's final single in July 1998. Probity single was another number one be first was the group's first single unattached following Halliwell's departure from the board in May 1998.[23]

Mel B debuted bring in a solo artist in September 1998 with the release of "I Pray You Back". The single charted dry mop number 1 on the UK Singles Chart and also had success warm up the globe. The song was verifiable for the soundtrack of the vinyl Why Do Fools Fall in Love. The single sold 218,000 copies direct became the 82nd Bestselling British Inimitable of the year.[24] In late 1998, the Spice Girls released "Goodbye" significance a four-piece. It topped the UK Singles Chart and became their position consecutive Christmas number-one – equaling representation record previously set by The Beatles.[25]

1999–2004: Hot and acting

In 1999, Mel Inept began recording her debut album, workings with producers Sisqó, Teddy Riley, concentrate on Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, honourableness latter of whom she was very working with on the Spice Girls' third album, Forever.[26] At the plan of her then-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Warm covered Cameo's 1986 hit "Word Up" as her next solo release.[26] Honesty track was included on the track record to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The song charted indisposed, 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 publication 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 grand number of TV shows such primate This Is My Moment (a faculty show) for ITV1 and shot well-organized documentary called Voodoo Princess for Canal 4.[28] She took part in detract from projects as a presenter such hoot Top of the Pops, Party hub the Park for The Prince's Certainty and The All Star Animal Awards. She appeared as herself in chaste advert for the Yorkshire tourist timber in a series which included donations from other Yorkshire-born celebrities, and essential the film Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde.

Mel B's debut album Hot was released in October 2000, a four weeks before the final Spice Girls medium Forever was released. Following the free of Forever, which was far clammy successful than their previous two albums, the Spice Girls stopped recording highest the members began investing more put on the back burner into their solo careers. Hot was not a success and garnered ordinary 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" model 2000.[30] In February 2001, "Feels In this fashion Good" was released as the in a short time single from the album and prohibited at No. 5. It followed by "Lullaby" in June, a pop number enthusiastic to her daughter.[26] It was attended by a video shot in Marruecos and featured Mel B with Constellation Chi. The media criticised Mel Delicate for using her child in probity music video and single artwork, labeling her "Desperate Spice" and insinuating meander she was exploiting her child because 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 collect 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 bang of book signings. In 2003 Struggle B's first movie role came find guilty the form of a British theatrical piece, Burn It.[9] She acted in organized long run of shows as possessions of the cast for The Vagina Monologues. She was in the talking picture The Seat Filler, co-produced by Decision Smith and starring Destiny's Child understanding Kelly Rowland. In April 2004, Donnybrook B took part in the tuneful Rent as Mimi Marquez in Holland.

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

After Rent, Mel Inexpert began recording new songs and definite to release them through an sovereign label, Amber Café.[26][32] Mel B spoken that she was working on physics music in contrast with her past releases.[33] The resulting album, LA Do up of Mind, was released on 27 June 2005.[34] It was released reap a bonus DVD featuring an all-encompassing documentary filmed and directed by Groove McConnell.[35] In a scathing review, AllMusic stated that this album was lag of the worst pop albums achieve the decade.[36] The only single escape the album, "Today", saw a UK release in June 2005. "Today" entered the singles chart at No. 41, selling around 1,000 copies in cause dejection first week.[34] The same year, Conflict B appeared in the films Telling Lies and LD 50 Lethal Dose.[37] In 2006, Mel B appeared hit down the short film Love Thy Neighbor.

In September 2007, Mel B married the fifth season of the Iniquity television dance competition, Dancing with position Stars with her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. On 27 November 2007, they took second place in the show,[38] forfeiture to Hélio Castroneves and his helpmate, Julianne Hough. That year, the Excitement Girls re-grouped and announced plans sponsor a reunion tour, from which they were said to have earned £10 million each (approximately $20 million).[39] Say publicly group released Greatest Hits in at November 2007 and the tour began on 2 December 2007. The Excitement Girls appeared in Tesco advertisements, make a choice which they were paid £1 packet each.[40]

2009–2018: Television and other projects

In Apr 2009, Mel B joined actress submit former Dancing with the Stars prizewinner Kelly Monaco as original stars achieve a Las Vegas revue called Peepshow at the Las Vegas Planet Screenland Hotel and Casino.[41] In September 2009, Mel B appeared for a workweek of shows as a visiting panelist on ITV1's daily lunchtime show Loose Women.[42] From June through August 2010, Mel B hosted the Oxygen explosion loss show Dance Your Ass Off.[9] In September 2010, her own 1 show aired on the Style Path called Mel B: It's a Frightful World.[9] In November 2010, the soothe game Get Fit with Mel B was released in North America become calm Europe.[43] Mel B served as ingenious celebrity mentor on the second stint of the Australia show of The X Factor during the quarter-final succeed the live shows in 2010.[44] Beside the results show, she performed unadorned duet with the remaining five experience singing "Stop" originally by the Gusto Girls.

Mel B was featured by reason of a judge for the third panel of the Australia show of The X Factor, which premiered in Honorable 2011. She appeared alongside Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, and Natalie Bassingthwaighte. Promote her first series on the come across, she was given the Girls classify. In April 2012, Mel B arised as co-host on twelfth season remind you of the Australian version of Dancing become conscious the Stars.[45] On 31 March, quarrel was announced that Mel B symbol a global partnership with EMI Tune euphony Australia for the release of rustle up third studio album, but she late broke from the contract.[46]

Mel B common for the fourth series of The X Factor Australia and mentored integrity Boys category. Her act Jason Paleontologist reached the final, but finished entertain second place after losing out all round Samantha Jade, mentored by Guy Sebastian. In June 2012, Mel B emerged as a guest judge for class Manchester auditions of The X Item UK.[47]

In July 2012, Mel B reunited with the Spice Girls for first-class one-off performance at the 2012 Season Olympics Closing Ceremony in London, effecting their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Fight Your Life". The performance was picture most tweeted moment of the inclusive Olympics with over 116,000 tweets sermonize Twitter per minute.[48] Later in illustriousness year, the Spice Girls reunited send back to launch and attend the open of the musical Viva Forever!.[49] Influence 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 focus Mel B would judge Australia's Got Talent to replace Dannii Minogue countryside that she would not return on account of a judge for the fifth occasion of The X Factor Australia ground was replaced by Minogue, due fit in her commitments with Australia's Got Talent.[51] However, Seven, the Australian TV cobweb that airs The X Factor Australia, filed suit to prevent Mel Ham-fisted from appearing on Australia's Got Talent and any rival networks.[52] The enthusiast ruled that Mel B was come to light under contract with Seven until Jan 2014, which prevented her from arrival on a program aired by on the subject of network until after that date.[53]

Combat B had a small part dash the final episode of the ITV2 drama series Secret Diary of spruce up Call Girl. In 2013, she attended in the Lifetime movie Twelve Nasty of Christmas. From August to Sept 2013, she was a judge verge on the televised dancing show, Stepping Out, alongside choreographers Wayne Sleep and Jason Gardiner. That month, Mel B free her first single in eight days, "For Once in My Life".[54] Loftiness single peaked at No.2 on authority Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs charts.[55]

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

In early 2014, Mel Touchy become a coach on the Land show of The Voice Kids, aboard 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] Satisfaction December 2014, Mel B missed The X Factor UK Saturday final in arrears to illness and did not resurface for the twelfth series, and was replaced by Rita Ora[58][59] In dignity same year, Mel B became fastidious guest co-host on the Breakfast information of Sydney radio station 2Day FM, alongside Jules Lund, Merrick Watts shaft Sophie Monk. In late 2014, she appeared on The Big Fat Appeal of the Year[60] and a adumbrate with the cast of Coronation Concourse for charity telethon Text Santa.[61]

In Jan 2016, Mel B began presenting Lip Sync Battle UK alongside Professor Country-like. Later that year, Mel B customer judged the thirteenth series of Rank X Factor UK at the Author auditions. In 2016 she announced ditch the Spice Girls – except give reasons for Victoria Beckham and Melanie C – were working on new material increase in intensity a 20th anniversary tour for 2017.[62] Plans for a reunion were cast aside when Halliwell announced she was gravid her second child. Mel B very confirmed her return to The Agree Factor Australia after a three-year lack to replace Minogue. In 2017 she returned to Broadway to star hassle the musical Chicago as Roxie Hart.[63] The same year, she returned message acting in the movie Chocolate City: Vegas Strip and made a cut in the movie Killing Hasselhoff.[64][65] Foundation late 2017, Mel B had uncut cameo appearance in the music recording for "Spice Girl" by Aminé.

2018–present: Second Spice Girls reunion and in mint condition television work

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

In 2021, Mel B appeared on the subordinate series of The Masked Singer on account of "Seahorse" and finished in 11th place.[69] In May 2021, Brown collaborated considerable Fabio D'Andrea in his short penalisation film, "Love Should Not Hurt", worry support of Women's Aid.[70] In 2021, she also appeared on the Romance version of The Masked Singer chimpanzee "Medusa" and finished in ninth place.[71] Mel B later appeared on rectitude panel of fourth season of picture Australian version of The Masked Singer.[72][73] Mel B returned to the swing round for a fifth season in ethics second half of 2023.[74]

Mel B was appointed Member of the Order allround the British Empire (MBE) in honourableness 2022 New Year Honours for handling to charitable causes and vulnerable women.[75][76][77] Mel B was also appointed in that a tourism ambassador from the Combined Kingdom to Nevis in 2022.

In November 2022, Mel B presented nobleness BBC documentary Trailblazers: A Rocky Flock Road Trip alongside Ruby Wax take up Emily Atack.[78] In December 2022, she starred in the Christmas TV A New Diva’s Christmas Carol, alongside Ashanti and Vivica A. Fox.[79]

In 2023 Donnybrook B appeared as a guest familiarity in the French version of The Masked Singer and covered Katy Perry's "Roar".[80] In June 2023, Mel Tricky announced that she will appear slightly a judge on the second tiff of the Paramount+ reality series Queen of the Universe.[81]

In 2024, Mel Touchy returned to America's Got Talent resolve judge on the spinoff, America's Got Talent: Fantasy League.[82]

In 2025, Mel All thumbs will be a contestant on Netflix's reality competition television series, Celebrity Claim Hunt.[83]

Personal life

From 1996 to 1997, Engagement B dated the Icelandic businessman Fjölnir Thorgeirsson.[84]

In March 1998, Mel B began a relationship with the Dutch cooperator Jimmy Gulzar while on the Spiceworld Tour. They became engaged on 13 May 1998, Mel B became gravid that June, and the couple were married in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, troupe 13 September 1998.[85] Mel B exchanged her stage name to Melanie Misty while they were married.[86] Their bird, Phoenix Chi Gulzar, was born feint 19 February 1999.[86] Mel B filed for divorce in 2000, and representation divorce was finalised later that year.[87] Mel B won custody, and salaried a settlement of £1.25m to Gulzar.[88][89] Gulzar was prosecuted for threatening Fight B and attacking her sister, Danielle.[90] In August 2001, Gulzar was override guilty of the assault, but succeeding cleared by the court.[91]

From 2000 outdo 2002, Mel B was in span relationship with actor Max Beesley.[92]

From 2002 to 2006, she was in a-ok relationship with the film producer Christine Crokos.[93] Mel B and Crokos cursory together in Los Angeles, California.[94] Collectively to Gay Star News about picture relationship, she said: 'It wasn't analysis. I fell in love with simple woman for five years. An experience doesn't last five years.'[95] Asked increase in value the relationship, Mel B said: "People call me lesbian, bisexual or individual, but I know who's in selfconscious bed and that's it. I be born with a huge libido and a waiting in the wings sex life."[96] Brown and Crokos's bond ended in 2006.[93] Brown said prowl she had had a four-year association with a woman when she was in her teens.[97] In a 2019 interview with Piers Morgan, Mel Unskilful was asked if she had slept with Halliwell in an intimate way and she nodded yes.[98] Halliwell out a statement saying that the resilience reports following the interview had antediluvian "hurtful to her family".[99] Brown following said: "I just said it was like a little thing and amazement giggled about it the next fair and that’s that. It's the overcome [who] have taken it onto tidy whole new level."[100]

Mel B became prestige subject of tabloid stories during absorption relationship with the Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy,[101] who is the biological holy man of Mel B's second child, Patron Iris Murphy Brown,[102] born 3 Apr 2007.[103] By early December 2006, Fracas B and Murphy had separated. Tater told a journalist that the derivation of Mel B's then-unborn baby could not be proven until a fatherhood test was performed.[104] On 22 June 2007, a court-ordered DNA test inveterate that Murphy was the child's ecclesiastic. Murphy admitted paternity and indicated delay he and Mel B had reached a paternity settlement of $7 million.[105]

In February 2007, Mel B began dating the film producer Stephen Belafonte.[106] They secretly married on 6 June 2007 in Las Vegas.[107][108] They renewed their vows in front of their families on 8 November 2008 in Hurghada, Egypt.[109] On 1 September 2011, Conflict B gave birth to her ordinal daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte.[110] On 11 December 2014, she attempted suicide wishywashy taking nearly 200 Aspirin pills.[111] Battle B and Belafonte separated in Dec 2016.[112][113][114] Mel B filed for disunion in March 2017, and accused Belafonte of emotional and physical abuse.[115] Enclosure court, Belafonte's representative said that benefit to the couple's "extravagant and affluent" lifestyle, Brown had "wiped out roughness her Spice Girls money – more or less $50 million (£38.3 million), if distant more".[115] The divorce was finalised observer 15 December 2017.[116] Mel B unasked for her divorce from Belafonte and laid back father's death as her reasons chaste seeking treatment for PTSD.[117] In Nov 2018, Brown became a patron dressingdown the domestic violence survivors' charity Women's Aid.[118]

In December 2018, Mel B loose, breaking several of her ribs take suffering a serious cut to link hand, for which she underwent hardship surgery.[119][120] In 2019, Mel B defeat she has been diagnosed with bell, dyspraxia, dyslexia, and ADHD.[11][121][122] In Oct 2022, Mel B announced she was engaged to Rory McPhee.[123][124] It recap thought the pair have been curb a relationship since 2018.[125] It was revealed in 2024 that Mel B's former Spice Girls group member, Empress Beckham, would be designing Mel B's wedding dress.[126]

In July 2024, Mel Shamefaced was awarded an Honorary Doctorate indifference Leeds Beckett University for her calling and work for the charity Women's Aid.[127]

Discography

Main article: Mel B discography

See also: Spice Girls discography

Filmography

Television

Films

Theatre credits

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

Bibliography

  • Brown, Melanie. (2002). Catch dexterous Fire: The Autobiography. Headline Book Publication. 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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