Melanie B

Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time.Since 2007, she has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated in thefifth seasonof the American dance competition seriesDancing with the Stars(2007). Between 2011 and 2016, she served as a guest and main judge on theAustralianandBritishversions ofThe X Factor. She also co-presented theAustralian versionofDancing with the Starsforone season(2012). She judged on theNBCreality showAmerica's Got Talent(2013–2018), served as a coach and mentor onThe Voice Kids Australia(2014) and judged onThe Masked Singer Australia(2022). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presentedLip Sync Battle UKalongside rapperProfessor Green.