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Melanie Chisholm

Singer-songwriter / Poet / Composer / Penwoman / Actress | * 01/12/1974 (50) | Whiston, Merseyside, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974), professionally known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer, songwriter and DJ. As one of the five members of the Spice Girls, she was nicknamed Sporty Spice; they released two consecutive number-one albums and nine number-one singles. The group's debut single "Wannabe" is the biggest-selling debut single of all time and the group's debut album Spice is the biggest-selling album in music history by a girl group. The Spice Girls have sold 105 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling girl group of all time. Chisholm began her solo career in late 1998 on the single "When You're Gone" with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams. In 1999, Chisholm signed with Virgin Records as a solo artist; her debut solo album Northern Star was released in October of that year. The album reached number one in Sweden and number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. It sold over 4 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling solo album of any Spice Girls member. In 2003, Chisholm released her second album, Reason. The following year, Chisholm departed from Virgin Records and founded her own record company, Red Girl Records. In 2005, Chisholm released her third album, Beautiful Intentions. It spent 9 weeks at number one in Portugal and spawned in... ()
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Melanie Jayne Chisholm, professionally known as Melanie C, is an English singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actress and television personality. She is one of the five members of the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. Chisholm began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the worldwide hit "When You're Gone". Melanie was born in Whiston, Merseyside, as the only child in the family. She later moved to Widnes, Cheshire, at a young age. Her parents married on 12 January 1971 and separated in 1978, when young Chisholm was four-and-a-half years old. Her father, Alan Chisholm, worked as a fitter at the Otis Elevator Company. Her mother, Joan O'Neill, worked as a secretary and PA and has been singing in music bands since she was 14. Chisholm was raised at Widnes, Cheshire, where she attended Brookvale Junior School and Fairfield High School. Following school, she studied for a diploma course in dance, singing, drama, and musical theatre at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup, Southeast London. During college, she replied to an advert in The Stage by Chris and Bob Herbert, who were looking to form a new girl group, later to become the Spice Girls. She left college just short of completing her three-year course and gained teaching qualifications in tap and modern theatre dance with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

Most frequent genres for this person: Talk-Shows | Comedies | Music

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Movies with Melanie Chisholm as Actress(18)

TV Shows/Series with Melanie Chisholm as Actress(27)

as Self - Sporty Spice2021 Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
as herself2020 La semaine des 4 Julie
as herself2019 Celebrity Gogglebox
as Judge2015 Asia's Got Talent
as Panel Judge2012 Superstar
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
as Guest2006 Robins
as Self - Contestant2005 Dancing with the Stars
as herself2002 V Graham Norton
1998 CD:UK
as herself1997 Taff
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as herself1995 The Frank Skinner Show
as herself1994 Room 101
as herself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as herself1978 An Audience with...
as herself??? Great Performances

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Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Saturday, 01/12 1974 (January) in Whiston, Merseyside, England (United Kingdom (UK)) (current age: 50 years + 76 days)
Zodiac sign: Capricorn (Chinese zodiac sign: Tiger)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bird College, Fairfield High School
Member of: Spice Girls
Record Label: Virgin Music, Bonnier Amigo Music Group AB
Other names for Melanie Chisholm (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mel C" (Pseudonym)
"Melanie C"
"Sporty Spice" (Pseudonym)
"Spice Girls"
"Melanie Jayne Chisholm"
Melanie Chisholm frequently works together with these people:
Victoria Beckham (22x, Actress)
Geri Halliwell (21x, Actress)
Emma Bunton (16x, Actress)
Melanie B (15x, Actress)
Elton John (11x, Actor)
Helen Mirren (8x, Actress)
Mariah Carey (8x, Actress)
Tom Hanks (7x, Actor)
Jamie Oliver (7x, Actor)
Declan Donnelly (7x, Actor)
Will Young (7x, Actor)
Josh Groban (7x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:157908, Added: 07/05/2018, Last updated: 03/12/2024