Mel b biography

Mel B

British singer and TV mind (born 1975)

Melanie Janine Brown, MBE (born 29 May 1975),[1] by and large known as Mel B youth Melanie B, is an Straight out singer, songwriter, television personality, become peaceful actress. She rose to praise in the mid 1990s slightly a member of the call group the Spice Girls, integrate which she was nicknamed Scary Spice.

With over 100 brand-new records sold worldwide,[2] the Seasoning Girls are the best-selling warm group of all time. [3] The group went on public housing indefinite hiatus in 2000, hitherto reuniting for a greatest hits album (2007) and two go to the trouble of tours: the Return of nobility Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Zest World (2019).

Mel B debuted as a solo artist expect 1998 with the release refer to "I Want You Back" which peaked atop the UK Singles Chart. Her debut solo workshop album, Hot (2000), produced nobility successful singles "Tell Me" presentday "Feels So Good". Her subsequent studio album, L.A. State entrap Mind (2005), spawned the free "Today".

Mel B released "For Once in My Life" overfull 2013, her first single regulate eight years; it peaked explore number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.[4]

Since 2007, Mel B has authoritative herself as a television innermost self and talent show judge. She participated on the fifth stretch of the American dance sprinter series Dancing with the Stars (2007), finishing in second fall into line with her professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Between 2011 and 2016, Mel B served as systematic guest and main judge chance the Australia and UK shows of The X Factor. Limit 2012, she co-presented the Continent version of Dancing with representation Stars for one season. Fight B has also judged blast America's Got Talent (2013–2018), The Voice Kids Australia (2014), The Masked Singer Australia (2022–2023), leading Queen of the Universe (2023).

From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.

Mel B was appointed Member castigate the Order of the Country Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours for mending to charitable causes.

Early life

Melanie Janine Brown was born put over Harehills, Leeds,[5] and grew conclusion in the Burley area worm your way in the city, the daughter touch on Martin Brown and wife Andrea Dixon,[6] daughter of Stanley Dixon and wife Eileen Mary English.[7] Her father was from Venerate Kitts and Nevis and be a foil for mother is English.

Through throw away mother, Mel B is clean first cousin of actor very last director Christian Cooke; Cooke's local Di and Mel B's progenitrix Andrea are sisters.[5][8] Mel Unhandy studied performing arts at Nourishment High School in Rodley, City before entering the entertainment industry.[9] For a time, she troubled as a dancer in Town, Lancashire.[10][11]

Career

1994–2000: Spice Girls

In 1994, Struggle B, along with Melanie Adage, Geri Halliwell and Victoria Beckham responded to an advertisement ancestry The Stage magazine.[12] Around Cardinal women who answered the announcement attended auditions at Danceworks Studios in Mayfair, London.

Halliwell, Melanie C, Beckham, Mel B, captivated Michelle Stephenson were originally improper as the members of goodness group which was known orang-utan Touch. Stephenson later left talented was replaced by Emma Bunton.

The group were unsatisfied partner their original management, Heart Handling, and broke with them.

Strengthen 1995, they toured record labels in London and Los Angeles. After teaming up with medicine manager Simon Fuller, they undiluted a deal with Virgin Documents and the group name was changed to Spice Girls.[12] Their debut album, Spice, was uncomplicated worldwide commercial success. The book peaked at number one contact more than 17 countries last was certified multi-platinum in 27 countries.[13] The group's massive ride sudden popularity was compared profit Beatlemania.[14] In total the jotter sold 30 million copies worldwide[15][16] and became the biggest-selling publication in music history by fastidious girl group and one neat as a new pin the most successful albums take in all time.[17][18] The album's important single, "Wannabe", reached number distinct in 37 countries and be at war with of the subsequent singles expend the album – "Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", "Who Do You Think On your toes Are" and "Mama" – as well peaked at number one knoll United Kingdom.[19][20]

In 1997, they free their second album, Spiceworld.

Say publicly album's first two singles "Spice Up Your Life" and "Too Much" reached number one compel the UK, marking seven successive number one singles, an all-time record for a musical group.[21] The album was a very great best seller, selling 20 king`s ransom copies worldwide.[22] The group besides starred in their own pick up, Spiceworld: The Movie, which grossed $100 million worldwide.

The base single from Spiceworld, "Stop", faint at two, breaking the group's sequence of number ones. "Viva Forever" was released as justness album's final single in July 1998. The single was added number one and was authority group's first single released shadowing Halliwell's departure from the portion in May 1998.[23]

Mel B debuted as a solo artist donation September 1998 with the unfasten of "I Want You Back".

The single charted at handful 1 on the UK Singles Chart and also had work around the globe. The air was recorded for the reputation of the film Why Gettogether Fools Fall in Love. Say publicly single sold 218,000 copies survive became the 82nd Bestselling Brits Single of the year.[24] Remit late 1998, the Spice Girls released "Goodbye" as a four-piece.

It topped the UK Singles Chart and became their ordinal consecutive Christmas number-one – equaling the record previously set invitation The Beatles.[25]

1999–2004: Hot and acting

In 1999, Mel B began make a copy of her debut album, working appear producers Sisqó, Teddy Riley, flourishing Jimmy Jam and Terry Explorer, the latter of whom she was also working with avowal the Spice Girls' third publication, Forever.[26] At the suggestion find time for her then-husband Jimmy Gulzar, Brownness covered Cameo's 1986 hit "Word Up" as her next unaccompanied release.[26] The track was numbered on the soundtrack to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Rough Me.

The song charted crudely, peaking at fourteen on grandeur UK Singles Chart, making dispossess the lowest-charting Spice Girls-related inimitable of the '90s.[27] Turning obstacle television work, she hosted Pure Naughty, a weekly BBC2 armoury show focusing on black music.[26] She hosted the MOBO Distinction on two occasions, in 1998 with Bill Bellamy and all the rage 1999 with Wyclef Jean, survive took part in the BBC-funded short film Fish.[26] She hosted a number of TV shows such as This Is Tawdry Moment (a talent show) aim for ITV1 and shot a docudrama called Voodoo Princess for Interim 4.[28] She took part confine smaller projects as a proprietor anchor man such as Top of rectitude Pops, Party in the Extra for The Prince's Trust gift The All Star Animal Awards.

She appeared as herself improvement an advert for the Yorkshire tourist board in a panel which included contributions from distress Yorkshire-born celebrities, and in class film Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde.

Mel B's debut album Hot was released in October 2000, a month before the ending Spice Girls album Forever was released.

Following the release unscrew Forever, which was far authentic successful than their previous one albums, the Spice Girls closed recording and the members began investing more time into their solo careers. Hot was clump a success and garnered ordinary reviews,[29] selling a disappointing 7,419 copies in its first hebdomad and charting at No.

28. Hot was preceded by character lead single "Tell Me" detour September 2000. "Tell Me" debuted at No. 4 in integrity UK charts with about 40,000 copies sold in its greatest week of release.[26] It wholesale approximately 100,000 copies, making tap the 158th "best seller" duplicate 2000.[30] In February 2001, "Feels So Good" was released little the second single from character album and peaked at No. 5.

It followed by "Lullaby" space June, a pop number effusive to her daughter.[26] It was accompanied by a video bullet in Morocco and featured Engagement B with Phoenix Chi. Position media criticised Mel B fetch using her child in significance music video and single percentage, labeling her "Desperate Spice" extract insinuating that she was exploiting her child as a advertising tool.[26] The single entered prosperous peaked at No.

13. Brawl B left Virgin records multiply by two July 2001.[31]

In 2002, Mel Precarious released her autobiography, Catch elegant Fire, which reached No. 7 superimpose the official books chart,[9] stomach saw her touring the UK to promote it with organized run of book signings. Welcome 2003 Mel B's first picture role came in the instruct of a British drama, Burn It.[9] She acted in skilful long run of shows in that part of the cast imply The Vagina Monologues.

She was in the movie The Post Filler, co-produced by Will Sculpturer and starring Destiny's Child morning star Kelly Rowland. In April 2004, Mel B took part pierce the musical Rent as Mimi Marquez in Netherlands.

2005–2008: L.A. State of Mind and Piquancy Girls reunion

After Rent, Mel Inept began recording new songs mushroom decided to release them purpose an independent label, Amber Café.[26][32] Mel B said that she was working on acoustic opus in contrast with her onetime releases.[33] The resulting album, LA State of Mind, was on the rampage on 27 June 2005.[34] Dinner suit was released with a perquisite DVD featuring an in-depth picture filmed and directed by Label McConnell.[35] In a scathing dialogue, AllMusic stated that this lp was one of the last pop albums of the decade.[36] The only single from significance album, "Today", saw a UK release in June 2005.

"Today" entered the singles chart dress warmly No. 41, selling around 1,000 copies in its first week.[34] The same year, Mel Blundering appeared in the films Telling Lies and LD 50 Septic Dose.[37] In 2006, Mel Gauche appeared in the short membrane Love Thy Neighbor.

In Sept 2007, Mel B joined blue blood the gentry fifth season of the Mature television dance competition, Dancing swing at the Stars with her significant other Maksim Chmerkovskiy. On 27 Nov 2007, they took second work of art in the show,[38] losing add up to Hélio Castroneves and his companion, Julianne Hough.

That year, justness Spice Girls re-grouped and declared plans for a reunion voyage, from which they were blunt to have earned £10 1000000 each (approximately $20 million).[39] Description group released Greatest Hits subtract early November 2007 and illustriousness tour began on 2 Dec 2007. The Spice Girls arised in Tesco advertisements, for which they were paid £1 jillion each.[40]

2009–2018: Television and other projects

In April 2009, Mel B linked actress and former Dancing best the Stars champion Kelly Principality as original stars of clean up Las Vegas revue called Peepshow at the Las Vegas Orb Hollywood Hotel and Casino.[41] Loaded September 2009, Mel B developed for a week of shows as a visiting panellist scrutinize ITV1's daily lunchtime show Loose Women.[42] From June through Esteemed 2010, Mel B hosted justness Oxygen weight loss show Dance Your Ass Off.[9] In Sep 2010, her own reality famous aired on the Style Textile called Mel B: It's fine Scary World.[9] In November 2010, the console game Get Improvement with Mel B was floating in North America and Europe.[43] Mel B served as top-notch celebrity mentor on the above season of the Australia wellknown of The X Factor amid the quarter-final of the stand up for shows in 2010.[44] During primacy results show, she performed fine duet with the remaining fivesome acts singing "Stop" originally offspring the Spice Girls.

Mel Difficult was featured as a deliver a verdict for the third series prescription the Australia show of The X Factor, which premiered import August 2011. She appeared conjoin Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, come first Natalie Bassingthwaighte. For her prime series on the show, she was given the Girls division. In April 2012, Mel Precarious appeared as co-host on 12th season of the Australian shock of Dancing with the Stars.[45] On 31 March, it was announced that Mel B sign a global partnership with EMI Music Australia for the aid of her third studio notebook, but she later broke spread the contract.[46]

Mel B returned dole out the fourth series of The X Factor Australia and mentored the Boys category.

Her shape Jason Owen reached the finishing, but finished in second clasp after losing out to Samantha Jade, mentored by Guy Sebastian. In June 2012, Mel Unhandy appeared as a guest channel for the Manchester auditions forfeiture The X Factor UK.[47]

In July 2012, Mel B reunited cut off the Spice Girls for top-hole one-off performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics Closing Ceremony discharge London, performing their hits "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life".

The performance was the overbearing tweeted moment of the thorough Olympics with over 116,000 tweets on Twitter per minute.[48] Ulterior in the year, the Tang Girls reunited again to setup and attend the premiere curiosity the musical Viva Forever!.[49] Leadership group appeared in the film Spice Girls' Story: Viva Forever!, which aired on 24 Dec 2012 on ITV1.[50]

In March 2013 it was confirmed that Encounter B would judge Australia's Got Talent to replace Dannii Minogue and that she would howl return as a judge representing the fifth season of The X Factor Australia and was replaced by Minogue, due anticipate her commitments with Australia's Got Talent.[51] However, Seven, the Aussie TV network that airs The X Factor Australia, filed wellmannered to prevent Mel B newcomer disabuse of appearing on Australia's Got Talent and any rival networks.[52] Character judge ruled that Mel Confused was still under contract laughableness Seven until January 2014, which prevented her from appearing to be anticipated a program aired by on network until after that date.[53]

Mel B had a minor part in the final event of the ITV2 drama heap Secret Diary of a Buying-off Girl.

In 2013, she emerged in the Lifetime movie Twelve Trees of Christmas. From Grave to September 2013, she was a judge on the televised dancing show, Stepping Out, conjoin choreographers Wayne Sleep and Jason Gardiner. That month, Mel Risky released her first single play a role eight years, "For Once imprison My Life".[54] The single ailing at No.2 on the Upgrade Hot Dance Club Songs charts.[55]

On 20 February 2013, NBC declared that Mel B would have on a judge on America's Got Talent to replace Sharon Osbourne for its eighth season, conjoin Howie Mandel, Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, and later Simon Cowell in 2016.

Mel B ingenious seasons 8 through 13, sports ground the first season of America's Got Talent: The Champions previously her departure was announced squash up February 2019.[56]

In early 2014, Donnybrook B become a coach leader the Australia show of The Voice Kids, alongside singers Prophet Madden and Delta Goodrem.

Posterior that year, Mel B was a permanent judge for rendering eleventh series of The Thwart Factor UK when she replaced Nicole Scherzinger.[57] In December 2014, Mel B missed The Croak review Factor UK Saturday final scrutiny to illness and did arrange return for the twelfth progression, and was replaced by Rita Ora[58][59] In the same collection, Mel B became a customer co-host on the Breakfast info of Sydney radio station 2Day FM, alongside Jules Lund, Merrick Watts and Sophie Monk.

Unsavory late 2014, she appeared inclusive The Big Fat Quiz help the Year[60] and a adumbrate with the cast of Investiture Street for charity telethon Words Santa.[61]

In January 2016, Mel Undexterous began presenting Lip Sync Attack UK alongside Professor Green. Consequent that year, Mel B visitant judged the thirteenth series take away The X Factor UK watch the London auditions.

In 2016 she announced that the Pep Girls – except for Port Beckham and Melanie C – were working on new news and a 20th anniversary profile for 2017.[62] Plans for out reunion were dropped when Halliwell announced she was expecting make more attractive second child. Mel B besides confirmed her return to The X Factor Australia after neat as a pin three-year absence to replace Minogue.

In 2017 she returned pack up Broadway to star in nobleness musical Chicago as Roxie Hart.[63] The same year, she mutual to acting in the fade away Chocolate City: Vegas Strip unthinkable made a cameo in justness movie Killing Hasselhoff.[64][65] In declare 2017, Mel B had keen cameo appearance in the descant video for "Spice Girl" get ahead of Aminé.

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

On 5 November 2018, Mel Touchy announced the Spice Girls reunification tour on her Instagram profile.[66] It was confirmed that Donnybrook B and ex-bandmates Melanie Slogan, Bunton and Halliwell (but band Beckham) would return for straighten up 13-date UK and Ireland colosseum tour Spice World - 2019 Tour, their first in spruce up decade.[67][68]

In 2021, Mel B developed on the second series help The Masked Singer as "Seahorse" and finished in 11th place.[69] In May 2021, Brown collaborated with Fabio D'Andrea in authority short music film, "Love Be required to Not Hurt", in support past its best Women's Aid.[70] In 2021, she also appeared on the Romance version of The Masked Singer as "Medusa" and finished get in touch with ninth place.[71] Mel B following appeared on the panel rob fourth season of the Dweller version of The Masked Singer.[72][73] In 2023, it was proclaimed that Mel B would put right returning to the panel purport a fifth season, set collide with premiere in the second fraction of 2023.[74]

Mel B was appointive Member of the Order custom the British Empire (MBE) splotch the 2022 New Year Titles for services to charitable causes and vulnerable women.[75][76][77] Mel Dangerous was also appointed as shipshape and bristol fashion tourism ambassador from the Combined Kingdom to Nevis in 2022.

In November 2022, Mel Butter-fingered presented the BBC documentary Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip alongside Ruby Wax and Emily Atack.[78] In December 2022, she starred in the Christmas Television A New Diva’s Christmas Carol, alongside Ashanti and Vivica Unmixed.

Fox.[79]

In 2023 Mel B emerged as a guest star pressure the French version of The Masked Singer and covered Katy Perry's "Roar".[80] In June 2023, Mel B announced that she will appear as a jurist on the second reason be more or less the Paramount+ reality series Queen of the Universe.[81]

In 2024, Action B returned to America's Got Talent to judge on distinction spinoff, America's Got Talent: Unreality League.[82]

Personal life

From 1996 to 1997, Mel B dated the Scandinavian businessman Fjölnir Thorgeirsson.[83]

In March 1998, Mel B began a relation with the Dutch dancer Crowbar Gulzar while on the Spiceworld Tour.

They became engaged congress 13 May 1998, Mel Risky became pregnant that June, survive the couple were married escort Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, on 13 September 1998.[84] Mel B at variance her stage name to Melanie G while they were married.[85] Their daughter, Phoenix Chi Gulzar, was born on 19 Feb 1999.[85] Mel B filed preventable divorce in 2000, and influence divorce was finalised later delay year.[86] Mel B won care, and paid a settlement be more or less £1.25m to Gulzar.[87][88] Gulzar was prosecuted for threatening Mel Gauche and attacking her sister, Danielle.[89] In August 2001, Gulzar was found guilty of the blitzkrieg, but later cleared by say publicly court.[90]

From 2000 to 2002, Fray B was in a delight with actor Max Beesley.[91]

From 2002 to 2006, she was flat a relationship with the pick up producer Christine Crokos.[92] Mel Left-handed and Crokos lived together refurbish Los Angeles, California.[93] Speaking bright Gay Star News about prestige relationship, she said: 'It wasn't experimentation.

I fell in like with a woman for fin years. An experiment doesn't solid five years.'[94] Asked about say publicly relationship, Mel B said: "People call me lesbian, bisexual elite heterosexual, but I know who's in my bed and that's it. I have a enormous libido and a great intimacy life."[95] Brown and Crokos's smugness ended in 2006.[92] Brown aforesaid that she had had practised four-year relationship with a wife when she was in rebuff teens.[96] In a 2019 press conference with Piers Morgan, Mel Hazardous was asked if she locked away slept with Halliwell in sting intimate manner and she nodded yes.[97] Halliwell released a declaration saying that the press transaction following the interview had bent "hurtful to her family".[98] Chromatic later said: "I just supposed it was like a slight thing and we giggled go up in price it the next day squeeze that’s that.

It's the retain [who] have taken it secure a whole new level."[99]

Mel Tricky became the subject of fortnightly stories during her relationship gather the Hollywood actor Eddie Murphy,[100] who is the biological paterfamilias of Mel B's second daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown,[101] national 3 April 2007.[102] By exactly December 2006, Mel B final Murphy had separated.

Murphy bass a journalist that the arc of Mel B's then-unborn kid could not be proven in a holding pattern a paternity test was performed.[103] On 22 June 2007, marvellous court-ordered DNA test confirmed meander Murphy was the child's dad. Murphy admitted paternity and definitive that he and Mel Embarrassing had reached a paternity compliance of $7 million.[104]

In February 2007, Mel B began dating honesty film producer Stephen Belafonte.[105] They secretly married on 6 June 2007 in Las Vegas.[106][107] They renewed their vows in anterior of their families on 8 November 2008 in Hurghada, Egypt.[108] On 1 September 2011, Fight B gave birth to accumulate third daughter, Madison Brown Belafonte.[109] On 11 December 2014, she attempted suicide by taking just about 200 Aspirin pills.[110] Mel Uneasy and Belafonte separated in Dec 2016.[111][112][113] Mel B filed get to divorce in March 2017, unthinkable accused Belafonte of emotional beginning physical abuse.[114] In court, Belafonte's representative said that due at hand the couple's "extravagant and affluent" lifestyle, Brown had "wiped mark all her Spice Girls insolvency – approximately $50 million (£38.3 million), if not more".[114] Picture divorce was finalised on 15 December 2017.[115] Mel B unasked for her divorce from Belafonte settle down her father's death as concoct reasons for seeking treatment tail PTSD.[116] In November 2018, Brownness became a patron of blue blood the gentry domestic violence survivors' charity Women's Aid.[117]

In December 2018, Mel Dangerous collapsed, breaking several of assemblage ribs and suffering a colossal cut to her hand, funds which she underwent emergency surgery.[118][119] In 2019, Mel B crush she has been diagnosed connote anxiety, dyspraxia, dyslexia, and ADHD.[11][120][121] In October 2022, Mel All thumbs announced she was engaged tell off Rory McPhee.[122][123] It is brainchild the pair have been mess a relationship since 2018.[124] Entrails was revealed in 2024 go off Mel B's former Spice Girls group member, Victoria Beckham, would be designing Mel B's marriage ceremony dress.[125]

In July 2024, Mel Ill at ease was awarded an Honorary Degree by Leeds Beckett University merriment her career and work cart the charity Women's Aid.[126]

Discography

Main article: Mel B discography

See also: Gusto Girls discography

Filmography

Television

Films

Theatre credits

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

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  • Brown, Melanie. (2018). Brutally Honest. Quadrille Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781787133525
  • Brown, Melanie. (2024). Brutally Honest: The Sunday Earlier Bestseller. Quadrille Publishing Ltd.

    ISBN 9781837831562

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