Mel b biography

Melanie Janine BrownMBE (born 29 May ), commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the s as a member of the pop girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time.

Mel B debuted as a solo artist in with the release of "I Want You Back" which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Mel B released her debut solo album Hot in , which respectively produced the successful singles "Tell Me" and "Feels So Good". She released her second solo album, L.A. State of Mind (), which spawned the single "Today". Mel B released "For Once in My Life" in , her first single in eight years; it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

Since , Mel B has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated in the fifth season o

–present

Who Is Melanie Brown?

In , Melanie Brown became "Scary Spice" in the all-girl, British pop group the Spice Girls. In , Brown released her first single, "I Want You," with Missy Elliott, which reached No. 1 on the U.K. charts. She has also appeared in theater productions and feature films and hosted the Australian version of The X Factor. In she began appearing as a judge on America's Got Talent.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Melanie Janine Brown
BORN: May 29,
BIRTHPLACE: Leeds, United Kingdom
SPOUSES: Jimmy Gulzar (–) and Stephen Belafonte (–)
CHILDREN: Phoenix, Angel, and Madison
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini

Early Life & Parents

Melanie Janine Brown, also known as "Mel B" and "Scary Spice," was born on May 29, , in Harehills, Leeds, England. She was raised by her English mother, Andrea, and her Nevisian father, Martin, in Burley, Leeds. After studying performing arts at Intake High School in Leeds, Brown went on to become a songwriter, dancer, actor, and author.

Spice Girls

Brown started her music career after responding to an advertisement in The Stage magazine for an all-female pop act and recording deal. She sang "Greatest Love of All" at her audition and was chosen, along with Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm, to become a member of the Spice Girls.

'Wannabe'

The group signed with Virgin Records in September and released their debut single, "Wannabe," in , which hit No. 1 in more than 30 countries and instituted them as a global phenomenon. The song became the biggest-selling single by an all-female group. In November , the Spice Girls released their debut album, Spice in Europe, which was enormously successful.

Reunions

After drifting apart in the late '90s to pursue other projects, the Spice Girls reunited for a series of concerts in and In June , the group reunited again, this time to announce the crea

British singer and TV personality (born )

Melanie Janine Brown, MBE (born 29 May ), commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the mid s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. The group went on an indefinite hiatus in , before reuniting for a greatest hits album () and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (–) and Spice World ().

Mel B debuted as a solo artist in with the release of "I Want You Back" which peaked atop the UK Singles Chart. Her debut solo studio album, Hot (), produced the successful singles "Tell Me" and "Feels So Good". Her second studio album, L.A. State of Mind (), spawned the single "Today". Mel B released "For Once in My Life" in , her first single in eight years; it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.

Since , Mel B has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated on the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars (), finishing in second place with her professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Between and , Mel B served as a guest and main judge on the Australia and UK shows of The X Factor. In , she co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season. Mel B has also judged on America's Got Talent (–, –present), The Voice Kids Australia (), The Masked Singer Australia (–), Queen of the Universe (), and America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (). From to , she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.

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

Early life

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