- Born
- Birth nameMelanie Jayne Chisholm
- Nicknames
- Sporty Spice
- Mel C
- Height5′ 5¾″ (1.67 m)
- Born on the 12th January 1974 in Merseyside, England, Melanie Chisholm became a member of Spice Girls in 1994. Their three albums sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and they had nine singles at number 1 in the UK.
"Northern Star" was her first solo album. On the back of the first single "Goin' Down", the album initially went to #10 in the UK charts after being released on 18th October 1999, before going down the chart rapidly. In the US, it peaked at a disappointing #208 after being released on 2nd November 1999. After 5 singles - two of which were UK #1s, three tours, and 18 months of constant promotion, the album went triple platinum in the UK, peaking at #4 on its re-release in August 2000. Sales for the album currently stand at around 3 million copies worldwide (around 900,000 in the UK). The album continues to sell well, and in 2004, re-entered the UK Top 100 for yet another time, as a result of being low-priced in some stores. "Northern Star" has a remarkable Top 75 chart run, which demonstrates its sheer success as Melanie C established herself slowly as a solo artist. "Reason" was her second album, which took 18 months to complete. Released on 10th March 2003, it reached #5 in the UK chart - selling 30,500 copies in its first week. Although it didn't perform as well as "Northern Star", "Reason" has a Gold certification in the UK, with 80,000 copies sold. January 2004 saw the album reduced to £2.99 in all major record shops, but even then, "Northern Star" at the same price outsold it greatly. After the failure of "Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh", the album is now truly a closed chapter. Although sales stalled after "On The Horizon", it managed to sell 500,000 copies worldwide.
The release of Melanie C's last album, "Reason" in March 2003 meant many changes for her career later in the year. Following the disaster of "Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh", she parted from her record label, Virgin Records, and decided to go it alone, releasing her third solo album, "Beautiful Intentions", on her own label, Red Girl Records. Following the release of the single "Next Best Superstar" (#10 in the UK singles chart), Melanie will release "Better Alone" in July.
- IMDb mini biography by: me and myself
- SpouseChris Dingwall(July 18, 2026 - present)
- ChildrenScarlet Starr
- ParentsAlan Chisholm
- RelativesPaul O'Neill(Half Sibling)Emma Williams(Sibling)Liam Chisholm(Sibling)Jad Chisholm(Sibling)
- Doing a 'backflip' while performing 'Wannabe'
- Celtic chain tattoo on right arm
- Being the tough tomboy
- The character and moniker of "Sporty Spice"
- Athletic apparel
- Her mother Joan Chisholm was, and still is, a singer with a rock band. She met Melanie's father at the famous Liverpool club "The Cavern", which launched The Beatles.
- Nominated for a "Best Actress" Laurence Olivier Award, for her role in the West End musical "Blood Brothers" [2010].
- Fan of Liverpool Football Club.
- Dueted with Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes on a song called 'Never Been The Same Again' on Melanie's 1st solo album 'Northern Star'.
- She practices Judo prior to being a singer, and still practices to this day. In 2003, she tore her knee during a Judo match for the TV show The Games (2003) and had to undergo surgery.
- [on Queen] They've kind of got everything.
- [on Queen at Live Aid] It was just electric.
- [on Freddie Mercury] He could just hold the audience in the palm of his hand. He moved with such grace and vocally he never missed a note. His talent and his personality shone through so much, he was never gonna not be cool.
- I've always admired Freddie Mercury so much and when he passed away I was really really upset by that. He will never be replaced, never.
- My five-year-old daughter loves Rihanna. But she has no idea what her idol looks like because there's little footage that I'm happy for her to see. It's a shame that a talented, successful woman expresses herself in such an overtly sexual way.
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