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Melanie C at The Brighton Arts Festival 2007
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Melanie Jayne Chisholm |
| Also known as | Mel C, Sporty Spice |
| Born | 12 January 1974 Whiston,Liverpool, England |
| Genre(s) | Pop, pop rock, Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Label(s) | 1994-2003 - Virgin,
2004-present - Red Girl |
| Associated acts | Spice Girls |
| Website | www.melaniec.net |
Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974 in Whiston, Liverpool, also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality best known as one of the five members of the English girl group Spice Girls, who was nicknamed "Sporty Spice". Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Whiston is an area within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, situated approximately east of Liverpool city centre Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell Red Girl Records is a London, UK based Independent record label founded by Spice Girl Melanie C, also known as Sporty Spice, after The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Whiston is an area within the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England, situated approximately east of Liverpool city centre Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 As a solo artist she has released four albums and was nominated for a BRIT and ECHO Awards. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards ECHO is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie (an association of recording companies [1]
Chisholm holds the record for most United Kingdom number-one singles by a female co-writer. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located She is also third after Lennon and McCartney for the most UK number-one singles by a British co-writer and is the only female to reach the UK number-one as part of a quintet, quartet, duo and as a solo artist. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, [2]
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Immediately before joining the Spice Girls, Chisholm studied for a Diploma course in dance, singing, drama and musical theatre at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup, Kent. A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma, meaning "folded paper" is a Certificate or Deed issued by an educational institution Bird College of Dance Music & Theatre Performance is an independent Performing arts college based in the Greater London suburb of Sidcup Kent Sidcup is a suburban development in the London Borough of Bexley, South East London KENT (1400 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Adult Standards/MOR format While at the college, she replied to an advert placed in The Stage by Chris and Bob Herbert, who were looking to form a new girl group, later to become the Spice Girls. The Stage is a weekly British Newspaper founded in 1880 available nationally and published on Thursdays Initially, another girl was chosen, Lianne Morgan, but the management replaced her with Chisholm at the last moment. She left college having nearly completed her three-year course and gained teaching qualifications in Tap and Modern Theatre Dance with the ISTD. The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing ( ISTD) is an international dance Examination board, based in London, England.
In 1994 Chisholm, along with Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Beckham (at that time Victoria Adams), shot to fame as a member of the Spice Girls with the release of "Wannabe". The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975) professionally known as Melanie Brown, Melanie B, Mel B, and Scary Spice Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972 is an English pop Singer-songwriter, Children's author, Actress Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, and occasional actress. Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974 is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, Dancer turned Fashion The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 " Wannabe " is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls, released as their debut single and widely considered to be their Signature song The debut album, Spice, shot to number one all over the globe, including the U.S.. Spice is the multi-platinum debut album by English pop group Spice Girls, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) and 1997 (see The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Because she was often to be found in a tracksuit with her hair in a ponytail and sporting a rather "tomboyish" attitude, Chisholm received the nickname "Sporty Spice" from Top of the Pops Magazine (each member of the group was given a humorous nickname in a small piece titled "Spice Rack"). //wwwiloveshellsuitscom]A tracksuit is an article of Clothing[] consisting of two parts- Trousers and a Jacket. "Ponytails" redirects here For the girl group see The Poni-Tails. Tomboy is a Girl who behaves according to the Gender role of a Boy. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast The Spice Girls dominated the late 1990s, selling over thirty-five million albums in just two years. They went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time, selling more than fifty-five million records worldwide. They had nine UK number-one singles and two number-one albums. After a third album release, Forever (UK number-two), the members went their separate ways, and Chisholm developed a solo career. Forever is the third Studio album by English pop group the Spice Girls, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music)
Chisholm took her first steps in establishing a solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rocker Bryan Adams on the song "When You're Gone". Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page {Otherpeople|Brian Adams}} Bryan Adams OC, OBC, (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959) is a Canadian rock " When You're Gone " is a song by Bryan Adams and Melanie Chisholm. She followed the duet with the album Northern Star in 1999. The North Star is the prominent Pole star that lies closest in the sky to the north celestial pole and which appears (approximately directly overhead to A track from this album ("Ga Ga") was included on the Big Daddy soundtrack before her own album's release. Big Daddy is a 1999 American Comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan and starring Adam Sandler. Singles "Goin' Down" and "Northern Star" were met with promising success, but the third single "Never Be the Same Again", featuring TLC member Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, became her first UK number-one single as a solo artist, also a Top Five hit in Germany and #2 in Australia. " Goin' Down " is a pop &ndash rock song written by British singer Melanie C, Julian Gallagher and Richard Stannard " Northern Star " is a song written by British singer Melanie C and Rick Nowels. TLC was a Grammy Award -winning American Contemporary R&B, hip hop and pop group consisting of Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins Lisa Nicole Lopes (May 27 1971 – April 25 2002 better known by her Stage name Left Eye, was an American rapper, Singer, Capitalising on her new found success, Chisholm released a fourth single from Northern Star, a dance remix of "I Turn to You", and earned herself a second UK number-one single. " I Turn to You " is the fourth single from Melanie C 's first solo album Northern Star. "I Turn to You" reached #2 in Germany, #11 in Australia and eventually climbed to the top of the Billboard dance chart in the United States. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Northern Star was re-released with the single versions of "Never Be the Same Again" and "I Turn to You", and eventually peaked at number four on the United Kingdom album chart and number six in Germany.
"If That Were Me" was chosen as the fifth and final single from Northern Star and proceeds were donated to a charity for the homeless; it peaked at number eighteen in the UK. " If That Were Me " is a song by Melanie C, released as the fifth and final single from her debut solo album Northern Star. Northern Star is certified three times platinum in the United Kingdom for shipping 900,000 copies, platinum in Germany for selling over 500,000 copies, gold in Brazil for selling 100,000 copies, and gold in Australia for selling over 35,000 copies. Chisholm then went on her Northern Star World Tour, performing in countries such as Canada, Germany, Spain, USA, Bahrain, Israel, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe.
Chisholm released her second studio album, Reason, in March 2003. Reason is Melanie C 's second album the follow-up to Northern Star. The album included production from a series of collaborators including Gregg Alexander (New Radicals, Ronan Keating), Marius De Vries (Madonna), Dr Robert of The Blow Monkeys, David Arnold (Björk) and Matt Rowe, co-writer of the Spice Girls' "Wannabe". Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto, 4 May 1970) is an American Singer / Songwriter and producer, best known as the front The New Radicals were an American rock band active in the late 1990s centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their Ronan Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop Singer who has had hits with boyband Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American The Blow Monkeys was a British pop band of the 1980s that started out in 1981 as a new wave -oriented act with the first single Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965 is an Icelandic Singer-songwriter, Composer, actress and music producer. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 The lead single from Reason was "Here It Comes Again", which peaked at number seven in the UK, with the album entering the UK album chart a week later at number five. For the 1965 song by The Fortunes see Here It Comes Again (The Fortunes " Here It Comes Again " is the first single released
Other singles from the album were "On the Horizon" (UK number fourteen, written with Gregg Alexander), "Let's Love" in Japan (where the song accompanied a Toyota commercial), "Yeh Yeh Yeh" in mainland Europe and, finally, a UK double A-side of "Melt"/"Yeh Yeh Yeh", which achieved a disappointing UK chart position of number twenty-seven. " On the Horizon " was the second single from Melanie C's second solo album Reason, written and produced by Rick Nowels and Gregg " Let's Love " was a Japanese-only release from Melanie C 's second album Reason. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. (pronounced) is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest Automaker. Advertising is a form of Communication that typically attempts to persuade potential Customers to Purchase or to consume more of a particular Brand " Yeh Yeh Yeh " is a song by Melanie C, and was the third and final single from Chisolm's second solo album Reason (2003 as A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " Melt " is a song by Melanie C, and was the third and final single from Chisolm's second solo album Reason (2003 as a double After a series of disappointments and the relative failure of "Melt"/"Yeh Yeh Yeh", Chisholm parted ways with her label, Virgin Records. Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell [3] Reason has been certified gold in the United Kingdom.
Chisholm spent much of 2004 working on new material and setting up her own record company, Red Girl Records. A music festival is a Festival oriented towards Music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as Musical genre, Nationality or locality Red Girl Records is a London, UK based Independent record label founded by Spice Girl Melanie C, also known as Sporty Spice, after Without major label backing, her activities are decided on and funded by herself, alongside her business partner and manager, Nancy Phillips. In April 2005, Chisholm released her third album, Beautiful Intentions. Beautiful Intentions is the third solo Album from former Spice Girls member Melanie C. The Adam Argyle-penned "Next Best Superstar" was chosen as the lead single and was released simultaneously in the UK, Europe, and Australia. " Next Best Superstar " is the first single released from the album Beautiful Intentions by former Spice Girl, Melanie C. The single peaked at number ten in the UK and reached the top of the Germany radio airplay chart for several weeks. Airplay (noun The broadcasting of an audio (eg a piece of music or audiovisual recording on the air over radio or television A second single, "Better Alone", was released but later restricted to purchase from the iTunes Store (for digital download) and from her official online shop. " Better Alone " is a single from Melanie C 's third album Beautiful Intentions. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc Melanie re-released "Better Alone" in 2006 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and some other European countries. " Better Alone " is a single from Melanie C 's third album Beautiful Intentions. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation The third single from her third album was "First Day of My Life", a previously unheard Chisholm recording written by Guy Chambers and Enrique Iglesias. " First Day of My Life " is the third single from Melanie C 's third solo album Beautiful Intentions. Guy Chambers (born January 12, 1963 in London) is an English Songwriter and Record producer best known for his long partnership Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975 is a Spanish pop Singer-songwriter and Model. "First Day of My Life" topped the charts in several European countries, including Spain, Poland, Germany, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. The single became one of the biggest hits of 2005 in parts of Europe, but it was never released in the UK. Beautiful Intentions has been certified gold in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and platinum in Portugal, where it spent nine weeks at number one. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula.
In early 2007 Chisholm released her fourth album, This Time. This Time is the fourth studio album released by British singer/songwriter Melanie C. It features writing collaborations with Adam Argyle, Peter-John Vettese, Guy Chambers and Cathy Dennis (amongst others). Peter-John Vettese (born in Scotland) also known as Peter Vettese, is a British Keyboardist, Songwriter, Arranger and Record Cathy Dennis (born Catherine Roseanne Dennis, March 25 1969 Norwich, England) is a Grammy award-winning dance-oriented pop The first single released from the project was the international hit "The Moment You Believe", primarily released in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where it became a top twenty hit. " The Moment You Believe " is a 2007 Ballad, which became the first single in Europe from Melanie C 's fourth album The single also peaked at number 1 in Spain for two weeks and was a big hit in several other European countries. In the UK, Chisholm released the track "I Want Candy", which peaked at number twenty-four and featured on the soundtrack to the film of the same name. This is about the original song For the 2007 film see I Want Candy (film " I Want Candy " is a song written and originally recorded The single peaked at number nine in Italy and Denmark. The second single from the album This Time was "Carolyna", released in June in the UK and across Europe. " Carolyna " is a song by Melanie C, and is the third international single (first domestic Canadian single from her fourth studio LP This Although it underperformed in the UK, it became a top five radio hit in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and a top twenty hit in Italy. In October 2007 in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria Melanie released the single "This Time". " This Time " is the fourth and final international single from Melanie C 's fourth solo album of the same name, releasing in UK the same week A new version of the song was recorded for the release. It features a B-side track called "We Love To Entertain You", which was used for 2007's Pro7 Starforce campaign in Germany. ProSieben is a commercial Television station in Germany distributed to a large extent via cable and satellite along with DVB-T
In June 2007, Melanie reunited with the Spice Girls for a Greatest Hits album release and a three-months world tour. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Greatest Hits is a hits collection by British all-female pop group the Spice Girls. When the tour reached its first two-day break, Melanie performed an acoustic solo set at The Mint in Los Angeles on December 6 and another one in The Grand Ballroom in New York City. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev The City of New York [4] On the last show of the tour, Melanie did her famous "Sporty Spice" backflip as a surprise to the fans, as well as the other Spice Girls. The Return of the Spice Girls was a Spice Girls Concert tour that visited five countries and commenced on December 2, 2007 in Vancouver In February 2008 Melanie returned to her solo career. EMI Music released her fourth album "This Time" in Canada in March 2008[5] with a full Canadian tour to follow in May 2008. This Time is the fourth studio album released by British singer/songwriter Melanie C. The first single was "Carolyna". According to Melanie's official website, "Understand" is set to be the next single and she will be shooting a video for it in Toronto, Canada in early June. Understand is the second domestic Canadian single from Melanie C 's fourth solo album " This Time " It is currently unclear as to whether Understand will be given a full international release at present. She is also to make an appearance at the MuchMusic Awards.
Melanie has been linked with such stars as football player Jason McAteer, and singers like Robbie Williams[6] and Anthony Kiedis from the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Jason Wynne McAteer (born 18 June, 1971 in Birkenhead, England) is a former Irish international football player Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer Anthony Kiedis (kiːdɪs "kee-dis" (born November 1 1962 is an American musician and the lead singer of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Rumoured that Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Emit Remmus" is about Kiedis relationship with Chisholm. Californication is the seventh studio album by American Alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, released on June 8 1999 on Warner Bros [7] She was also seen with Damon Albarn of Blur. Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead She has been dating property developer Thomas Starr since 2002; they currently share a £700,000 country home at Catbrook, Monmouthshire. Catbrook (Catffrwd is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom. Ancient county See also Monmouthshire (historic The ancient county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales [8]
Chisholm says she has battled depression[9] and an eating disorder[10] in her 20s. Major depressive disorder, also known as major depression, unipolar depression, unipolar disorder, clinical depression, or simply depression An eating disorder is a compulsion to eat or avoid eating that negatively affects both one's physical and mental health
The singer is noted for her tattoos. A tattoo is a permanent marking made by inserting ink into the layers of Skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons Most of them are along eastern lines – among them a lotus flower, a phoenix and a dragon, and Tibetan symbols for love and happiness. She has 11 tattoos on her body with the last done in 2007 at Hanky Panky's in Amsterdam. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west [11] It was reported in January 2008 that she intends to have them removed because they remind her of bad times and depression in her life. [12][13] However, on an appearance at MTV Canada on February 27, 2008, when asked if she was going to have the tattoos removed, her reply was "No. MTV is a Canadian English language Cable television Specialty channel devoted to talk lifestyle and documentary programming . . I feel like they're part of me now. "[14]