Melanie C

Quick Facts

Full Name	Melanie C
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 12, 1974(1974-01-12)
Age	50
Birthplace	Whiston
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Capricorn

Melanie C Biography

Melanie C is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on January 12, 1974 in Whiston, England, United Kingdom. Melanie Jayne Chisholm was the only child of the family and was born in Whiston in Lancashire. At a young age, she moved to Widnes in Cheshire. Her parents were married on 12/01/71 and divorced in 1978 when Chisholm turned four-and-a half years old. Alan Chisholm was her father and worked at Otis Elevator Company as a fitter. Joan O’Neill, her mother, was a secretary and PA. She has been singing in bands since she turned 14. Chisholm was born in Widnes, Cheshire. She attended Brookvale Junior School, Fairfield High School. After graduating from high school, Chisholm studied for a diploma in singing, dancing, and musical theatre at Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts, Sidcup, Southeast London. She responded to an advertisement in The Stage by Bob Herbert while she was at college. They were looking for a new girl group that would later become the Spice Girls. After completing her three year course, she left college and received teaching qualifications in tap and modern theater dance through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

Chisholm is open about her experiences with eating disorders and clinical depression. Contact Music was contacted by Chisholm about her eating disorder. She stated that she had spent three hours per day at the gym. It was a way to run away from thinking. I felt like a robot. I was a size 10 when the newspapers started calling me “Sumo Spice”. After all the criticism, I became so angry that I decided to go up to size 14. Chisholm was in a relationship for a month with Robbie Williams in 1997. She dated Jake Davies, a record producer in 1998. Chisholm was in a relationship with Anthony Kiedis (vocalist of Red Hot Chili Peppers) during the summer 1998. Kiedis’ “Emit Remmus” was inspired by Chisholm’s relationship. Californication included the song.

Chisholm began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams, and her solo debut album Northern Star was released in 1999, reaching number 1 in Sweden and number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified internationally with seven platinum and three gold certifications, including triple-Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, selling over 4 million copies worldwide, and becoming the best selling solo album of any Spice Girls member.

In 1999, Chisholm signed with Virgin and, during the summer, recorded the album Northern Star. She recorded “Ga Ga” from the soundtrack of the film Big Daddy. The song was released as promotional single on 25 June, only in the UK. She also wrote and recorded the backing vocals for “(Hey You) Free Up Your Mind”, sung by Emma Bunton from the film soundtrack Pokémon: The First Movie. On 27 September, Chisholm released her debut single, “Goin’ Down” and peaked at number 4 in the UK and 25 in Australia. The music video was shot in Los Angeles and directed by Giuseppi Capotondi. Her debut album, Northern Star, was released on 18 October 1999, peaked at number 4 and sold 4 million copies worldwide, received triple platinum in the UK, and another seven certifications, including platinum in Germany and Sweden. “Northern Star” was released as a second single and also peaked at number 4. To promote the album, Chisholm embarked on a tour called From Liverpool to Leicester Square, traveling to Australia, the US, Canada, Japan, the UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Netherlands and Denmark, between 27 September and 1 November. In 2000, Chisholm had two songs in film soundtracks, “Suddenly Monday” in Maybe Baby and “Go!” in Whatever It Takes.

In 1996, she rose to stardom with the Spice Girls. She released two consecutive number-one albums, eight number-one singles from nine global hits, and two more number-one singles. “Wannabe” was the top-selling single in 37 countries, selling over seven million copies. Spice reached number one in 17 countries, with more than 31 million copies. The second album Spiceworld sold more than 20,000,000 copies. Melanie C is well-known for her distinctive vocal talents that propelled the Spice Girls to international stardom.

Melanie C Net Worth

Melanie C is one of the richest Singer from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Melanie C 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Melanie Jayne Chisholm, born 12 January 1974, is an English singer-songwriter, actress, entrepreneur, and TV personality. She is one of five Spice Girls members, where she was known as Sporty Spice. Chisholm, who has sold over 105 million records since 1996, has 20 million singles and solo albums and earned more than 325 worldwide certifications (with many diamonds), as well as 40, gold, and platinum solo artist certifications.

Chisholm responded to an advertisement in The Stage magazine in 1994 with Mel B, Geri Haliwell and Victoria Beckham. The ad was answered by around 400 women, who went on to Dance Works studios. The original members of the group were Chisholm and Beckham, Brown and Halliwell. After that, they formed a quintet together with Emma Bunton. They felt insecure over the lack of a contract, and they were frustrated at the direction of Heart Management. They toured the United States with record labels and signed a contract with Virgin in 1995. Their debut album Spice was a commercial smash and reached number one in 17 countries. It was also certified multi-platinum worldwide in 27 countries. The album was conceptually centered around the idea of Girl Power and was often compared to Beatlemania. The album sold over 30 million copies around the world, making it the best-selling album by a girl group in music history and one of the most popular albums of all time. Their first single “Wannabe”, reached number one in 37 countries. The next singles, “Say You’ll Be There”, 2 Become 1, “Who Do You Think You are” and “Mama”, all reached number 1.

In 1997, they released the second album, Spiceworld, with the two first singles “Spice Up Your Life” and “Too Much”, that entered the UK Albums Chart at number 1, making it the group’s all consecutive number 1 hit single, a record of musical groups all time. The album was a global best seller, selling 20 million copies worldwide. The group also starred in their own film, Spiceworld: The Movie, which grossed $100 million at the box office worldwide and became the second most watched movie in the year. The next single, “Stop”, peaked at two, breaking the sequence of number 1s, their only single to not reach the top of the charts. “Viva Forever”, another number 1, was the last single before Geri Halliwell’s departure from the group in May 1998. “Never Give Up on the Good Times” was planned as fifth single, but was cancelled after this event. With four members, the group released “Goodbye”, before Christmas in 1998 and when it topped the UK Singles Chart it became their third consecutive Christmas number-one – equalling the record previously set by the Beatles. On 30 November, Canadian artist Bryan Adams, released “When You’re Gone” with featured vocals of Chisholm, her debut solo project. The song peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart, spent 15 weeks in the top 40 and received the platinum certified.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Melanie C Dating?

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Chisholm embarked in her first world tour, the Northern Star Tour, between late 2000 and 26 August 2001, to promote her debut album. The tour traveled in 76 dates, 30 countries and 4 continents, just not going to Oceania and South America. The Shepherd’s Bush Empire concert was webcast on Chisholm’s original website with a special appearance of Bryan Adams. On 4 April 2001, The audio of the Anaheim concert also was webcast on House of Blues’ website. A remixed album, entitled Remix Collection, was released only in Japan. In 2001, Chisholm collaborated in the live album of Russell Watson, The Voice – Live, as featured vocals in the songs “Barcelona” and “Aren’t You Kind Of Glad We Did?”.

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Melanie Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Melanie C celebrates birthday on January 12 of every year.

Chisholm’s second album was postponed to 10 March 2003. Chisholm also took time out due to struggles with clinical depression. On 24 February 2003 the first single from her new album was released, “Here It Comes Again”, which reached number 7 in the UK and peaked in the top 20 in Spain and Ireland. She released her second studio album, Reason, on 10 March 2003 and it peaked at number 5, received gold certification in the UK. The label sent Chisholm to promote the album, including several pocket shows. On 24 April 2003, she embarked in the Reason Tour, traveling only in Europe. The second single, “On the Horizon”, was released on 2 June 2003. After the previous single, music critics were predicting that this single would redeem Chisholm’s chart success, but the song peaked at number 14 and did not help sales.

Is Mel C in a relationship?

Melanie C has a private relationship with Joe Marshall. He’s the music executive who has been dating the DWTS contestant since 2015, and as their relationship grew stronger, Melanie made him her manager. The couple has kept their romance secret from the public eye for a long time.

What does Mel C do now?

Melanie Chisholm (Sporty Spice) In September 2021, she was announced as part of the Dancing With the Stars season 30 cast. ​Mel C released a new album in 2022 and toured the U.K. to support it. Chisholm welcomed daughter Scarlet with ex Thomas Starr in February 2009.

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Who is Mel C daughter?

Scarlet Starr

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