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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.
| Name | Melanie C |
| First Name | Melanie |
| Last Name | C |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Birthday | January 12 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place of Birth | Whiston |
| Home Town | England |
| Birth Country | United Kingdom |
| Birth Sign | Capricorn |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Known |
| Children(s) | Scarlet Starr |
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In 2000, Chisholm and Jason “J” Brown had an on-off relationship. In 2002, Chisholm began a relationship with Thomas Starr. In 2012, after 10 years together, Chisholm and Starr ended their relationship. In 2014 Chisholm started a relationship with Joe Marshall, who is now her manager.
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.
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Singer |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
After the two singles did not reach the top of the charts, Virgin thought to end the promotion of the album, but decided to release one more single, “Never Be the Same Again”, which broke the pop rock sound of the other songs and focused on R&B. The song, featuring TLC member Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes, was released on 20 March 2000 and became her first number 1 single. It was received gold certification in the UK and also peaked at number 1 in Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland and Sweden. The song was the 18th best-selling song of 2000 and sold more than a million copies across Europe. After the success of “Never Be the Same Again”, the label decided to release two more singles. On 7 August 2000, Virgin released a remix version of “I Turn to You” as the fourth single; the song reached her second number 1 in the UK, Netherlands and Sweden. “I Turn to You” also peaked at number 1 in Austria, Denmark and Dance Club Songs of United States. “If That Were Me” was released as fifth and final single and peaked at number 18. The proceeds from its sale went to the Kandu Arts charity. The North American version of Northern Star was released on 21 August 2000 and included the single versions of “Never Be The Same Again” and “I Turn To You”. In late 2000, after the first solo work of members, the Spice Girls released their third and final album, Forever, sporting a new edgier R&B sound. “Holler” and “Let Love Lead the Way” was released as singles in 23 October 2000 and the songs reached number 1 in the UK. The album sold 5 million copies. The group announced that they were beginning an indefinite hiatus. In the same year, the Chinese singer FanFan recorded a Chinese version of “Suddenly Monday” from her debut album FanFan’s World.
Chisholm began recording her second album in late 2001. She traveled to the United States to record some songs. During this time, she recorded “Independence Day” from the film soundtrack Bend It Like Beckham and wrote “Help Me Help You” for Holly Valance, included in her album Footprints. Chisholm, along with American singer Anastacia made an appearance at the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards to present the award for “Best Song”, which was given to P!nk.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
Melanie C height 5 ft 6 in Melanie weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
| Height | 5 ft 6 in |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In 2000, all proceeds from sales of her If That Were Me single went towards the Kandu Arts charity. In 2012, Chisholm joined the Sport Relief telethon by appearing in a Never Mind the Buzzcocks special. Chisholm also participated in a three-mile “Sport Relief Mile” run. In 2013, Chisholm joined Jack Dee, Dara Ó Briain, Greg James, Chelsee Healey and Philips Idowu in Through Hell and High Water, a Comic Relief challenge which involved British celebrities canoeing the most difficult rapids of the Zambezi River. They raised over £1 million for the charity. In 2014, Chisholm travelled to Ghana to support a charity campaign by Procter & Gamble that provides African children with clean drinking water. The project involved the use of purification sachets that changes the water from stagnant to drinkable. Chisholm also supported a homeless charity by donating funds raised from her annual calendar.
“Let’s Love”, was released as a single exclusively in Japan and used for a Toyota Motor Corporation commercial. Originally, “Yeh Yeh Yeh” was planned to be released as the third and final single on 22 September 2003, but shortly before this could happen, Chisholm injured her knee during the television show The Games and couldn’t fully promote an upbeat song with an injury. “Melt” was then chosen to be launched along with “Yeh Yeh Yeh” as a double A-side, because she could do a small number of performances. The double single was released on 10 November 2003. The song peaked at number 27. In other countries of Europe, “Melt” wasn’t released, only “Yeh Yeh Yeh” as a solo release. After the release of “Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh”, Chisholm added some extra dates to the Reason Tour, and the Avo Session Basel concert was broadcast on 3sat.
Who is Melanie C Dating?
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Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Melanie C. You may help us to build the dating records for Melanie C!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.
What does Mel C's brother do?
Brothers
Who is Mel C daughter?
Scarlet Starr
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Children
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