Melanie C.
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Melanie C. is a British singer/songwriter most famously known as Sporty Spice of the biggest selling girl group of the 90's -- the Spice Girls. She has released three successful albums as a solo artist and another one coming on Spring 2007.
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About
Born Melanie Jayne Chisholm on January 12, 1975 in Liverpool, England to parents Joan O'Neill and Alan Chisholm. Her mother is a singer in a rock band who met his father at a Liverpool club (The Cavern) where The Beatles played most of their early gigs. When she was young, she took ballet lesson which impressed her teachers as well as her fellow classmates. She attended Southgates Infant School, Runcorn Brookvale Junior School & Fairfield Junior School, Widnes Fairfield County High School and Widnes Doreen Bird Performing Arts College.
She started out as a member of the British all-female group, the Spice Girls along with Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Adams (now Victoria Beckham).
Spice Girls has dominated the charts and winning awards all throughout the 90's. They've released three albums which has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, making them the largest selling and the most successful female group of that era. After the group released their last album Forever, Melanie C. decided to pursue a solo career. She started to build her own career by singing a duet with Canadian rocker Bryan Adams with their single, When You're Gone. After the success of the single, Melanie C. released her solo debut album, Northern Star in 1999. The album peaked at the fourth position in the UK charts, but failed to make it to the top of the US charts, landing at 208th position. Despite the disappointing event, Melanie C. finally got her first number one hit with the single, Never Be The Same Again. After touring thrice and promoting for 18 months, Melanie C.'s Northern Star received a worldwide certification, triple platinum in UK, platinum in Europe and Gold in Australia.
In 2003, Reason was released as Melanie C.'s sophomore efforts. Though the album didn't come close to the success of her previous effort, the record still managed to go Gold in the UK and sold 500,000 units worldwide. After the disappointing sales of her album, Virgin Records dropped her off the label.
A year after departing from Virgin Records, she established her own recording comapny called, Red Girl Records. From her own expenses, she managed to release her third album, Beautiful Intentions with the 2006 ECHO Awards nominated single, First Day of My Life also topping charts all over Europe.
Melanie C. is set to release her fourth album in Spring 2007.
Awards & Certifications
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
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| 2006 | ECHO Music Awards | The Single Of The Year for First Day of My Life | Nominated |
| Year | Certification | Album |
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| 2000 | 3x Platinum (UK); Platinum (EU); Gold (AU) | Northern Star |
| 2003 | Gold | Reason |
| 2005 | Gold (Ger); Platinum (Portugal) | Beautiful Intentions |
Chart Toppers
| Year | Title | UK | GER | SWI | AT | SPA | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | When You're Gone (duet with Bryan Adams) | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | On a Day Like Today |
| 1999 | Goin' Down | 4 | 73 | ~ | 17 | ~ | Northern Star |
| 1999 | Northern Star | 4 | 50 | 75 | 73 | ~ | Northern Star |
| 2000 | Never Be the Same Again | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ~ | Northern Star |
| 2000 | I Turn to You | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | ~ | Northern Star |
| 2000 | If That Were Me | 18 | 58 | 50 | 28 | ~ | Northern Star |
| 2003 | Here It Comes Again | 7 | 59 | 61 | 49 | 16 | Reason |
| 2003 | On The Horizon | 14 | 80 | ~ | 24 | ~ | Reason |
| 2003 | Melt / Yeh Yeh Yeh | 27 | 63 | ~ | ~ | 13 | Reason |
| 2005 | Next Best Superstar | 10 | 32 | 25 | 41 | ~ | Beautiful Intentions |
| 2005 | Better Alone | ~ | 51 | 33 | 66 | ~ | Beautiful Intentions |
| 2005 | First Day of My Life | ~ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Beautiful Intentions |
News
Tours & Concerts
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Announcements
Discography
Albums
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Singles
| Date | Title | Label | Album |
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| 1998 | When You're Gone (duet with Bryan Adams) | On a Day Like Today | |
| 1999 | Goin' Down | Virgin | Northern Star |
| 1999 | Northern Star | Virgin | Northern Star |
| 2000 | Never Be the Same Again | Virgin | Northern Star |
| 2000 | I Turn to You | Virgin | Northern Star |
| 2000 | If That Were Me | Virgin | Northern Star |
| 2003 | Here It Comes Again | Virgin | Reason |
| 2003 | On The Horizon | Virgin | Reason |
| 2003 | Let's Love | Virgin | Reason |
| 2003 | Melt / Yeh Yeh Yeh | Virgin | Reason |
| 2005 | Next Best Superstar | Red Girl Records | Beautiful Intentions |
| 2005 | Better Alone | Red Girl Records | Beautiful Intentions |
| 2005 | First Day of My Life | Red Girl Records | Beautiful Intentions |
| 2007 | The Moment You Believe | Red Girl Records | This Time |
| 2007 | I Want Candy | Red Girl Records | This Time |
Compilations & Live Releases
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Other artists
Similar artists
Influences
Contemporaries
Trivia
- Nearly missed the final audition for Spice Girls because of recurring chronic tonsilitis.
- She buys a brand of chewing gum called "AIRWAVES".
- First Time She Got Drunk: When she was 16
- Fan of Liverpool Football Club
- Melanie wants John Lennon's 'Imagine' played at her funeral.
- Her first job was collecting sheets in a hotel in Spain when she was 14.
- She takes half an hour to get ready to go out.
- Broke her knee while competing in charity show The Games (Sept 2003)
- Dated Robbie Williams (1997) and Red Hot Chili Peppers lead vocalist, Anthony Kiedis (1998).
- Sang with actor Bruce Willis at Planet Hollywood in 1998
- "Toy Story" (1995), is her favourite movie.
- Melanie C. works out five days a week.
- Melanie buys only red toothbrushes in support of her team, Liverpool.
- Melanie must have all of the cans of beans in her kitchen facing forward.
- She is most scared of driving!
- She has nightmares about losing her voice on stage.
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Categories: Artist | Pop | Rock
