Mel B
Biography
Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time. Since 2007, she has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated in the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars (2007). Between 2011 and 2016, she served as a guest and main judge on the Australian and British versions of The X Factor. She also co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season (2012). She judged on the NBC reality show America's Got Talent (2013–2018), served as a coach and mentor on The Voice Kids Australia (2014) and judged on The Masked Singer Australia (2022). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.
Known For
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Greatest Hits
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls at the BBC
Melanie B - Scary Spice
Spice World
Louise
LD 50 Lethal Dose
Self
An Audience with Adele
Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
Spice Power
Self (archive footage)
Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul
Cordelia
The Twelve Trees of Christmas
Self
The Windrush Generation
Self - Scary Spice
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
Sandie
The Seat Filler
Maggie Thomas
Telling Lies
Host
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
Self
Killing Hasselhoff
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Giving You Everything
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!
Self
Prince: Beautiful Strange
Brandy
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
Self
Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!
Self - Scary Spice
Raw Spice
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Back In Britain!
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Girls Talk!
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story
Self - Scary Spice
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Unauthorized
Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
Spice Exposed
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: The Live One
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid
Self - Scary Spice
Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour
Self
An Audience with the Spice Girls
Self
An Audience with Elton John
Self
The BRITs at 40
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
36
Gender
Female
Birthday
1975-05-29
Place of Birth
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Also Known As
Scary Spice