Melanie C
Biography
Melanie Jayne Chisholm, professionally known as Melanie C, is an English singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actress and television personality. She is one of the five members of the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. Chisholm began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the worldwide hit "When You're Gone". Melanie was born in Whiston, Merseyside, as the only child in the family. She later moved to Widnes, Cheshire, at a young age. Her parents married on 12 January 1971 and separated in 1978, when young Chisholm was four-and-a-half years old. Her father, Alan Chisholm, worked as a fitter at the Otis Elevator Company. Her mother, Joan O'Neill, worked as a secretary and PA and has been singing in music bands since she was 14. Chisholm was raised at Widnes, Cheshire, where she attended Brookvale Junior School and Fairfield High School. Following school, she studied for a diploma course in dance, singing, drama, and musical theatre at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup, Southeast London. During college, she replied to an advert in The Stage by Chris and Bob Herbert, who were looking to form a new girl group, later to become the Spice Girls. She left college just short of completing her three-year course and gained teaching qualifications in tap and modern theatre dance with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
Known For
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Greatest Hits
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls at the BBC
Melanie C - Sporty Spice
Spice World
Self (archive footage)
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
Spice Power
Self (archive footage)
Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?
Mary Magdalane
Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour
Self (archive footage)
Power Girls
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul
Self
Melanie C: Live Hits
Self - Sporty Spice
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
Self
Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve
Self
Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Giving You Everything
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium
Self
The Truth About Size Zero
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!
Self
Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!
Self - Sporty Spice
Raw Spice
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Back In Britain!
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Girls Talk!
Self - Sporty Spice
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self
Melanie C: The Sea Live
Self
Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Unauthorized
Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
Spice Exposed
Self
Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich
Self
Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary
Mel C
Keith Lemon: The Film
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: The Live One
Self
Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy
Self - Guest
Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour
Self
An Audience with the Spice Girls
Self
Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream
Self
An Audience with Elton John
Self
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
42
Gender
Female
Birthday
1974-01-12
Place of Birth
Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK
Also Known As
Mel C