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Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12,
1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) is a singer most famous as
one of the five members of the British girl group the
Spice Girls, where she is known as "Sporty
Spice". She is also known as Melanie C or Mel C. As
a solo artist she has released four albums and was
nominated for a BRIT Award. Chisholm has co-written
eleven UK number-one singles — second only to Madonna
for a female artist.
1996–2000: Sporty Spice: In 1996 Chisholm,
along with Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton,
and Victoria Beckham (at that time Victoria Adams), shot
to fame as a member of the Spice Girls with the release
of "Wannabe". The debut album, Spice, shot to
number one all over the globe, including in the USA.
Because of the fact she was often to be found in a
tracksuit with her hair in a ponytail and sporting a
rather "tomboyish" attitude, Chisholm received
the nickname "Sporty Spice" from Top of the
Pops Magazine (each member of the group was given a
humorous nickname in a small piece titled "Spice
Rack").
The Spice Girls dominated the late
1990s, selling over thirty-five million albums in just
two years. They went on to become one of the
best-selling girl groups of all time, selling more than
fifty-five million records worldwide. They had nine UK
number-one singles and two number-one albums. After a
third album release, Forever (UK number-two), the
members went their separate ways, and Chisholm developed
a solo career.
1999–2003: Virgin Records: Chisholm took her
first steps in establishing a solo career in late 1998
by singing with Canadian rocker Bryan Adams on the song
"When You're Gone". She followed the duet with
the album Northern Star in 1999. A track from this album
("Ga Ga") was included on the Big Daddy
soundtrack before her own album's release. Singles
"Goin' Down" and "Northern Star" met
with lukewarm success, but the third single "Never
Be the Same Again", featuring TLC member Lisa
"Left Eye" Lopes, became her first UK
number-one single as a solo artist. Capitalising on her
new found success, Chisholm released a fourth single
from Northern Star, a dance remix of "I Turn to
You", and earned herself a second UK number-one
single. "I Turn to You" eventually climbed to
the top of the Billboard dance chart in the United
States. Northern Star was re-released with the single
versions of "Never Be the Same Again" and
"I Turn to You", and eventually peaked at
number four on the United Kingdom album chart.
"If That Were Me" was chosen as the fifth and
final single from Northern Star and proceeds were
donated to a charity for the homeless; it peaked at
number eighteen in the UK. Northern Star is certified
three times platinum in the United Kingdom for shipping
900,000 copies, platinum in Europe for selling over a
million copies, and gold in Australia for selling over
35,000 copies. Chisholm then went on her Northern Star
World Tour, performing in countries such as Bahrain,
Israel, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Chisholm released her second studio album, Reason, in
March 2003. The album included production from a series
of collaborators including Gregg Alexander (New
Radicals, Ronan Keating), Marius De Vries (Madonna), Dr
Robert of The Blow Monkeys, David Arnold (Björk) and
Matt Rowe, writer of the Spice Girls'
"Wannabe". The lead single from Reason was
"Here It Comes Again", which peaked at number
seven in the UK, with the album entering the UK album
chart a week later at number five.
Other singles from the album were "On the
Horizon" (UK number fourteen, written with Gregg
Alexander), "Let's Love" in Japan (where the
song accompanied a Toyota commercial), "Yeh Yeh
Yeh" in mainland Europe and, finally, a UK double
A-side of "Melt"/"Yeh Yeh Yeh",
which achieved a disappointing UK chart position of
number twenty-seven. After a series of disappointments
and the failure of "Melt"/"Yeh Yeh
Yeh", Chisholm was dropped by her label, Virgin
Records. Reason has been certified gold in the United
Kingdom.
2004–2007: Red Girl Records: Chisholm spent
much of 2004 working on new material and setting up her
own record company, Red Girl Records. Without major
label backing, her activities are decided on and funded
by herself, alongside her business partner and manager,
Nancy Phillips. In April 2005 Chisholm released her
third album, Beautiful Intentions. The Adam
Argyle-penned "Next Best Superstar" was chosen
as the lead single and was released simultaneously in
the UK, Europe, and Australia. The single peaked at
number ten in the UK and reached the top of the Germany
radio airplay chart for several weeks.
A second single, "Better Alone", was released
but later restricted to purchase from the iTunes Store
(for digital download) and from her official online
shop. The third single from her third album was
"First Day of My Life", a previously unheard
Chisholm recording written by Guy Chambers and Enrique
Iglesias. "First Day of My Life" topped the
charts in several European countries, including Spain,
Germany, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland and Portugal. The
single became one of the biggest hits of 2005 in parts
of Europe, but it was never released in the UK.
Beautiful Intentions has been certified gold in Germany
and platinum in Portugal, where it spent nine weeks at
number one.
In early 2007 Chisholm released her fourth album, This
Time. It features writing collaborations with Adam
Argyle, Peter-John Vettese, Guy Chambers and Cathy
Dennis (amongst others). The first single release from
the project was the international single "The
Moment You Believe", primarily released in Germany,
Austria and Switzerland, where it was a top twenty hit.
The single peaked at number one in Spain for two weeks.
In Britain, Chisholm released the track "I Want
Candy", which peaked at number twenty-four and
featured on the soundtrack to the film of the same name.
The single peaked at number nine in Italy and Denmark.
The second international single from the
album This Time is "Carolyna", which was
released in June in the UK and across Europe; although
it bombed in the UK (peaking at number forty-nine), it
became a top five radio hit in Germany and a top twenty
hit in Italy.
2007: Spice Girls reunion: In 2007 Chisholm
reunited with the Spice Girls. The group is touring the
world in late 2007/early 2008 for their reunion tour. |
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