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Melanie Chisholm Profile |
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Birth Date: January 12, 1974
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Birth Place: Whiston, Knowsley, Merseyside, England, UK
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Birth Name: Melanie Jayne Chisholm
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Height: 5'6"
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Biography |
Melanie Jayne Chisholm was born on January 12, 1974, in
Merseyside, England. Her mother Joan was a singer in a rock
band, who first met Melanie's father, Alan Chisholm, in The
Cavern, a club in Liverpool where the Beatles played their
early shows. Melanie's parents divorced and both remarried
when she was a little girl; as a result, she now has one
brother, four half-brothers and one half-sister.
As a child, Melanie took ballet lessons, and showed great
athletic and dancing promise. She also became a devoted fan
of the Liverpool Football Club. After high school, Melanie
attended the Doreen Bird Performing Arts College in Kent,
but she was about to achieve showbiz fame along a different
route. In 1994, she auditioned for a new all-girl pop group,
originally called "Touch" and the brainchild of promoter
Chris Herbert. Melanie almost missed her final callback
thanks to a bout of chronic tonsilitis; nevertheless, out of
thousands of hopefuls, Melanie -- along with Geri Halliwell,
Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown, and Emma Bunton -- made the
cut.
Now calling themselves the Spice Girls, Melanie and her new
compatriots began what was supposed to be a two-year process
of training and rehearsals. Yet after less than a year of
adopting the regimen dictated by Herbert, Geri Halliwell led
Melanie and the other Spice Girls away from their original
management, and the girls signed with Virgin Records in
1995. Melanie got her nickname, "Sporty Spice," from Smash
Hits, a UK magazine that declared her to be the most
tomboyish of the group. From then on Melanie played up the
image, appearing in tracksuits and other athletic
paraphernalia.
Meanwhile, the Spice Girls were on the cusp of stardom.
Their first single was released in 1996, followed by their
debut album, Spice, which sold over 20 million copies. In
1997, the sophomore album Spiceworld was released, as was a
sophomoric movie of the same name.
By that time, the Spice Girls had already peaked. In 1998,
Geri Halliwell became the first to leave the group for a
solo career. Melanie stayed with the Spice Girls, but took
the opportunity to branch out, too. She recorded "When
You're Gone" with Bryan Adams that same year, and in 1999
released her solo debut, Northern Star. It eventually sold
three million copies, making it the most successful
solo-Spice Girl effort.
In 2000, the Spice Girls (now a quartet instead of a
quintet) released their third and final album, the
ironically-titled flop Forever. Soon thereafter, Melanie
left the group for good.
In 2003, Melanie released Reason, her second solo album. The
record was poorly received, and, thanks in part to
lackluster promotion and even incompetent packaging,
registered as a great disappointment. The failure of Reason
spurred Melanie to leave Virgin Records, and, in 2004, she
founded her own record company, Red Girl Records (a
reference to her love for Liverpool's football team, whose
color is red).
By 2005, things had turned a corner in Melanie's solo
career. Her third album, Beautiful Intentions was released
that spring to reviews calling it her best effort to date.
The first single from the album, "Next Best Superstar," did
well on the charts. The second single, "Better Alone," was
only available for download on Melanie's official site and
on iTunes, and was thus ineligible for chart entry. |
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Other
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Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance
Video, "Wannabe".
Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group,
Spice Girls.
Nearly missed the final audition for "Spice Girls" because
of recurring chronic tonsilitis.
Fan of Liverpool Football Club
Her mother was, and still is, a singer with a rock band who
met her father at the famous Liverpool club The Cavern,
which launched The Beatles.
Broke her knee while competing in charity show 'The Games'
(Sept 2003)
Winner of 4 Brit Awards 1997 with The Spice Girls.
Winner of 3 American Music Awards 1998 with The Spice Girls.
Winner of a Special Award at Brit Awards 1998 with The Spice
Girls.
Winner of 2 awards (Best Group and Best Pop) at MTV Europe
Music Awards 1998 in Milan, Italy.
Winner of 2 Billboard Awards 1997 in Las Vegas, USA.
Winner of the special award for Outstanding Contribution to
British Music Industry on "Brit Awards 2000" with The Spice
Girls.
Nominated for Best Female on "Brit Awards 2000" in Earl's
Court, London.
Winner of "ifpi" Award 2000 in Brussels, Belgium for her
solo debut, "Northern Star", selling over 1 million copies
in Europe only (not including UK and Ireland).
Nominated for 3 ECHO Awards 2001 in Berlin, Germany, but
didn't win any.
Nominated for 4 MTV Europe Music Awards 2000 in Stockholm,
Sweden, but didn't win any.
Nominated for Best Female at "National Music Awards 2003" in
London, UK, but lost to Rachel Stevens.
Took ballet as a child and impressed fellow students and
teachers alike with her athletic and dancing abilities.
Winner of a Music Award at "Scouseology Awards 2003" in
Liverpool, UK.
Quit the Spice Girls in November 2000, just after the band
released their 3rd album, 'Forever'.
Has said "no" to the idea of the Spice Girls doing a
renunion tour.
Dated Robbie Williams (1997)
Dated Anthony Kiedis (1998)
Dueted with Bryan Adams on a song called 'When You're Gone'.
Dueted with Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes on a song called 'Never
Been The Same Again' on Melanie's 1st solo album 'Northern
Star'.
Owns her own production company, Red Girl Productions.
Is great friends with Ex Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones,
he also played guitar on Melanie's first album 'Northern
Star'.
Her single "First Day Of My Life", theme of _"Julia - Wege
zum Glück" (2005)_ , ranked #1 in the German Single Charts
(October 2005).
Sang with actor Bruce Willis at Planet Hollywood [1998]
Madonna & Stevie Wonder are her favourite Singers.
Blur is her favourite band.
"Toy Story" [1995], is her favourite movie.
Has 1 half-brother (Paul), 4 step-brothers (Jad, Stuart,
Liam & Declan), has 1 step-sister (Emma).
Is great friends with producer Rick Rubin, he produced some
tracks on Melanie's 1st solo album 'Northern Star'.
Currently resides in Wales, England, with boyfriend of 5
years Thomas Starr. [2006]
Attended former band-mate, Geri Halliwell's baby shower.
[2006] |
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