Melanie Brown - Biography - IMDb Melanie Brown Biography Showing all 58 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (2) | Spouse (2) | Trade Mark (2) | Trivia (31) | Personal Quotes (17) Overview (4) 5' 5" (1.65 m) Mini Bio (2) Born on the 29th May 1975 in Leeds, England, Melanie Brown became a member of Spice Girls in 1994. Their three albums sold than 40 million copies worldwide and they had nine singles at number 1 in the UK. "Hot" was her first solo album, released on 9th October 2000. It entered the UK charts at #28. Despite producing 2 Top 5 singles (3, if you include the hit "I Want You Back"), the album only ever re-entered the chart once after dropping out of the Top 100 - peaking at #95 when "Feels So Good" was being promoted in February 2001. To date, the album has sold about 50,000 copies in the UK.

The album sold 8,000 copies in its first week. After she parted with Virgin Records, she started a new successful career as TV presenter and actress. In 2001, her own show This Is My Moment (2001) was a great success and, after the second series, she made a documentary about Africans voodoos. In 2002, she was one of the protagonists of the BBC3's sit-com Burn It (2003) and made her theater debut with "The Vagina Monologues" in London. She has a lead role in two upcoming movies: the horror LD 50 Lethal Dose (2003) and the comedy The Seat Filler (2004) (with Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child ). From April to September 2004, she played the role of "Mimi" in the famous musical "Rent" on Broadway. In 2005, Melanie released her second solo album, "L.A. State Of Mind", featuring the single "Today". Both the single and the album flopped...

- IMDb Mini Biography By: me Melanie Brown, aka "Mel B", best known as "Scary Spice" of the worldwide sensation singing group "The Spice Girls", is a chart-topping musical artist, actress, author, television personality and groundbreaking entrepreneur who is set to launch her own fashion line. Few artists have moved so effortlessly from one artistic medium to another as Mel B. As a recording artist, Mel B's achievements with the Spice Girls are legendary: 55 million records sold worldwide, nine number one singles in the UK, 11 gold records as well as a total of 24 platinum and multi-platinum records. The Spice Girls reunion World Tour was a critical and popular triumph and the group was recently named Best Band by the U.K. Glamour Awards. Mel B has continued the same successful ways as a solo artist. Her 1998 single "I Want You" with Missy Elliott sold 80,000 copies in its first week, and gave Mel B her first solo #1. Her debut solo album, "Hot" released in 2000, produced three top five singles.

She followed up with the release "LA State of Mind" in 2005 and is currently at work with top producers on a new album she expects to be ready for release in late 2008. Mel B has also shone brightly as both an actress and television personality. She starred as "Mimi" in the smash hit Broadway musical "Rent", performed in the Vagina Monologues in London, had key roles in the feature films "LD 50 Lethal Dose", the Will Smith co-production "The Seat Filler", and appeared as a comedic performer in the British show "Burn It". Mel B has made a significant impact in the world of television, hosting "This Is My Moment", "The MOBO Awards", "Pure Naughty", "Voodoo Princess", "Top of the Pops", "Party in the Park for the Prince's Trust", and "The All Star Animal Awards" in addition to her role as a correspondent on the highly-rated "Access Hollywood." Mel B's most recent triumph was taking America by storm by on ABC's smash hit "Dancing with the Stars".

Mel B and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were the highest scoring couple during the 2007 season and made it to the finals, earning a perfect score on their final dance. Recently Mel B announced the launch of her own reality show for TLC, "The Singing Office." The show, executive produced by Mel B and her husband Stephen Belafonte, pits Mel B and Joey Fatone against each other to find the best workplace singers in America. Mel B and Stephen are also developing a reality series for Shannon Elizabeth and her boyfriend Derek Hough, a reality skein for her dance partner Chmerkovskiy as well as a sitcom in which Mel B will star. Not content with these achievements, Mel B will soon introduce her signature Catty Couture fashion line. Featuring sheer tops, jackets and skirts, Catty Couture will emphasize the body-hugging designs and signature animal prints for which she is so well-known. She has recently agreed to be the face of the sizzling Ultimo Underwear line in the UK. Mel B is also a best-selling author by virtue of the 2002 release of her hit autobiography, "Catch A Fire".

The book features her compelling personal insights and experiences both as a Spice Girl and in her own life. "Catch a Fire" reached #7 in book sales charts. Born in Leeds, England, Mel B has two daughters and currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and their children. - IMDb Mini Biography By: management Spouse (2) Frequently appears wearing halfshirts or corsets during her times with the Spice Girls. Yorkshire accent Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, "Wannabe". Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group. After a struggling solo career, Virgin Records and Melanie B parted company in July 2001. The Spice Girl says she wants to concentrate on her television career Made her London West End theatre debut in Eve Ensler 's "The Vagina Monologues" in February 2002. Her younger sister is Danielle Brown Has had 9 UK number one singles as part of Spice Girls . Has had a solo number one single: "I Want You Back" featuring 'Missy "Misdemeanor' Elliott'.

Also had four other solo UK top 20 hits: "Tell Me" (#4), "Feels So Good" (#5), "Lullaby" (#13) & "Word Up" (#14). Has a bestselling autobiography called "Catch A Fire". She was born to an English mother and a Nevisian father. Former pupil of Intake High School (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK). Winner of two awards at the Billboard Awards in 1997 with the Spice Girls. Winner of three American Music Awards in 1998 with the Spice Girls. Chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World in 1997, along with the four other Spice Girls. Winner of a special award at Brit Awards in 1998. Daughter of Andrea Brown . Following the low-key release of her second album "L.A. State Of Mind" in June 2005, Melanie returned to the US where she continued her acting career, famously turning down Live 8 for "acting commitments".

Melanie has been busy writing a sitcom based on her life in LA, of which the scripts have now been delivered to the BBC, and is also planning a return to the music scene, following recent meetings with an A-list urban producer [August 2006] Signed on for the 5th season of Dancing with the Stars (2004). [June 2007] On 16th April 2004, she will officially join the cast of "Rent" at Broadway in New York. She will play the main role Mimi, until September 2004. [April 2004] She's enjoying her succesful debut on Broadway with the lead role of Mimi in the world famous musical, "Rent". [June 2004] Made a return to the music scene with the release of her first single in four years, "Today", released on 13th June, followed by the release of her second album, "L.A. State Of Mind", on 27th June. [June 2005] Replaces fellow Brit and girl band-member Sarah Harding as the face and body of underwear label Ultimo.

The contract earns her £100,000. [April 2008] Gave birth to her 1st child at age 23, a daughter named Phoenix Chi Gulzar on February 19, 1999. Child's father is her now ex-1st husband, Jimmy Gulzar . Dated Eddie Murphy in 2006. They have a daughter together. Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 36, a daughter Madison Brown-Belafonte on September 1, 2011. Child's father is her now estranged 2nd husband, Stephen Belafonte . Shortly dated Eddie Murphy in 2006. They have a daughter together. (June 6, 2007) Married for the 2nd time her boyfriend of 4 months Stephen Belafonte in Las Vegas, Nevada. Gave birth to her 3rd child at age 36, a daughter named Madison Brown-Belafonte on September 1, 2011. Child's father is her 2nd husband, Stephen Belafonte .

Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 31, a daughter named Angel Iris Murphy-Brown on April 3, 2007. Child's father is her ex-boyfriend, Eddie Murphy . In 2016 Mel B, Emma Bunton, and Geri Halliwell reunited as The Spice Girls for the 20th anniversary of "Wannabe". They are recording new music. A new album and tour are expected in 2017. Former Spice Girls members Victoria Beckham and Mel C opted to not take part in the reunion to focus on their own careers. Personal Quotes (17) I would love to have twins. I think there's something nice about having two babies, and they're there for each other their whole entire life. Love me or hate me, Scary Spice is back. I'm overly excited to finally announce this amazing global partnership deal back home with EMI Music. I know I have mentioned doing music in the past but for legal reasons I was not in a position to release any new music. I'm always down for a Spice Girls reunion. I love the Scary hair and platforms. Any time of day or night I'll be there.

Sometimes I can be tactful and sometimes not. It all depends on the mood I'm in. The way that I live my life is on spontaneity. I'm well-travelled so I can see places coming up. I went to St. Croix in the West Indies at Christmas and it had been hit by a really bad tornado. Values there have gone down but I guarantee they will be up again in eight years. So I'll get in now while it's cheap as chips. Hopefully, next year if we can get everything sorted out and together. I've always said that kids should enhance your life, not hinder your life, so I just try to make the most out of being with my kids. You have to have a life for yourself somewhere in the mix of being a wife and mum. Look, everything that you experience as a kid is the foundation of how you are today. I was brought up in a working class family in Leeds and when it comes to money both my parents worked hard and instilled the same attitude into me. I know about investment. It's really obvious - you buy property, let it sit for a couple of years and then sell it and reinvest. I collect art.

I just recently bought two gorgeous photographs of Marilyn Monroe by international photographer Eve Arnold and I know it sounds horrible but when she dies all her pictures are going to be worth triple. But I won't tell you how much I got them for - let's just say it was a lot. Whether I was dancing around the house with headphones on or on stage with the Spice Girls... I learned firsthand that dancing was the key to shedding off the pounds and keeping them off. I live my life on self-belief and I live it partly on going with the flow. If my senses don't feel right then I don't do it. I live on my gut instinct. [About being bi sexual] "I had a great five year relationship with a lovely lady who I still talk to to this day, and that's that. I mean, if it happened yesterday I would probably be saying something different.

But I've been happily married to my husband for seven years." See also Learn and talk about Lullaby (Mel B song), 2000 songs, 2001 singles, Mel B songs, Songs written by Julian Gallagher Music video[ edit ] The music video was filmed in Morocco and was shot on 13 and 14 April 2001. The video features Melanie walking down an alley way singing and at one point helping a child tie his shoes. The video ends with Melanie walking onto a beach singing the end of the song. Shots of Melanie with her daughter Phoenix Chi are shown throughout the video. Reception[ edit ] The media criticized Brown for using her child in the music video and single artwork, labelling her as Desperate Spice and insinuating that she was exploiting her child as a marketing tool. The single entered and peaked at No. 13, and garnered mixed reviews, [1] selling a disappointing 7,419 copies in its first week and charting at a weak No. 28 leading to Virgin dumping Brown from their label. [2] Track listings and formats[ edit ] These are the format and track listing of major single releases of "Lullaby".

UK CD (Maurice's On the Fly Dub) - 6:40 Original courtesy of Wikipedia: — Please support Wikipedia. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia . A portion of the proceeds from advertising on Digplanet goes to supporting Wikipedia. We're sorry, but there's no news about "Lullaby (Mel B song)" right now. Limit to books that you can completely read online Include partial books (book previews) Oops, we seem to be having trouble contacting Twitter Support Wikipedia A portion of the proceeds from advertising on Digplanet goes to supporting Wikipedia. Please add your support for Wikipedia! Searchlight Group Digplanet also receives support from Searchlight Group. Visit Searchlight Copyright © 2009-2017 Digparty. All rights reserved. Mel B | Forever Spiceworld. Mel B 6/21/2016 / Gabriele Del Buono / Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), better known as Mel B or Melanie B, is a British recording artist, actor, television personality, and model. Brown rose to fame as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Scary Spice.

She is known as Mel B to distinguish her from her Spice Girls bandmate, Melanie C. The Spice Girls signed to Virgin Records and in 1996 they released their debut single, "Wannabe", which hit number one in more than 31 countries and helped establish the group as a "global phenomenon". It was followed by their debut album, Spice, which has sold more than 28 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in music history. The band's second album, Spiceworld, went on to sell over 20 million copies worldwide. As of 2013, the Spice Girls have sold over 100 million albums worldwide, making them the biggest selling female group in history and also one of the best-selling music artists in the world. Brown is also known for supporting girl power and earlier global tours, which grossed an estimated $500–800 million between 1996 and 2001. The Return of the Spice Girls was the band's comeback tour throughout 2007 and 2008, having grossed US$200 million and winning the Billboard 2008 Touring Award.

As of July 2013, Brown's net worth is estimated to be $85 million. Brown began her solo career when she released "I Want You Back" with Missy Elliott on Virgin Records. The single charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, followed by the release of her debut album, Hot (2000). The album also saw the release of two top 10 singles "Tell Me" and "Feels So Good". L.A. State of Mind was Brown's second studio album, released in 2005 on the independent label Amber Café, which saw the release of one single, "Today" in June that year. In mid-2012, Brown announced a return to her solo recording career with the release of her third studio album by signing with EMI Music Australia. The scope of the deal with EMI office includes concessions for global partnering with EMI. The first single from the album, "For Once in My Life" was released in September 2013, becoming Brown's first record to be released after eight years. Since 2000, Brown has concentrated on a variety of non-singing projects.

She became the presenter of shows such as This Is My Moment, Top of the Pops, Party in the Park and The All Star Animal Awards. In September 2007, she became a contestant on the fifth season of the American dance competition, Dancing with the Stars; in which she placed runner-up overall partnered with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Brown returned to television work becoming a judge for the Australian version of The X Factor from 2011 to 2012, replacing Kyle Sandilands and having previously been a celebrity mentor on the show in 2010. In June 2012, she was a guest judge during the Manchester auditions for the ninth series of The X Factor UK, as one of the temporary replacements for Kelly Rowland; before the role eventually went to Nicole Scherzinger. During this time, she became the female co-host for Dancing with the Stars Australia, in which she hosted the twelfth season alongside Daniel MacPherson. However, Brown resigned from the show and did not return for the thirteenth season in 2013.

In February that year, she officially signed on to become one of the four judges for the variety talent show America's Got Talent, replacing Sharon Osbourne from the eighth season onwards. On 1 February 2014, she was revealed to be a coach on The Voice Kids Australia, which aired in mid-2014. ALBUMS Spice Girls on Apple Music To preview a song, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to buy and download music. Biography Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead, the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made Take That the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls used dance-pop as a musical base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist stance that was equal parts Madonna, post-riot grrrl alternative rock feminism, and a co-opting of the good-times-all-the-time stance of England's new lad culture.

Their proud, all-girl image and catchy dance-pop appealed to younger listeners, while their colorful, sexy personalities and sense of humor appealed to older music fans, making Spice Girls a cross-generational success. The group also became chart-toppers throughout Europe in 1996, before concentrating in America in early 1997. Every member of Spice Girls was given a specific identity by the British press from the outset, and each label was as much an extension of their own personality as it was a marketing tool, since each name derived from their debut single and video, "Wannabe." Geri Estelle Halliwell was the "sexy Spice"; Melanie Janine Brown was the "scary Spice"; Victoria Adams was "the posh Spice"; Melanie Jayne Chisholm was "the sporty Spice"; Emma Lee Bunton was "the baby Spice." Each persona was exploited in the group's press articles and videos, which helped send "Wannabe" to the top of the charts upon its summer release in 1996. If all of the invented personalities made Spice Girls seem manufactured, that's because they were to a certain extent.

Every member of the group was active in England's theatrical, film, and modeling circuit before the group's formation, and they all responded to an advertisement requesting five "lively girls" for a musical group in the summer of 1993. The manager who placed the ad chose all five members of Spice Girls, yet the women rejected his plans for their career and set out on their own two months after forming. For the next two years, the Girls fought to get a record contract, since most record labels insisted that the band pick one member as a clear leader, which is something the group refused. Eventually, Spice Girls signed a contract to Virgin Records. They were without a manager, though, which made recording a debut album nearly impossible. All five members moved into a house and went on the dole as they searched for a manager. By the end of 1995, the group had signed with Annie Lennox's manager Simon Fuller, and began writing songs with Elliot Kennedy. "Wannabe," Spice Girls' first single, was released in the summer of 1996 and became the first debut single by an all-female band to enter the British charts at number one.

It remained there for seven weeks, and by the end of the year, "Wannabe" had hit number one in 21 other countries. Immediately following the success of "Wannabe," Spice Girls became media icons in Britain as stories of their encounters with other celebrities became fodder for numerous tabloids, as did nude photos of Halliwell that she posed for earlier in her career. All of this added to the group's momentum, and their second single, "Say You'll Be There," entered the charts at number one in the fall, selling 200,000 copies a week. Spice, their debut album, was released at the end of the year, accompanied by their first ballad, "2 Become 1." Both the album and single went directly to number one, staying there for several weeks; both records were at number one over the Christmas week, making Spice Girls one of three artists to achieve that feat. Having topped the charts in virtually every other country in the Western world, Spice Girls concentrated on America in early 1997, releasing "Wannabe" in January and Spice in February. They became massive stars in the U.S.

as well, also scoring the hits "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1"; Spiceworld, their second LP, appeared later in the year in conjunction with their feature film of the same name. In May 1998, Geri Halliwell departed from the band, not citing major reasons for leaving the group. She did release a solo album, Schizophonic, a year later, but nothing chart-topping to match the success of her former band. Still not deterred by the absence of Ginger Spice, Spice Girls trudged on -- Melanie B. married Spice Girls dancer Jimmy Gulzar and released the solo single, a duet with Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot called "I Want You Back." By Christmas, Spice Girls scored a number one hit with Goodbye and with a career floating high, their personal lives were moving as well. Melanie B. gave birth to a daughter named Phoenix Chi in February 1999, and Adams followed a month later with a son, Brooklyn Joseph. And now only known as Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice married Manchester United soccer star David Beckham later that summer.

Becoming now more noticeable for their social status than their singing, Spice Girls took a well-deserved break while Melanie C. took over the English charts with her successful solo effort Northern Star, which was released in the U.S. in fall 1999. The following year, the girls headed back into the studio with high-profile producers Rodney Jerkins, Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Jam (Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige) to record a follow-up to their pop-friendly Spiceworld. In the middle of recording, Melanie B. divorced Gulzar and endured a bitter custody battle throughout the remainder of 2000. Spice Girls' creative power overruled media scrutiny so that they could fully focus on the new R&B sound they were trying for and a the new collaboration united the foursome once again to release the third album Forever, which hit American shores in fall 2000. The group began to splinter not long after the release of Forever, which made little impact outside of the UK where it only had one hit single -- the chart-topping double-sided single “Holler”/”Let Love Lead the Way” -- before the Spice Girls stopped promoting the album.

Just three months after the album's November 2000 release, the band announced that they were separating in February of 2001. Over the next few years, the Spice Girls may not have existed as a group, but they were never out of various taboild headlines in the UK and America. As the wife of football superstar David Beckham, Victoria got the most attention, but Mel B wasn't far behind thanks to her ill-fated romance with actor Eddie Murphy, which resulted in an out-of-wedlock child. Mel Chisholm had a steady career as a pop singer while Emma Bunton had some chart success of her own with her 2001 album A Girl Like Me and its 2004 successor, Free Me. Meanwhile, Geri Halliwell split her time between recording and TV projects. After years of persistent rumors of a reunion -- peaking heavily yet never materializing for Bob Geldolf's 2005 charity event Live 8 -- the Spice Girls announced in June 2007 that they would be reuniting for an eleven-concert tour beginning that December, which would be accompanied by a new greatest hits album and documentary.

In 2010, it was announced that the Spice Girls had joined forces with Simon Fuller to develop a musical based on their songs. Viva Forever: The Musical - penned by British comedienne Jennifer Saunders - was announced at a press conference in June 2012. After much speculation in the British press, the Spice Girls reformed once more for the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Spice Girls - Listen to Free Music by Spice Girls on Pandora Internet Radio more Spice Girls Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead, the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made Take That the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls used dance-pop as a musical base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist stance that was equal parts Madonna , post-riot grrrl alternative rock feminism, and a co-opting of the good-times-all-the-time stance of England's new lad culture.

Their proud, all-girl image and catchy dance-pop appealed to younger listeners, while their colorful, sexy personalities and sense of humor appealed to older music fans, making Spice Girls a cross-generational success. The group also became chart-toppers throughout Europe in 1996, before concentrating in America in early 1997. Every member of Spice Girls was given a specific identity by the British press from the outset, and each label was as much an extension of their own personality as it was a marketing tool, since each name derived from their debut single and video, "Wannabe." Geri Estelle Halliwell was the "sexy Spice"; Melanie Janine Brown was the "scary Spice"; Victoria Adams was "the posh Spice"; Melanie Jayne Chisholm was "the sporty Spice"; Emma Lee Bunton was "the baby Spice." Each persona was exploited in the group's press articles and videos, which helped send "Wannabe" to the top of the charts upon its summer release in 1996. If all of the invented personalities made Spice Girls seem manufactured, that's because they were to a certain extent.

Every member of the group was active in England's theatrical, film, and modeling circuit before the group's formation, and they all responded to an advertisement requesting five "lively girls" for a musical group in the summer of 1993. The manager who placed the ad chose all five members of Spice Girls, yet the women rejected his plans for their career and set out on their own two months after forming. For the next two years, the Girls fought to get a record contract, since most record labels insisted that the band pick one member as a clear leader, which is something the group refused. Eventually, Spice Girls signed a contract to Virgin Records. They were without a manager, though, which made recording a debut album nearly impossible. All five members moved into a house and went on the dole as they searched for a manager. By the end of 1995, the group had signed with Annie Lennox 's manager Simon Fuller, and began writing songs with Elliot Kennedy. "Wannabe," Spice Girls' first single, was released in the summer of 1996 and became the first debut single by an all-female band to enter the British charts at number one.

It remained there for seven weeks, and by the end of the year, "Wannabe" had hit number one in 21 other countries. Immediately following the success of "Wannabe," Spice Girls became media icons in Britain as stories of their encounters with other celebrities became fodder for numerous tabloids, as did nude photos of Halliwell that she posed for earlier in her career. All of this added to the group's momentum, and their second single, "Say You'll Be There," entered the charts at number one in the fall, selling 200,000 copies a week. Spice, their debut album, was released at the end of the year, accompanied by their first ballad, "2 Become 1." Both the album and single went directly to number one, staying there for several weeks; both records were at number one over the Christmas week, making Spice Girls one of three artists to achieve that feat. Having topped the charts in virtually every other country in the Western world, Spice Girls concentrated on America in early 1997, releasing "Wannabe" in January and Spice in February. They became massive stars in the U.S.

as well, also scoring the hits "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1"; Spiceworld, their second LP, appeared later in the year in conjunction with their feature film of the same name. In May 1998, Geri Halliwell departed from the band, not citing major reasons for leaving the group. She did release a solo album, Schizophonic, a year later, but nothing chart-topping to match the success of her former band. Still not deterred by the absence of Ginger Spice, Spice Girls trudged on -- Melanie B. married Spice Girls dancer Jimmy Gulzar and released the solo single, a duet with Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot called "I Want You Back." By Christmas, Spice Girls scored a number one hit with Goodbye and with a career floating high, their personal lives were moving as well. Melanie B. gave birth to a daughter named Phoenix Chi in February 1999, and Adams followed a month later with a son, Brooklyn Joseph. And now only known as Victoria Beckham , Posh Spice married Manchester United soccer star David Beckham later that summer.

Becoming now more noticeable for their social status than their singing, Spice Girls took a well-deserved break while Melanie C. took over the English charts with her successful solo effort Northern Star, which was released in the U.S. in fall 1999. The following year, the girls headed back into the studio with high-profile producers Rodney Jerkins , Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Jam ( Janet Jackson , Mary J. Blige ) to record a follow-up to their pop-friendly Spiceworld. In the middle of recording, Melanie B. divorced Gulzar and endured a bitter custody battle throughout the remainder of 2000. Spice Girls' creative power overruled media scrutiny so that they could fully focus on the new R&B sound they were trying for and a the new collaboration united the foursome once again to release the third album Forever, which hit American shores in fall 2000. The group began to splinter not long after the release of Forever, which made little impact outside of the UK where it only had one hit single -- the chart-topping double-sided single “Holler”/”Let Love Lead the Way” -- before the Spice Girls stopped promoting the album.

Just three months after the album's November 2000 release, the band announced that they were separating in February of 2001. Over the next few years, the Spice Girls may not have existed as a group, but they were never out of various taboild headlines in the UK and America. As the wife of football superstar David Beckham, Victoria got the most attention, but Mel B wasn't far behind thanks to her ill-fated romance with actor Eddie Murphy, which resulted in an out-of-wedlock child. Mel Chisholm had a steady career as a pop singer while Emma Bunton had some chart success of her own with her 2001 album A Girl Like Me and its 2004 successor, Free Me. Meanwhile, Geri Halliwell split her time between recording and TV projects. After years of persistent rumors of a reunion -- peaking heavily yet never materializing for Bob Geldolf's 2005 charity event Live 8 -- the Spice Girls announced in June 2007 that they would be reuniting for an eleven-concert tour beginning that December, which would be accompanied by a new greatest hits album and documentary.

In 2010, it was announced that the Spice Girls had joined forces with Simon Fuller to develop a musical based on their songs. Viva Forever: The Musical - penned by British comedienne Jennifer Saunders - was announced at a press conference in June 2012. After much speculation in the British press, the Spice Girls reformed once more for the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine SpiceNews.com - Spice Girls News Submit News Melanie C Melanie C is the Spice Girl who is furthest into her solo career. Melanie C's first solo attempt was a collaboration with Bryan Adams on his song "When You're Gone" which was released as a single on December 2, 1998 and is also on Bryan's album On A Day Like Today which was released October 27, 1998. Melanie's second song was entitled "Ga Ga". It is a song which proves Melanie C has a "rock chick" edge to her. The song was first available on the Big Daddy soundtrack which was released on June 22, 1999.

Melanie C's first solo album entitled Northern Star was released on October 18th, 1999 in the UK, and November 2nd, 1999 in the US. Melanie C is the first Spice Girl to have a solo album! Most of the album was produced primarily by Rick Rubin and William Orbit, who also produced Madonna's Ray Of Light album. The album consists of 12 tracks and the music varies from indie rock songs, to lovely ballads. "Goin' Down" was the first single off the album and was released on September 27, 1999. It made it to #4 on the singles charts. The second single released is for the title track ballad "Northern Star". It was released on November 22, 1999 and made it to #2 on the singles charts. The third single off the album was the light pop/r&b song "Never Be The Same Again" which features rapper Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes. "Never Be The Same Again" was released on March 20, 2000 and debuted at #1 on the singles charts!

Melanie's fourth single was "I Turn To You" released on August 7th, 2000. The single mix was much more of a dance version then the album mix. "I Turn To You" entered the singles charts at #1, and also climbed to #1 in the US Dance/Club Chart! The last single released from Northern Star, "If That Were Me", was released as a charity single on November 27th, 2000. Melanie has done a lot of touring since her debut album. Her first tour was a massive worldwide effort as she visited 11 countries in one month. She then embarked on a more extensive European tour, followed by a small tour of America & Canada. She finished up with a few more European gigs. Melanie has begun writing on her 2nd solo album, including working on a new version of her fan-favorite tune "Independence Day" for an upcoming soundtrack. Melanie's 2nd album is slated for release sometime this Fall. Releases: Melanie B Hot on the heels of Melanie C is none other then Melanie B!

Mel B's first solo release was a song called "I Want You Back" which is featured on the soundtrack for the movie "Why Do Fools Fall In Love" and is also available as a UK single. The song features Missy Elliot and was recorded in Missy's New York City studio at the end of June 1998 while Spice Girls were on tour. "I Want You Back" was released on the Why Do Fools Fall In Love soundtrack on September 8, 1998. The UK single was released on September 14, 1998 and soon made it to #1. Melanie's next single was a cover of "Word Up", originally done by Cameo in 1986. The song appeared on the soundtrack to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. It was also released as a UK single on June 28, 1999. The single debuted at #14 which it never beat. The single contains a B-Side track called "Sophisticated Lady" which features Emma Bunton on backing vocals as well as a new rapper called Dexter. "Sophisticated Lady" gives us another impression of Mel G's solo style.

Both tracks are produced by Timbaland. Melanie B's first solo album entitled Hot was released on October 9th, 2000 in the UK, and has no release date set for the US at this time. The album has 11 tracks and is mostly an R&B album. It was produced by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Teddy Riley and features Sisqo, and "I Want You Back" featuring Missy Elliot is also on the album. The first single from the album was "Tell Me" and is a bash on former husband Jimmy Gulzar . "Tell Me" was released on September 25th and entered the singles chart at #4, which it topped out at. The second single from Hot was "Feels So Good", and was released on February 19th 2001. "Lullaby", which was out June 4th, is the last single she released, because it didn't match their expectations, Melanie was dropped by Virgin Records (or she left them depending on which story you want to believe).

She is now looking for a new label with a specific urban A&R department, in the meantime she hosted a TV show titled "This Is My Moment" and worked on a documentary about VooDoo. Although she is expected to sign with a new label this year, she's not going to do anything music-wise in 2002 to concentrate on her TV career. Releases: Emma Emma Bunton is really busy with her own solo songs. She released her album "A Girl Like Me" on April 16th 2001, introduced by her country-style-single "What Took You So Long" which was on #1 for 2 weeks. The album features some work on some tracks by Bryan Adams. Emma has previously released a collaboration single with Tin Tin Out entitled "What I Am". The single was released on November 1st, 1999. Emma has performed this song with Tin Tin Out numerous times. Emma's first non-Spice Girls performance was with Rod Stewart when she sang "Tonight's The Night" with him live on An Audience With Rod Stewart on May 30, 1998.

Emma also performed "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Ronan Keating of Boyzone at the Wicked Women concert in 1999, which raised funds for a breast cancer charity. Emma gave us a sample of what she can do by herself when she contributed a song entitled "Free Up Your Mind" to the Pokemon movie soundtrack which was released on November 9th, 1999. Emma's latest attempts were her 2nd single off her debut, "Take My Breath Away" which was out on August 27th and charted at #5; and her 3rd single "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight" was released on December 10th and charted at #20. While her later singles may not have done as well as expected, she will remain the first Spice Girl to have had a #1 for 2 consecutive weeks. Emma has let on that she has decided to go into the studio and work on another album. Releases: Victoria Victoria is the last Spice Girl to embark on solo music. She just released her solo-album "Victoria Beckham" which she worked 1 1/2 year on. For a long time she had no plans to do solo music.

After much thought, she finally decided to go ahead and try a solo career. In her first non-Spice effort, Victoria joined UK underground group True Steppers on a song called "Out Of Your Mind". The track was played on radio for three weeks before it was revealed that the vocals on the track were Victoria's! Victoria wanted it to be a surprise. "Out Of Your Mind" was released as a UK single on August 14th, 2000. It faced a bitter battle with Spiller's track "Groovejet(If This Ain't Love)" featuring lyrics by Sophie Ellis-Bextor. As one of the most heated singles battles in history, "Groovejet" amazingly ended up winning at the last minute, after trailing "Out Of Your Mind" all week in sales, "Out Of Your Mind" entered the singles chart at #2. Victoria did a ridiculous amount of promotion the week that the single was releasd, including many radio and television interviews, signings, and performances at Party In The Park as well as in Ibiza! Her first single from her self-titled album was "Not Such An Innocent Girl", released September 17th.

Of course media had to make a chart-battle out of it, this time it was Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out Of My Head" which she was up against. Suprisingly, Victoria only made #6 while Kylie topped the charts. The album itself containing 12 tracks was released on October 1st (again being up against Kylie), getting to #10 in the first week. Victoria's 2nd single was "A Mind of its Own." She did promotion for the single by performing some acoustic sets - which always gets 2 thumbs up from fans! It was just released on February 11th, and it's looking to be another top 10 entry from Mrs. Beckham! Well done! Releases: Which Spice Girl had the best solo career? | Attitude Magazine Which Spice Girl had the best solo career? Five 'Attitude' writers argue the case for their favourite Spice Girl - and argue HARD. Yesterday (June 11) Mel B joined the judging panel of The X Factor, and Geri Halliwell sort of said she isn’t giving up on pop , and this got us thinking: which Spice Girl has had the best solo career?

So here you go, this is the debate to end all debates. Five Attitude writers picked their favourite Spice Girl, and argued for her hard. Find out what they had to say below, and let us know your own opinion at the end of the article. Emma Bunton Albums: A Girl Like Me (2001), Free Me (2004), Life In Mono (2006) UK Top Ten Hits: 7 I may be in the minority, but I’ve always thought Emma Bunton has the best voice in the Spice Girls. Yes, Mel C may be able to belt it out, but if you listen to the Spice back catalogue you’ll find that it’s Baby who shines on a lot of songs, particularly in the Forever era (see deep cuts Time Goes By and If You Wanna Have Some Fun for proof). Out of all the Spice Girls, Bunton probably had the biggest challenge ahead of her when the group disbanded in 2000. The other girls could easily keep up their Spice personas if they chose to (Victoria made a whole new career out of hers, at the end of the day), but how long could Bunton really keep playing up to the Baby image?

Pink dresses and pigtails on a solo artist in her late-twenties would have been a little strange. In my opinion, it was album two when Baby grew up, and really hit her stride. With a throwback Motown/’60s sound, Free Me is probably the most unique solo Spice album to date. Emma’s solo career gave us so many underrated pop gems, from her sole number one single What Took You So Long? to the less-loved follow-up Take My Breath Away, to the bizarre, but loveable Crickets Sing for Anamaria. However, 2004’s Maybe is most definitely her masterpiece. The fact it only made it to number six on the UK’s Official Singles Chart continues to mystify a decade later, and the fact it is absent from her official VEVO channel is an even greater tragedy. Can somebody rectify this immediately, please? The accompanying music video – inspired by the film Sweet Charity – gave us Baby Spice like we’d never seen her before, and it was amazing.

(Sam Rigby) Signature hit: Maybe Albums: Schizophonic (1999), Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (2001), Passion (2005) UK Top Ten Hits: 8 It was a sad day in 1998 when Geri Halliwell announced her exit from the Spice Girls. I know for me it seemed like the world was about to implode. That was, until roughly a year later when Gezza returned with her debut solo single, the game-changing statement of intent Look At Me. Geri was back, all four versions of her: the vamp, the bitch, the virgin and the sister. Her second single, the Latin-infused anthem Mi Chico Latino, proved that the Union Jack-wearing singer was more than a one trick pony, settling nicely at Number One. It was at this moment that Geri’s historic chart run began, and she quickly notched up two more chart-toppers, the emoshe ballad Lift Me Up and the spunky disco banger Bag It Up, both lifted from her double-platinum debut album Schizophonic. A super-lithe Geri returned two years later with her platinum-selling second album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster.

This album included her smash hit cover of gay anthem It’s Raining Men, which provided Gezza with her fourth Number One.That’s a tally that’s only just been matched by another British female solo artist, Rita Ora, who racked up her fourth Number One with I Will Never Let You Down last month. Graciously, Geri tweeted at Rita to say well done. G-Halz may have tried her hand at everything from writing children’s books to judging reality hows in recent years, but her pop career isn’t beyond resuscitation . Her 2004 single Ride It is a slag-banger for a generation and even managed to crack the top five. Even last year’s so-bad-it’s-good Australia-only single Half Of Me got people talking. So, whether it’s emerging from a giant pair of legs at the Brit Awards or making an unforgettable cameo in an episode of Sex and the City, Geri’s the only Spice Girl who’s remained fun, flirty and downright outrageous. And while the other Girls might have more “class” and natural ability, it’s Geri’s solo career that everyone remembers.

(Alim Kheraj) Signature hit: Look At Me Melanie B Albums: Hot (2000), LA State of Mind (2005) UK Top Ten Hits: 4 Mel B isn’t just a great set of abs, a dedicated wearer of leopard-print and the best thing to happen to The X Factor UK since the American edition got cancelled and freed up Simon Cowell; she’s also an underrated solo star who was serving pop-R&B realness before Rihanna even understood what her crotch was. Back in 1998, the Leeds diva became the first Spice Girl to score a solo Number One with her Missy Elliott collaboration I Want You Back, a properly cool and credible urban pop track that in the subsequent 16 (!) years has held up every bit as well as Mel’s bangin’ body. Two years later, she released her debut album, Hot, which featured production from A-list R&B hitmakers including Jam & Lewis (who did a lot of classic Janet) and Teddy Riley (who worked with Janet’s brother, Michael).

The album yielded a trio of brilliant singles: the irresistible summer jam Feels So Good, the meltingly lovely Lullaby, and the fagburn-fierce Tell Me, which was essentially a three-and-a-half-minute “fuck you!” to her estranged husband, Jimmy Gulzar. “All you loved was Mel B’s money,” she sings on the second verse – what a lyric. Meanwhile, album deep cut Pack Your Shit also featured some memorable Mel zingers aimed at Gulzar. “You said you hooked up but you never fucked her,” she sings, “So what the hell is this shit on my covers?” Well, quite – and I hope you sent him the laundry bill, Melanie. Five years later, Mel returned with a second solo album, LA State of Mind, that even she would concede was a zero-budget, half-arsed mess. So let’s pretend it never happened (Mel does) and skip to last year, when she stormed back into the charts – OK, not the charts, but certainly gay bars that have video screens – with For Once In My Life, a massive banger whose video found Mel B kissing a sexy clone of herself. How gay.

If you’re still not convinced by Mel B as a proper solo star, consider this: back in 2007, shortly after she’d broken up with Eddie Murphy, it was rumoured that she’d recorded a comeback single called Beverly Hills Cock. Nobody would think to make up something like that about a shit popstar, would they? (Nick Levine) Signature hit: Feels So Good Melanie C Albums: Northern Star (1999), Reason (2003), Beautiful Intentions (2005), This Time (2007), The Sea (2011), Stages (2012) UK Top Ten hits: 7 OK, so she was nobody’s favourite Spice Girl, but Mel C arguably shone brightest when she went it alone, pipping Geri to the post and officially becoming the biggest-selling band member with over two million solo record sales. It all started when she teamed up with Bryan Adams in November 1998 to release sing-a-long anthem When You’re Gone – which still holds the record as the highest-selling solo Spice song of all-time.

It was a crafty move for Chisholm, establishing her as a credible artist who could combine elements of rock, pop and R&B. From the Hole-esque grunge of Goin’ Down and ambient pop of Northern Star to the hands-in-the-air trance of I Turn to You, Mel’s eclectic musical output has aged far better than that of her bandmates. Her pièce de résistance is undoubtedly Lisa ‘Left-Eye’ Lopes collab Never Be the Same Again, which became her first of two chart-toppers back in 2000. The sultry R&B sound and on-point feature was topped only by the video, which saw slow motion shots of Mel jumping and performing a synchronised Tai-Chi routine with the late TLC member. Follow-up albums Reason and Beautiful Intentions might have failed to live up to Northern Star’s success but are still very listenable pop-rock collections. And while Bunton and Brown turn their hand to Heart Radio slots and reality shows respectively, Mel C has stuck to what she knows best and is still producing bona fide bangers to this day.

I dare you listen to the 7th Heaven remix of 2011’s Think About It and tell me that Sporty doesn’t deserve the joy of being crowned the ultimate ‘Solo Spice’. As the first and only female songwriter to write or co-write eleven UK Number One singles, her influence on the pop landscape can’t be understated. (Will Stroude) Signature hit: Never Be the Same Again Victoria Beckham Albums: Victoria Beckham (2001) UK Top Ten Hits: 4 If I’m being painfully honest (and I often am), the solo careers of all the Spice Girls were poorer than Sarah Ferguson when she was filmed trying to sell Prince Andrew to the News of the World. So when I was asked to argue which was best, I thought fuck it: I may as well go for the worst. Victoria’s handful of tracks are deeply rooted in the dance-pop of the early noughties – a difficult time for most people – but even more difficult if you’re making the painful transition from chav to Goddess. Nevertheless, she looks smoking hot in every video.

The sultry Not Such An Innocent Girl is concept-heavy with a good and evil Victoria, but Let Your Head Go really raises the stakes as she raves it out in a maniacal flower-chopping scene which gives way to the most pouty section in a music video ever. Arguably her finest moment came with Out of Your Mind a bizarre collaboration with UK garage duo True Steppers and Dane Bowers (her agent was on top form that day). For it was here in the song’s painfully 2000 outro that Posh delivered the most immortal line of her career (“Bloody Sunday drivers” aside), to which justice can only be done by a full reproduction. True Steppers, you’re outta your mind Ice cream, you’re outta your mind Ten below, you’re outta your mind Dane, you’re outta your mind This tune’s gonna punish you I have come to this conclusion: Victoria’s solo career was the best, because despite minimum input (the verses of Mind of Its Own are practically spoken word) she still managed to gain more in life than any of the other four Spice Girls. Who gives a shit that her second album was shelved and she never had a Number One?

She went to the Royal Wedding. She has Anna Wintour on speed dial for crying out loud! Is she ‘DJing’ on a London radio station no one listens to, or singing songs about apples? No, she is not. She probably doesn’t even listen to the radio, and she certainly doesn’t eat apples, and she is pleased as punch with herself, thank you very much. So she only had a couple of hits: as any fashionista will proudly tell you, less is more. (Ben Kelly) Signature hit: Not Such An Innocent Girl Which Spice Girl do you think had the best solo career? Let us know below. Emma Bunton - Music on Google Play Emma Bunton About the artist Emma Lee Bunton is an English singer-songwriter, actress, and radio and television presenter. She is best known as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls formed in the 1990s. Bunton is known as Baby Spice as she was the youngest member of the group and also due to her youthful appearance. In 2009 she began as a radio presenter on the Heart Breakfast show in London with Jamie Theakston and presenting her own show on Saturday between 5 and 7 p.m.

Bunton's debut solo album, A Girl Like Me, was released in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2001 by Virgin Records. The album debuted and peaked at No. 4 on the UK Albums Chart. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies, ultimately becoming the 147th best-selling album in the UK for 2001. The album brought the UK and New Zealand No. 1 single "What Took You So Long?" as well as top five hits "What I Am" and "Take My Breath Away" and the top 20 hit "We're Not Gonna Sleep Tonight". Bunton's second album, Free Me, was released in 2004 through 19 Entertainment/Universal Records. Four singles were taken from it: "Free Me", "Maybe", "I'll Be There" and "Crickets Sing for Anamaria". 1 $7.99 A Girl Like Me is the debut solo album by English recording artist Emma Bunton It was released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom on 16 April 2001.

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Question: Which member of the 'The Spice Girls' released the 2001 single, 'Lullaby'?
Answer: MEL B