Melanie C: Biography in Details
Who is Melanie C?
Melanie C is an English singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actress, and television personality.
She is one of the five members of the Spice Girls, which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice.
She began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the song “When You’re Gone“.
Melanie C: Early life, Childhood, and Education
Melanie was born on 12 January 1974, in Whiston, Knowsley, Merseyside, England, UK. Her full name is Melanie Jayne Chisholm.
Her mother’s name is Joan Chisholm and her father’s name is Alan Chisholm. She moved to Widnes, Cheshire at a young age.
She attended Fairfield High School. Following school graduation, she studied for a diploma course in dance, singing, drama, and musical theater at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup, Southeast London.
Melanie Cleft college just short of completing her three-year course and gained teaching qualifications in tap and modern theater dance with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
Her nationality is British and she is of English and Scottish ethnicity.
Melanie C: Profession, Career, Net Worth
Melanie C began her music career in 1994. In 1994, Chisholm, along with Mel B, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria Beckham responded to an advertisement in The Stage magazine.
They later formed a girl band called Spice Girls. Their debut album, Spice was a huge worldwide commercial success and peaked at number one in more than 17 countries across the world.
In 1997, they released the second album Spiceworld with the two first singles “Spice Up Your Life” and “Too Much“.
In 1998, she won The Sun’s 1998 Readers Poll for the Best English singer. She won the IFPI Europe Platinum Awards in 2000.
Melanie C is the winner of two Billboard Awards in 1997 in Las Vegas, USA.
In 2004, Chisholm founded her own record company, Red Girl Records. Since 1996, she has sold more than 105 million records.
She has sold 20 million as a solo artist and a further 85 million with the Spice Girls. She was nominated for a Best Actress–Laurence Olivier Award for her role in the musical Blood Brothers.
In 2015, Melanie C joined the judging panel for Asia’s Got Talent. She appeared on the Graham Norton Show in May 2017 to perform a duet with Keith Urban for his song, The Fighter.
Melanie C has a net worth of 33 million dollars.
Melanie C’s Rumors, Controversy
Melanie C has confessed that she was bullied during her time with the Spice Girls, but she refused to take names.
The group’s other member Mel B slammed ex-bandmates Victoria Beckham and Melanie for snubbing the Spice Girls reunion.
Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding her personal and professional life.
Body Measurement: Height, Weight
Melanie C has a height of 5 feet 6 inches with a body weight of 59 kg.
Her hair color is dyed brown and her eye color is hazel. She has a well-shaped body of 34-25-34 inches.
Her bra size is 32B, her shoe size is 8.5 US and her dress size is 6 US.
Social Media Profile
Melanie C is active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
She has around 377k followers on Facebook, more than 598.5k followers on Twitter, and around 803k followers on Instagram.
Melanie C also has a YouTube channel, she has 161k subscribers on the Youtube channel.
Melanie C’s Birthday Dates
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | January | Friday |
| 2025 | January | Sunday |
| 2026 | January | Monday |
| 2027 | January | Tuesday |
| 2028 | January | Wednesday |