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Melanie Chisholm

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.


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Born:
Jan 12, 1974 In Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK
Movie/TV Credits:
64
First Appeared:
In the movie The Spice Girls
Latest Project:
Movie Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC 2023-05-06
Known For
Poster of Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy
Poster of Melanie C: The Sea Live
Poster of Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich
Poster of Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary
Filmography
Movie The Spice Girls 2025
Movie Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC Self (archive footage) 2023-05-06
Movie Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment? Self (archive footage) 2022-03-05
Series Queens for the Night Self - Judge 2022-11-05
Movie Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve Self 2022-12-31
Series Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain Self - Sporty Spice 2021-10-28
Movie Spice Girls at the BBC Self - Sporty Spice 2021-10-02
Movie Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream Self 2020-10-01
Series Royal Variety Performance 2020 Self 2020-12-08
Movie Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy Self 2019-12-26
Series John Bishop: In Conversation With... Herself 2016-09-01
Series Asia's Got Talent Judge 2015-03-12
Movie The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) (uncredited) 2015-06-13
Series Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Unknown 2014-06-16
Movie Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush Self 2014-10-18
Movie The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 Self 2013-11-11
Movie Melanie C: The Sea Live Self 2012-02-27
Movie London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music Self - Sporty Spice 2012-08-12
Movie The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! Self - Sporty Spice 2012-12-24
Movie Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour Mary Magdalane 2012-11-19
Movie Keith Lemon: The Film Mel C 2012-08-24
Movie Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe Self 2009-06-29
Series Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour Herself 2008-03-11
Series The Graham Norton Show Herself 2007-02-22
Movie Spice Girls: Greatest Hits Self - Sporty Spice 2007-11-07
Movie Spice Girls: Giving You Everything Self - Sporty Spice 2007-12-31
Movie Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour Self - Sporty Spice 2007-12-02
Movie Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews Self - Sporty Spice 2007-11-27
Movie Melanie C: Live Hits Self 2006-10-29
Series The Friday Night Project Unknown 2005-02-04
Series 8 Out of 10 Cats Herself 2005-06-03
Movie Spice Girls: Unauthorized Self - Sporty Spice 2005-02-15
Series The Paul O'Grady Show Unknown 2004-10-11
Series The Games Self 2003-09-01
Series Top of the Pops Saturday Unknown 2003-09-20
Movie Power Girls Self (archive footage) 2002-08-12
Series V Graham Norton Unknown 2002-05-06
Movie Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle Self - Guest 2001-12-11
Movie Raw Spice Self - Sporty Spice 2001-03-23
Series The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Unknown 1999-03-30
Movie Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich Self 1999-10-20
Movie Spice Girls: Live at Earls Court - Christmas in Spiceworld Self - Sporty Spice 1999-12-15
Movie Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary Self 1999-10-18
Movie Spice Girls: Girls Talk! Self - Sporty Spice 1998-01-27
Movie Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild! Self 1998-01-17
Movie Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid Self - Sporty Spice 1998-03-16
Movie Spice Exposed Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) 1998-01-26
Movie Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story Self - Sporty Spice 1998-08-10
Movie Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium Self - Sporty Spice 1998-11-24
Movie Spice Girls: Back In Britain! Self - Sporty Spice 1998-11-24
Series CD:UK Unknown 1998-08-29
Movie An Audience with Elton John Self 1997-09-27
Movie Girl Power! Live in Istanbul Self - Sporty Spice 1997-10-13
Movie Spice Power Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) 1997-01-01
Movie Spice World Melanie C - Sporty Spice 1997-12-18
Movie An Audience with the Spice Girls Self 1997-11-29
Movie Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power! Self - Sporty Spice 1997-10-27
Series Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Herself - Performer (Spice Girls) 1995-02-10
Series The Frank Skinner Show Unknown 1995-09-10
Series Soccer AM Unknown 1995-08-12
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Series Wetten, dass..? Unknown 1981-02-14
Series An Audience with... Herself 1978-01-08
Series Bambi Awards herself 1948-01-01