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Melanie C

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51 Years Old

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.

Born

Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK on 12th January 1974

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Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
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Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
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Top of the Pops Image
Top of the Pops
Self - Sporty Spice
Bambi-Verleihung Image
Bambi-Verleihung
Self - Sporty Spice
Wetten, dass..? Image
Wetten, dass..?
Self - Sporty Spice
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Image
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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V Graham Norton Image
V Graham Norton
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The View Image
The View
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show Image
The Graham Norton Show
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Great Performances Image
Great Performances
Self - Sporty Spice
La semaine des 4 Julie Image
La semaine des 4 Julie
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The Paul O'Grady Show Image
The Paul O'Grady Show
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Soccer AM Image
Soccer AM
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The Frank Skinner Show Image
The Frank Skinner Show
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Dancing with the Stars Image
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
Celebrity Juice Image
Celebrity Juice
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Room 101 Image
Room 101
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An Audience with... Image
An Audience with...
Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
An Audience with... Image
An Audience with...
Self - Sporty Spice
Who Do You Think You Are? Image
Who Do You Think You Are?
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The Saturday Show Image
The Saturday Show
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8 Out of 10 Cats Image
8 Out of 10 Cats
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Never Mind the Buzzcocks Image
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
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Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Sporty Spice - Musical Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn Image
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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Robins Image
Robins
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Top of the Pops Saturday Image
Top of the Pops Saturday
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Duck Quacks Don't Echo Image
Duck Quacks Don't Echo
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Image
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World
Self - Guest Judge
MTV Video Music Awards Image
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Sporty Spice
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CD:UK
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Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Image
Victoria's Secret Fashion Show
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Le monde est à vous Image
Le monde est à vous
Self - Sporty Spice
Name That Tune Image
Name That Tune
Self - Contestant
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu Image
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu
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Leute heute
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Celebrity Gogglebox Image
Celebrity Gogglebox
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John Bishop: In Conversation with... Image
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
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The Voice Kids Image
The Voice Kids
Self - Coach
Taff Image
Taff
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Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell Image
Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell
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Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled Image
Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled
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Bo' Selecta! Image
Bo' Selecta!
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Served! With Jade Thirlwall Image
Served! With Jade Thirlwall
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The Games Image
The Games
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Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain Image
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
Self - Sporty Spice
Queens for the Night Image
Queens for the Night
Self - Judge
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Ruby Wax Meets
Self - Sporty Spice
Asia's Got Talent Image
Asia's Got Talent
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SRF bi de Lüt Live
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Royal Variety Performance 2020 Image
Royal Variety Performance 2020
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When Ruby Wax Met... Image
When Ruby Wax Met...
Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
The Friday Night Project Image
The Friday Night Project
Self - Guest Host
Spice World Image
Spice World
Melanie C - Sporty Spice
London 2012 Olympic Games Image
London 2012 Olympic Games
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Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour
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Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour Image
Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour
Mary Magdalane
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 Image
The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2
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Spice Girls: The Live One Image
Spice Girls: The Live One
Self - Sporty Spice
Superstar Image
Superstar
Self - Chief Judge
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World Image
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
Keith Lemon: The Film Image
Keith Lemon: The Film
Mel C
An Audience with Elton John Image
An Audience with Elton John
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Spice Girls: Giving You Everything Image
Spice Girls: Giving You Everything
Self - Sporty Spice
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music Image
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment? Image
Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?
Self (archive footage)
Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour Image
Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour
Self - Sporty Spice
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! Image
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul Image
Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul
Self - Sporty Spice
Raw Spice Image
Raw Spice
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Exposed Image
Spice Exposed
Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews Image
Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Unauthorized Image
Spice Girls: Unauthorized
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid Image
Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story Image
Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story
Self - Sporty Spice
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC Image
Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC
Self (archive footage)
Spice Girls: Back In Britain! Image
Spice Girls: Back In Britain!
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Girls Talk! Image
Spice Girls: Girls Talk!
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium Image
Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium
Self - Sporty Spice
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The Truth About Size Zero
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Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush Image
Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush
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Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream Image
Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream
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Spice Girls: Greatest Hits Image
Spice Girls: Greatest Hits
Self - Sporty Spice
Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe Image
Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe
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Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild! Image
Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!
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Power Girls Image
Power Girls
Self (archive footage)
An Audience with the Spice Girls Image
An Audience with the Spice Girls
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Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power! Image
Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!
Self - Sporty Spice
Spice Girls at the BBC Image
Spice Girls at the BBC
Self - Sporty Spice
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song Image
The Nation's Favourite Queen Song
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Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich Image
Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich
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Melanie C: The Sea Live Image
Melanie C: The Sea Live
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Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle Image
Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle
Self - Guest
Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy Image
Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy
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Spice Power
Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
Melanie C: Live Hits Image
Melanie C: Live Hits
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Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary Image
Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary
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Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve Image
Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve
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