Born on the 12th January 1974 in Merseyside, England, Melanie Chisholm became a member of The Spice Girls in 1994. Their three albums sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and they had nine singles at number 1 in the UK.

"Northern Star" was her first solo album. On the back of the first single "Goin` Down", the album initially went to #10 in the UK charts after being released on 18th October 1999, before going down the chart rapidly. In the US, it peaked at a disappointing #208 after being released on 2nd November 1999. After 5 singles - two of which were UK #1s, three tours, and 18 months of constant promotion, the album went triple platinum in the UK, peaking at #4 on its re-release in August 2000. Sales for the album currently stand at around 3 million copies worldwide (around 900,000 in the UK). The album continues to sell well, and in 2004, re-entered the UK Top 100 for yet another time, as a result of being low-priced in some stores. "Northern Star" has a remarkable Top 75 chart run, which demonstrates its sheer success as Melanie C established herself slowly as a solo artist. "Reason" was her second album, which took 18 months to complete. Released on 10th March 2003, it reached #5 in the UK chart - selling 30,500 copies in its first week. Although it didn`t perform as well as "Northern Star", "Reason" has a Gold certification in the UK, with 80,000 copies sold. January 2004 saw the album reduced to £2.99 in all major record shops, but even then, "Northern Star" at the same price outsold it greatly. After the failure of "Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh", the album is now truly a closed chapter. Although sales stalled after "On The Horizon", it managed to sell 500,000 copies worldwide.

The release of Melanie C`s last album, "Reason" in March 2003 meant many changes for her career later in the year. Following the disaster of "Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh", she parted from her record label, Virgin Records, and decided to go it alone, releasing her third solo album, "Beautiful Intentions", on her own label, Red Girl Records. Following the release of the single "Next Best Superstar" (#10 in the UK singles chart), Melanie will release "Better Alone" in July.


Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, "Wannabe".

Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group, The Spice Girls.

Nearly missed the final audition for The Spice Girls because of recurring chronic tonsillitis.

Fan of Liverpool Football Club.

Her mother Joan Chisholm 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" (2003) (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 the MTV Europe Music Awards 1998 (1998) (TV) 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 (2000) (TV) with The Spice Girls in 2000.

Nominated for Best Female on Brit Awards 2000 (2000) (TV) 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 Europ