Melanie C

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

102

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-01-12 (51 years old)

Place of Birth

Whiston, Merseyside, England, UK

Melanie C

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Top of the Pops

    Top of the Pops

  • Leute heute

    Leute heute

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Dancing with the Stars

    Dancing with the Stars

  • Taff

    Taff

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The View

    The View

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Never Mind the Buzzcocks

    Never Mind the Buzzcocks

  • Le monde est à vous

    Le monde est à vous

  • Celebrity Juice

    Celebrity Juice

  • 8 Out of 10 Cats

    8 Out of 10 Cats

  • La semaine des 4 Julie

    La semaine des 4 Julie

  • Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

    Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell

  • V Graham Norton

    V Graham Norton

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Soccer AM

    Soccer AM

  • The Paul O'Grady Show

    The Paul O'Grady Show

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Room 101

    Room 101

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • CD:UK

    CD:UK

  • Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

    Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

  • The Voice

    The Voice

  • Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

    Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled

  • Robins

    Robins

  • Victoria Beckham

    Victoria Beckham

  • The Frank Skinner Show

    The Frank Skinner Show

  • Name That Tune

    Name That Tune

  • Celebrity Gogglebox

    Celebrity Gogglebox

  • Top of the Pops Saturday

    Top of the Pops Saturday

  • Bo' Selecta!

    Bo' Selecta!

  • The Saturday Show

    The Saturday Show

  • Take 5 with Zan Rowe

    Take 5 with Zan Rowe

  • Duck Quacks Don't Echo

    Duck Quacks Don't Echo

  • Keith Lemon: The Film

    Keith Lemon: The Film

  • The Games

    The Games

  • An Audience with Elton John

    An Audience with Elton John

  • Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour

    Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour

  • Ruby Wax Meets

    Ruby Wax Meets

  • John Bishop: In Conversation with...

    John Bishop: In Conversation with...

  • Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

    Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC

  • Served! With Jade Thirlwall

    Served! With Jade Thirlwall

  • RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

    RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

  • Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

    Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu

  • Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain

    Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain

  • Spice Girls: Giving You Everything

    Spice Girls: Giving You Everything

  • The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

    The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2

  • London 2012 Olympic Games

    London 2012 Olympic Games

  • When Ruby Wax Met...

    When Ruby Wax Met...

  • Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary

    Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary

  • SRF bi de Lüt Live

    SRF bi de Lüt Live

  • The Voice Kids

    The Voice Kids

  • Girl Group

    Girl Group

  • Superstar

    Superstar

  • Spice World

    Spice World

  • Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush

    Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush

  • Asia's Got Talent

    Asia's Got Talent

  • Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour

    Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour

  • Queens for the Night

    Queens for the Night

  • London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

    London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music

  • Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle

    Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle

  • Royal Variety Performance 2020

    Royal Variety Performance 2020

  • Power Girls

    Power Girls

  • Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour

    Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour

  • An Audience with the Spice Girls

    An Audience with the Spice Girls

  • Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve

    Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve

  • The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

    The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World

  • Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid

    Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid

  • The Truth About Size Zero

    The Truth About Size Zero

  • The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!

    The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!

  • The Nation's Favourite Queen Song

    The Nation's Favourite Queen Song

  • The Friday Night Project

    The Friday Night Project

  • Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe

    Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe

  • Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul

    Spice Girls: Girl Power! Live in Istanbul

  • Spice Power

    Spice Power

  • Spice Exposed

    Spice Exposed

  • Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews

    Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews

  • Melanie C: The Sea Live

    Melanie C: The Sea Live

  • Spice Girls: The Live One

    Spice Girls: The Live One

  • Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?

    Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?

  • Spice Girls: Unauthorized

    Spice Girls: Unauthorized

  • Melanie C: Live Hits

    Melanie C: Live Hits

  • Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich

    Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich

  • Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!

    Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!

  • Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy

    Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy

  • Spice Girls at the BBC

    Spice Girls at the BBC

  • Raw Spice

    Raw Spice

  • Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium

    Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium

  • Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story

    Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story

  • Spice Girls: Girls Talk!

    Spice Girls: Girls Talk!

  • Spice Girls: Back In Britain!

    Spice Girls: Back In Britain!

  • Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!

    Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!

  • Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream

    Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream

  • Spice Girls: Greatest Hits

    Spice Girls: Greatest Hits