Autor: Karah-Leigh Hancock

Melanie Chisholm, best known as Mel C or Sporty Spice, is a singer-songwriter, DJ, author, activist, and one fifth of the megastar girl group the Spice Girls. After the iconic 1996 debut single “Wannabe” topped the charts in 37 countries, Spice Girls” debut album “Spice” went on to sell more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album of all time by a female group. The girls went on to sell more than 85 million records, releasing three studio albums, 13 singles and winning a host of awards including a BRIT for Outstanding Contribution to British Music. Melanie”s first solo venture was her featuring on the hit single “When You”re Gone” with Bryan Adams. As a solo artist, Melanie has achieved over 3 million album sales, two Number 1 singles and six Top 10 singles, including the iconic hits “I Turn To You” and “Never be the Same Again” featuring the late Lisa “Left Eye” Lopez. In 2005 her track “First Day Of My Life” was to become one of her biggest hits to date, selling over 400, 000 copies in Germany alone. It also went on to chart at Number 1 in Spain, Sweden, Austria, Switzerland, and Portugal where it helped to propel the album “Beautiful Intentions” to double-platinum status and kept it at Number 1 for 9 weeks.