Mel B

Mel B MBE
Mel B in 2016
Born	Melanie Janine Brown (1975-05-29) 29 May 1975 (age 48) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Other names	Scary Spice Melanie B Melanie Brown Mel G Melanie G Melanie Gulzar
Education	Leeds West Academy
Occupations	Singer songwriter television personality actress
Years active	1993–present
Works	Solo discography Spice Girls discography and songs
Television	Mel B: It's a Scary World Dancing with the Stars US The X Factor UK The X Factor Australia America's Got Talent Lip Sync Battle UK The Masked Singer Australia Queen of the Universe
Spouses	Jimmy Gulzar ​ ​ (m. 1998; div. 2000)​ Stephen Belafonte ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2017)​
Partner(s)	Max Beesley (2000–2002) Christine Crokos (2002–2006) Eddie Murphy (2006) Rory McPhee (2018–present; engaged)
Children	3
Relatives	Christian Cooke (cousin) Tillie Amartey (niece)
Musical career
Genres	R&B pop hip hop dance
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	Virgin Amber Café EMI
Member of	Spice Girls
Musical artist

Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975),^[1] commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the mid 1990s as a member of the pop girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide,^[2] the group became the best-selling female group of all time.

Mel B debuted as a solo artist in 1998 with the release of "I Want You Back" which reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. She released her debut solo album, Hot, in 2000, which respectively produced the successful singles "Tell Me" and "Feels So Good". She released her second solo album, L.A. State of Mind, in 2005, which spawned the single "Today". Mel B released "For Once in My Life" in 2013, her first single in eight years; it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.^[3]

Since 2007, Mel B has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated in the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars (2007), finishing in second place with her professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Between 2011 and 2016, Mel B served as a guest and main judge on the Australia and UK shows of The X Factor. In 2012, she co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season. Mel B has also judged on America's Got Talent (2013–2018), The Voice Kids Australia (2014), The Masked Singer Australia (2022–present), and Queen of the Universe (2023). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.