Mel B Biography

Birth Name : Melanie Janine Brown

Date of Birth : 29 May 1975, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Height : 5' 5" (1.65 m)

Occupations : Singer-songwriter, actress

Melanie Janine Brown was born May 29th 1975 in Leeds. Her mother Andrea (check her out in the "Mama" clip) is white and her father is from the Carribean island of Nevis. In her childhood, she danced and played the drums (she still carries her drumsticks wherever she goes). She got in a lot of trouble because of her "in your face" attitude. She also thought people called her "Brown" because of her skin, but of course it was because of her last name.

Melanie Brown, aka "Mel B", best known as "Scary Spice" of the worldwide sensation singing group "The Spice Girls", is a chart-topping musical artist, actress, author, television personality and groundbreaking entrepreneur who is set to launch her own fashion line. Few artists have moved so effortlessly from one artistic medium to another as Mel B.

As a recording artist, Mel B's achievements with the Spice Girls are legendary: 55 million records sold worldwide, nine number one singles in the UK, 11 gold records as well as a total of 24 platinum and multi-platinum records. The Spice Girls reunion World Tour was a critical and popular triumph and the group was recently named Best Band by the U.K. Glamour Awards. Mel B has continued the same successful ways as a solo artist. Her 1998 single "I Want You" with Missy Elliott sold 80,000 copies in its first week, and gave Mel B her first solo #1. Her debut solo album, "Hot" released in 2000, produced three top five singles. She followed up with the release "LA State of Mind" in 2005 and is currently at work with top producers on a new album she expects to be ready for release in late 2008.