Melanie Brown is a songwriter, British singer, television personality and actress. Known as Mel B and Scary Spice of the Spice Girls. Her musical career flourished in the mid-2000s.
A bright personality is attractive in everything. She is distinguished by her spectacular appearance, beautiful voice, considerable talent. This noticeably distinguishes the performer against the background of other vocalists. She is called the perfect singer.
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The vocalist's biography began in Leeds in 1975. Melanie Janine Brown Benton was born on May 29. Quite early, the girl decided to try her hand at the Miss Caribbean Sun beauty pageant. The contestant had neither experience nor training. From the very beginning, Mel did not count on serious results. But everything happened differently.
The jury chose her as the winner. Mel jokingly said that the reason for her triumph was her loose, luxurious black hair. The successful contestant thought about pop art. She studied singing songs of popular British performers, trying to copy each one. Then came the fascination with beautiful rhythms. From the age of ten, the girl played the drums. In this lesson, fragile Mel has achieved very impressive success.
At fifteen, a talented person decided to get an education at a prestigious music school. Very soon, the future famous vocalist received a special scholarship for gifted children. Mel started attending dance classes, showing excellent results.
The girl completed her studies perfectly. She was awarded the diplomas of a dance teacher and musician-drummer. From the age of seventeen, Melanie began to seriously study vocals. Natural data provided her with the opportunity to show off the skills she had acquired. The girl read the ad for the recruitment of members for the new group. She responded to him and became part of the barely started project "Spice Girls".
The hit repertoire and charismatic members ensured the mega-popularity of the group throughout Europe. Songs of "peppercorns" were played on all radio stations, thousands of listeners came to their concerts. The girls' faces flashed everywhere. Mel B was hit by a wave of popularity.
Singer
A solo project started in 1998. Mel B combined work on it with participation in Spice Gels. The first hit was a duet with Mission Elliot "I Want You Back". The single peaked at # 1 on the UK Singles Chart. In June 1999 a new hit "Word Up" was released with Timberland. The composition became the soundtrack for the film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
In the fall of 2000, Mel B released a full-length solo single "Tell Me". The song reached number four in the UK charts. But along with her came the first disappointments. The team did not impress for long with the harmony of relations. The participants began to quarrel.
A split was brewing. Mel experienced a similar experience in her personal life. With dancer Jimmy Gulzar, her then husband, everything was going to part. The marriage lasted three years. After a difficult breakup, Mel released her first solo album. The singer embodied all the feelings and experiences in music.
Brown recorded several striking compositions that became the basis for the disc "HOT" in 2000. The album was a success. However, he contributed to the demise of the Spice Girls. Melanie realized that she was dreaming of solo work. The project was going well. In February 2001, the third single, "Feels So Good," was released, reaching number five on the national charts.
The final hit of the first album "Lullaby". appeared in early summer 2001. The song was dedicated to the singer's daughter. Phoenix and her mother starred in the video. However, slipping began with the new L. A. State of Mind ". The producers refused to cooperate with the singer. A similar situation happened with other "peppercorns". The girls decided to reunite. They soon embarked on a world tour together.
Film activity
In 2002, the singer's autobiography was published. Melanie began participating in a variety of projects as a guest star. In 2003 she moved to the United States. By that time, the girl began an affair with the famous artist Eddie Murphy. Mel B lives in Los Angeles to this day.
In 2007 she took part in the show "Dancing with the Stars". The vocalist pair was left with the second place. Melanie has appeared on numerous occasions as a judge on X-Factor projects in Australia and her native Britain. The personal life of peppercorns is characterized by ups and downs.
In 1998, the singer married the famous dancer Jimmy Gulzar. The family has a child, daughter Phoenix Chi. However, her birth could not save the union. The couple broke up. For some time, the romance continued with the famous artist Eddie Murphy. In alliance with him, a daughter, Angel Iris, appeared. In 2007, the actress and singer got married again. She became the wife of film producer Stefan Belafonte in June. Married in 2011, a daughter, Madison, appeared. In 2017, this marriage gave a serious break, the couple broke up.
As a film actress, Melanie has amassed an impressive portfolio. True, in ten of her projects, the roles are so small that the name of the performer was not indicated in the credits. But in more than two dozen paintings, Melanie played notable characters and was engaged in dubbing.
In the TV series "Thank God, Today is Friday" Mel played herself when she was a "peppercorn". Several storylines unfold at the same time in the telenovela. Several heroes dream of performing on the stage of the club, minors are trying to get inside, a married couple dreams of dispelling boredom. All characters will intersect.
Melanie became Cordelia in the 2013 TV movie Twelve Trees of Christmas. She participated in the voice acting of "The Shining Samurai", "Fairies: Legend of the Beast" (video).
