Melanie Brown: Nickname
Scary Spice
Mini Biography
Born on the 29th May 1975 in Leeds, England, Melanie Brown became a member of The Spice Girls in 1994. Their three albums sold than 40 million copies worldwide and they had nine singles at number 1 in the UK.
"Hot" was her first solo album, released on 9th October 2000. It entered the UK charts at #28. Despite producing 2 Top 5 singles (3, if you include the hit "I Want You Back"), the album only ever re-entered the chart once after dropping out of the Top 100 - peaking at #95 when "Feels So Good" was being promoted in February 2001. To date, the album has sold about 50,000 copies in the UK. The album sold 8,000 copies in its first week.
After she parted with Virgin Records, she started a new successful career as TV presenter and actress. In 2001, her own show "This Is My Moment" (2001) was a great success and, after the second series, she made a documentary about Africans voodoos.
In 2002, she was one of the protagonists of the BBC3's sit-com "Burn It" (2003) and made her theater debut with "The Vagina Monologues" in London.
She has a lead role in two upcoming movies: the horror LD 50 Lethal Dose (2003) and the comedy The Seat Filler (2004) (with Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child).
From April to September 2004, she played the role of "Mimi" in the famous musical "Rent" on Broadway.
In 2005, Melanie released her second solo album, "L.A. State Of Mind", featuring the single "Today". Both the single and the album flopped...
Spouse
Stephen Belafonte (6 June 2007 - present)
Jimmy Gulzar (13 September 1998 - January 2001) (divorced) 1 child
Trivia
Daughter, with Jimmy Gulzar, Phoenix Chi was born. [19 February 1999]
Winner of the 1997 MTV Video Music Award for Best Dance Video, "Wannabe".
Winner of the 1997 MTV Europe Music Award for Best Group.
After a struggling solo career, Virgin Records and Melanie B parted company in July 2001. The Spice Girl says she wants to concentrate on her television career
Made her London West End theatre debut in Eve Ensler's "The Vagina Monologues" in February 2002.
Her younger sister is Danielle Brown
Has had 9 UK number one singles as part of The Spice Girls.
Has had a solo number one single: "I Want You Back" featuring 'Missy "Misdemeanor' Elliott'.
Also had four other solo UK top 20 hits: "Tell Me" (#4), "Feels So Good" (#5), "Lullaby" (#13) & "Word Up" (#14).
Has a bestselling autobiography called "Catch A Fire".
She was born to an English mother and a Nevisian father.
Gave birth to her second daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown, on April 3 2007 in Santa Monica, California. The baby's father is Eddie Murphy.
Former pupil of Intake High School (Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK).
Where Are They Now
(April 2004) On 16th April 2004, she will officially join the cast of "Rent" at Broadway in New York. She will play the main role Mimi, until September 2004.
(June 2004) She's enjoying her succesful debut on Broadway with the lead role of Mimi in the world famous musical, "Rent".
(June 2005) Made a return to the music scene with the release of her first single in four years, "Today", released on 13th June, followed by the release of her second album, "L.A. State Of Mind", on 27th June.
(August 2006) Following the low-key release of her second album "L.A. State Of Mind" in June 2005, Melanie returned to the US where she continued her acting career, famously turning down Live 8 for "acting commitments". Melanie has been busy writing a sitcom based on her life in LA, of which the scripts have now been delivered to the BBC, and is also planning a return to the music scene, following recent meetings with an A-list urban producer
(June 2007) Signed on for the 5th season of "Dancing with the Stars" (2004).

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