Melanie Chisholm
Melanie Jayne Chisholm, professionally known as Melanie C, is an English singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, actress and television personality. She is one of the five members of the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Sporty Spice. Chisholm began her solo career in late 1998 by singing with Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams on the worldwide hit "When You're Gone". Melanie was born in Whiston, Merseyside, as the only child in the family. She later moved to Widnes, Cheshire, at a young age. Her parents married on 12 January 1971 and separated in 1978, when young Chisholm was four-and-a-half years old. Her father, Alan Chisholm, worked as a fitter at the Otis Elevator Company. Her mother, Joan O'Neill, worked as a secretary and PA and has been singing in music bands since she was 14. Chisholm was raised at Widnes, Cheshire, where she attended Brookvale Junior School and Fairfield High School. Following school, she studied for a diploma course in dance, singing, drama, and musical theatre at the Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts in Sidcup, Southeast London. During college, she replied to an advert in The Stage by Chris and Bob Herbert, who were looking to form a new girl group, later to become the Spice Girls. She left college just short of completing her three-year course and gained teaching qualifications in tap and modern theatre dance with the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 12, 1974Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
41Place of birth
Whiston, Merseyside, England, UKAlso known as
Mel C, Melanie C, Sporty Spice, Spice Girls, Melanie Jayne Chisholm![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ljJlLLi1srgxUiyfmBqZREjA3lG.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/yWK6Wz8kHPlBcWW9BzZm2Dm0cOl.jpg)
Spice World
Melanie C / Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/36oMdFXKBOlrDFWFN9VG1N334X.jpg)
Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour
Mary Magdalane![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/okTlRAAwsWszcmt8ERGzPv64S5N.jpg)
Girl Power! Live in Istanbul
Self - Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/9FgoqjjNzeWDsxr68phpFT5UDZl.jpg)
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/wst3qFXljjAibEbaK7JilSaIuzW.jpg)
Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush
Herself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1A692co5xMzW5MDshNoYlRw6iuv.jpg)
Spice Girls: Giving You Everything
Self - Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qWCsb4be4Sp0C3AAgCCjsjVEYEH.jpg)
Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium
Self - Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/4wjnrW84x6UiputmpJtZqKt9g7S.jpg)
Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power!
Self - Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3p2j5DIQhVWI85njhk9iWlsGlNn.jpg)
Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild!
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rrB31lw1ueF4ZqSV7zbZ09OMhw1.jpg)
Raw Spice
Self - Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1kBUvXVF1YjMoEhS56Cwuwcecee.jpg)
Spice Girls: Back In Britain!
Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/odsF3lQiwivqOij68IvdObe0zqb.jpg)
Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story
Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jFnRivqlbBD8S6qUbwT7Zv9FDhc.jpg)
Spice Girls: Girls Talk!
Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/w3MaktohBB1QfEnnMvOArR4Cc71.jpg)
London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music
Self![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/b8QXsjoyrzM4A9hzYDHPHKTaKZJ.jpg)
Melanie C: The Sea Live
Herself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/qSRrCldUJOYvW1uIIj1EFqK85D9.jpg)
Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe
Herself![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/fAW6M5TjOXGkY5SThHAYXySoYtc.jpg)
Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews
Self - Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rlgPKr1d1VmEGluPLDAgGnbVb2e.jpg)
Spice Girls: Unauthorized
Self - Sporty Spice![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gsEI4lncYSvetKBdpREV7lIScSq.jpg)
Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich
Herself