Anyone know what she's been up to ? Also, what is her real name ???
2007-02-10 13:53:40 · 4 answers · asked by gemini6187 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Her real name is Melanie Jayne Chisholm, but most people know her as Mel C or Sporty Spice .
"Northern Star" was her first solo album. On the back of the first single "Goin' Down", the album initially went to #10 in the UK charts after being released on 18th October 1999, before going down the chart rapidly. In the US it peaked at a disappointing #208 after being released on 2nd November 1999. After 5 singles - two of which were UK #1s, three tours, and 18 months of constant promotion, the album went triple platinum in the UK, peaking at #4 on its re-release in August 2000. Sales for the album currently stand at around 3 million copies worldwide (around 900,000 in the UK). The album continued to sell well, and in 2004, re-entered the UK Top 100 for yet another time, as a result of being low-priced in some stores. "Northern Star" has a remarkable Top 75 chart run, which demonstrates its sheer success as Melanie C established herself slowly as a solo artist.
"Reason" was her second album, which took 18 months to complete. Released on 10th March 2003, it reached #5 in the UK chart - selling 30,500 copies in its first week. Although it didn't perform as well as "Northern Star", "Reason" has a Gold certification in the UK, with 80,000 copies sold. January 2004 saw the album reduced to £2.99 in all major record shops, but even then, "Northern Star" at the same price outsold it greatly. After the failure of "Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh", the album is now truly a closed chapter. Although sales stalled after "On The Horizon", it managed to sell 500,000 copies worldwide.
The release of Melanie C's last album, "Reason" in March 2003 meant many changes for her career later in the year. Following the disaster of "Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh", she parted from her record label, Virgin Records, and decided to go it alone, releasing her third solo album, "Beautiful Intentions" on her own label, Red Girl Records. Following the release of the single "Next Best Superstar" (#10 in the UK singles chart), Melanie released "Better Alone" in July.
December 2003: She parted ways with record label Virgin Records.
June 2004: After being dropped by Virgin Records, she decided to become an independent artist with her own label: the Red Girl Production.
April 2005: Released on 4th April 2005, "Next Best Superstar" was the first single to be released from her third solo album, "Beautiful Intentions".
As of August 2006, Melanie was continuing to tour Europe and plans to release her fourth solo album in 2007.
2007-02-10 14:30:01 · answer #1 · answered by Adela 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
She, like a few of the others, has gone on to have a solo career. Her name is Melanie C. Her solo career hasn't really caught on in the USA. I am a fan of Emma Bunton(Baby Spice) though. I have her solo albums and think they're pretty good.
2007-02-10 13:58:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Melanie Chisolm had moderate success in the UK (using the name Mel C), did a duet with Bryan Adams, and has not been seen much lately.
2007-02-10 13:59:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Her name was Mel, and she is currently a man.
2007-02-10 13:57:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋