Mel B

Mel B

May 29, 1975 (49 years old) in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time. Since 2007, she has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated in the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars (2007). Between 2011 and 2016, she served as a guest and main judge on the Australian and British versions of The X Factor. She also co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season (2012). She judged on the NBC reality show America's Got Talent (2013–2018), served as a coach and mentor on The Voice Kids Australia (2014) and judged on The Masked Singer Australia (2022). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.

Known For

LIVE with Kelly and Mark LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Dancing with the Stars Dancing with the Stars

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