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
Credits
- 2024 · Orbital: Glastonbury 2024 as Self
- 2023 · Sounds of Liverpool at the BBC as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · Sam Ryder Rocks New Year’s Eve as Self
- 2022 · Queens for the Night as Self - Judge
- 2022 · Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment? as Self (archive footage)
- 2022 · RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World as Self - Guest Judge
- 2021 · Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2021 · Spice Girls at the BBC as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2021 · When Ruby Wax Met... as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
- 2021 · Name That Tune as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Royal Variety Performance 2020 as Self
- 2020 · Melanie C: Colour and Light Stream as Self
- 2020 · Served! With Jade Thirlwall as Self
- 2020 · La semaine des 4 Julie as Self
- 2019 · Melanie C ft. Sink The Pink - Live At The Troxy as Self
- 2019 · Celebrity Gogglebox as Self
- 2017 · The Voice Kids as Self - Coach
- 2016 · John Bishop: In Conversation With... as Self
- 2015 · The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2015 · Asia's Got Talent as Self - Judge
- 2014 · The Nation's Favourite Queen Song as Self
- 2014 · Melanie C: Sporty's 40 - Live At Shepherds Bush as Self
- 2014 · Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled as Self
- 2014 · Duck Quacks Don't Echo as Self
- 2013 · The Sarah Millican Television Programme - Best of Series 1-2 as Self
- 2012 · The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever! as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2012 · Jesus Christ Superstar - Live Arena Tour as Mary Magdalane
- 2012 · Keith Lemon: The Film as Mel C
- 2012 · London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony: A Symphony of British Music as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2012 · Superstar as Self - Chief Judge
- 2012 · Melanie C: The Sea Live as Self
- 2012 · Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu as Self - Interval Act
- 2011 · Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell as Self
- 2009 · Melanie C: Live at the Hard Rock Cafe as Self
- 2009 · SRF bi de Lüt Live as Self
- 2008 · Celebrity Juice as Self
- 2008 · Keith Lemon's Very Brilliant World Tour as Self
- 2007 · Spice Girls: Giving You Everything as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2007 · Spice Girls: The Return of the Spice Girls Tour as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2007 · Spice Girls: Zig-A-Zig-Ahhh Interviews as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2007 · Spice Girls: Greatest Hits as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2007 · The Truth About Size Zero as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self - Musical Guest
- 2006 · Melanie C: Live Hits as Self
- 2006 · Robins as Self - Guest
- 2005 · 8 Out of 10 Cats as Self
- 2005 · Dancing with the Stars as Self - Contestant
- 2005 · Spice Girls: Unauthorized as Self - Sporty Spice
- 2005 · The Friday Night Project as Self - Guest Host
- 2004 · Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
- 2004 · The Paul O'Grady Show as Self
- 2003 · Top of the Pops Saturday as Self
- 2003 · The Games as Self
- 2002 · Bo' Selecta! as Self
- 2002 · Power Girls as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · Bryan Adams: Live at Slane Castle as Self - Guest
- 2001 · The Saturday Show as Self
- 2001 · Raw Spice as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1999 · Spice Girls: Live at Earls Court - Christmas in Spiceworld as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1999 · Melanie C: Liverpool To Leicester Square Tour - Live in Munich as Self
- 1999 · Melanie C: Northern Star Documentary as Self
- 1999 · The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn as Self
- 1998 · Spice Girls: Live at Wembley Stadium as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1998 · Spice Girls: Back In Britain! as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1998 · CD:UK as Self
- 1998 · Spice Girls in America: A Tour Story as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1998 · Spice Girls: Spiceworld Tour Live in Madrid as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1998 · Spice Girls: Girls Talk! as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1998 · Spice Exposed as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
- 1998 · Spice Girls: Live In Concert - Wild! as Self
- 1997 · Spice World as Melanie C - Sporty Spice
- 1997 · An Audience with the Spice Girls as Self
- 1997 · Spice Girls: One Hour of Girl Power! as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1997 · Girl Power! Live in Istanbul as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1997 · An Audience with Elton John as Self
- 1997 · The View as Self - Guest
- 1997 · Leute heute as Self
- 1997 · Taff as self
- 1997 · Spice Power as Self - Sporty Spice (archive footage)
- 1996 · Never Mind the Buzzcocks as Self
- 1996 · Ruby Wax Meets as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1995 · The Frank Skinner Show as Self
- 1995 · Soccer AM as Self
- 1995 · Victoria's Secret Fashion Show as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1994 · Room 101 as Self
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- 1987 · Le monde est à vous as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1987 · French & Saunders as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1984 · MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1978 · An Audience with... as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Sporty Spice - Musical Guest
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self - Sporty Spice
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self - Host/ Performer
- 1964 · Top of the Pops as Self - Host
- 1948 · Bambi Awards as Self - Sporty Spice