Mel B

Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), also known as Mel B or Scary Spice, is a British pop and R&B singer-songwriter, actress, author and television presenter who gained popularity as a member of The Spice Girls. She is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor and is also the current co-host of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars. Brown was born in Harehills, Leeds, England, to an English mother, Andrea, and a black Nevisian father, Martin, and grew up in Burley, Leeds, West Yorkshire. She has a younger sister named Danielle who is an actress. She studied performing arts at Intake High School, in Leeds, before entering the entertainment industry. For a time, she worked as a dancer in the holiday resort, Blackpool, Lancashire. After seeing an advertisement for an audition in a newspaper, Brown started her music career in a band known as Touch. The group left the original management team and eventually teamed up with music manager Simon Fuller. In this pairing, she and the other girls became known as the Spice Girls. Brown, along with Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Adams responded to an advertisement in The Stage trade

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Brooke Mueller -- I Bought Mel B's Old House!

Brooke Mueller
I Bought Mel B's Old House!

Turns out what Brooke Mueller really wanted ... what she really, really wanted ... was Mel B's house -- because TMZ has learned she just bought it and moved in last week. Zigazig ah!Sources close… READ MORE >

Celebrity Homes, Exclusive, Photo Galleries - 73 days ago
Preggo Mel B Carried Into Hospital -- IT'S GO TIME!!

Preggo Mel B
Carried Into Hospital IT'S GO TIME!

Mel B's fetus made it VERY clear -- he or she is READY to leave the womb ... because the Spice Girl arrived to an L.A. hospital this morning looking like she's ready to pop!!!Flanked by her hubby,… READ MORE >

Baby Watch, Paparazzi Photo, Exclusive, Photo Galleries - 271 days ago
Mel B's 'Peep Show' Exposes Her to Lawsuit

Mel B's 'Peep Show' Exposes Her to Lawsuit

Mel B's booty shaking -- on the Las Vegas strip and in exercise videos -- just got her sued by a company looking for a share of her financial pie.BMEDIA filed the lawsuit today against Mel, her… READ MORE >

Celebrity Justice - 623 days ago
Mel B. Sued Over Mistaken ID Beatdown

Mel B. Sued Over Mistaken ID Beatdown

A guy claims he received a beating at the hands of Mel B, hubby Stephen Belafonte, and someone who worked for them -- and he thinks it's a case of mistaken paparazzo. Amado Aguirre… READ MORE >

Celebrity Justice - 687 days ago
Robin, Leona, Mel or Natasha: Who'd You Rather?

Robin, Leona, Mel or Natasha: Who'd You Rather?

Pussycat Dolls founder Robin Antin, 48, Leona Lewis, 24, Mel B, 34, and Natasha Bedinfield, 28, all showed up to the same event in Vegas the other day.Question is ... READ MORE >

Who'd You Rather? - 805 days ago
'Dancing with the Stars' Could Get Scary

'Dancing with the Stars' Could Get Scary

Former "Dancing with the Stars" contestant Mel B. is in the running to fill Samantha Harris' open spot as co-host of the show ... sources tell TMZ.We've learned Scary -- season five's second place… READ MORE >

TV, Developing Stories, Exclusives, Dancing with the Stars - 824 days ago
Mel B's Shaved Head: Mommy & Me Edition

Mel B's Shaved Head: Mommy & Me Edition

Supercuts must have had a 2-for-1 special, because Spice Girl Melanie Brown and her adorable Eddie Murphy daughter have matching $12 punk 'dos.Mel B and little Angel Iris showed off their scary… READ MORE >

Paparazzi Photo, Beauty, Party All The Time - 825 days ago
Spice Girls, Now with a Little Less Posh

Spice Girls, Now with a Little Less Posh

Ginger, Scary, Sporty and Baby Spice reunited for dinner in London on Wednesday, minus one Victoria Beckham.Four out of five Spice Girls recommend tipping their server at every meal. More Spice… READ MORE >

Paparazzi Photo, Becks & Posh, Hot Mamas, Exclusives - 985 days ago
Mel B -- Superhero Wannabe?

Mel B -- Superhero Wannabe?

Here's former Spice Girl Mel B at an event in London Wednesday (left) -- and Princess Diana of Themyscira, aka Wonder Woman, from DC Comics (right).One of 'em knows the real meaning of "Girl… READ MORE >

We're Just Sayin' - 998 days ago
Mel B. Ain't Scared to Sue for $7 Million

Mel B. Ain't Scared to Sue for $7 Million

If you wannabe Mel B.'s business partner, you better not allegedly screw her out of a bunch of money ... cause she won't think twice about suing the pants off you.According to a new lawsuit, Scary… READ MORE >

Exclusives, Celebrity Justice - 1002 days ago


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Mel B -- About to Pop