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May 1. 97. 5),[4] better known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, presenter, television personality, dancer, actress, author, and model. Brown rose to fame as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was known as Scary Spice. Brown is also known for supporting girl power and earlier global tours, which grossed an estimated $5. Brown began her solo career when she released "I Want You Back" with Missy Elliott on Virgin Records.

The single charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, followed by the release of her debut album, Hot (2. The album also saw the release of two top 1. Tell Me" and "Feels So Good".

L. A. State of Mind was Brown's second studio album, released in 2. Amber Café, which saw the release of one single, "Today" in June that year. In mid- 2. 01. 2, Brown announced a return to her solo recording career with the release of her third studio album by signing with EMI Music Australia. The scope of the deal with EMI includes concessions for global partnering with EMI. The first single from the album, "For Once in My Life", was released in September 2. Brown's first record to be released in eight years. Since 2. 00. 0, Brown has concentrated on a variety of non- singing projects.

She became the presenter of shows such as This Is My Moment, Top of the Pops, Party in the Park and The All Star Animal Awards. In September 2. 00. American dance competition Dancing with the Stars, placing second with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy.

Brown returned to television work, becoming a judge for the Australian version of The X Factor from 2. Kyle Sandilands after having been a celebrity mentor on the show in 2.

In June 2. 01. 2, she was a guest judge during the Manchester auditions for the ninth series of The X Factor UK, as one of the temporary replacements for Kelly Rowland before the role eventually went to Nicole Scherzinger. She later joined The X Factor UK for its eleventh series in 2.

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During this time she became the female co- host of Dancing with the Stars Australia's twelfth season alongside Daniel Mac. Pherson. Brown resigned from the show and did not return for the thirteenth season in 2. In February that year, she officially signed on as one of the four judges for the variety talent show America's Got Talent, replacing Sharon Osbourne from the eighth season onward. On 1 February 2. 01. The Voice Kids in Australia, which aired in mid- 2. Early life[edit]Melanie Janine Brown was born in Harehills, Leeds,[5] and grew up in the Burley area of the city, the daughter of Andrea (née Dixon) and Martin Brown.[6] Her father is from the Caribbean island nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis; her mother is English.[5][7] Brown studied performing arts at Intake High School in Leeds before entering the entertainment industry.[8] For a time, she worked as a dancer in Blackpool, Lancashire.[8] 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. Spice Girls[edit]In 1. Brown, along with Mel C, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria Beckham responded to an advertisement in The Stage magazine.[9] Around 4. Danceworks Studios in Mayfair, London. Halliwell, Chisholm, Beckham and Brown were originally chosen as the members of the group, and then formed a quintet with Emma Bunton. The group felt insecure about the lack of a contract and were frustrated by the direction in which Heart Management was going and broke with them.

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Melanie Janine Brown (born), better known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, presenter, television personality, dancer, actress. Title Air Date "PriPara the Movie: Everyone, Assemble! Prism ☆ Tours" "Gekijō-ban PriPara: Mi~nna Atsumare! Prism ☆ Tours" (劇場版プリパラ み～んなあ. Latest environmental news, features and updates. Pictures, video and more. Directed by Mark Hartley. With Sam Firstenberg, David Paulsen, Luigi Cozzi, Menahem Golan. The history of the independent film company, The Cannon Film Group, Inc. Find the latest business news on Wall Street, jobs and the economy, the housing market, personal finance and money investments and much more on ABC News.

In 1. 99. 5, they toured record labels in London and Los Angeles and finally signed a deal with Virgin Records. Their debut album, Spice, was a huge worldwide commercial success, peaked at number one in more than 1. The album centred on the idea of Girl Power, and was compared to Beatlemania.[1. In total the album sold 3.

The first single, "Wannabe", reached number one in 3. Say You'll Be There", "2 Become 1", "Who Do You Think You Are" and "Mama" – also peaked at number one in United Kingdom.[1. In 1. 99. 7, they released their second album, Spiceworld, and their first two singles "Spice Up Your Life" and "Too Much", entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, making seven consecutive number one hit singles, an all- time record for a musical group.[1. The album was a global best seller, selling 2. The group also starred in their own film, Spiceworld: The Movie, which grossed $1. The next single, "Stop", peaked at two, breaking the sequence of number ones. Viva Forever", another number one, was the last single before Geri Halliwell's departure from the group in May 1.

Never Give Up on the Good Times" was planned as a fifth single, but was canceled after Halliwell's departure.[2. With four members, the group released "Goodbye" before Christmas in 1.

UK Singles Chart it became their third consecutive Christmas number- one – equalling the record previously set by The Beatles.[2. Before the split of the Spice Girls, Brown went on to release music with Virgin Records, the label she was signed to when a member of the Spice Girls. I Want You Back" was released as the first official single from the album, charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and also had success around the globe.

The song was recorded for the soundtrack of the film Why Do Fools Fall in Love. Watch While You Were Sleeping Mediafire here. The single sold 2. Bestselling British Single of the year.[2. Hot and acting[edit]In 1.

Brown worked with producers such as Sisqó, Teddy Riley, and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis (Janet Jackson, Prince), with whom she was also working on the Spice Girls' third album, Forever.[2. After the release of their third album, Forever (UK number 2), which was far less successful than their previous two albums, the Spice Girls stopped recording and the members began their solo careers. Brown's debut album, Hot was released in November 2. Spice Girls final album, Forever was released. At the suggestion of her then- husband Jimmy Gulzar, Brown covered Cameo's 1. Word Up" as her next solo release.[2.

The track was already released on the soundtrack to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. The song charted poorly, peaking at fourteen on the UK Singles Chart making it the lowest- charting Spice Girls- related single of the 9.

Turning to television work, she hosted Pure Naughty, a weekly BBC2 magazine show focusing on black music.[2. She also hosted the MOBO Awards on two occasions, in 1. Bill Bellamy and in 1. Wyclef Jean, and took part in a BBC- funded short film entitled Fish.[2. From 2. 00. 0, Brown concentrated on a variety of non- singing projects.

She hosted a number of TV shows such as This Is My Moment (a talent show) for ITV1 and shot a documentary called Voodoo Princess for Channel 4.[2. She took part in smaller projects as a presenter such as Top of the Pops, Party in the Park for The Prince's Trust and The All Star Animal Awards. She has appeared as herself in an advert for the Yorkshire tourist board in a series which included contributions from other Yorkshire- born celebrities, and in the film Happy Birthday Oscar Wilde. The third single from the album, "Tell Me", which debuted at No. 4 in the UK charts, with about 4. It sold approximately 1. In late 2. 00. 0, after the first solo work of members, the Spice Girls released their third and final album, Forever, sporting a new edgier R& B sound.[2.

Holler" and "Let Love Lead the Way" was released as singles in 2. October 2. 00. 0 and the songs reached number one in United Kingdom.[2. The album sold 5 million copies and after the group split.[3.

A fourth single was released in February 2. Feels So Good" which had peaked at No. 5, followed by a fifth single, "Lullaby", a pop number dedicated to her daughter.[2. It was accompanied by a video shot in Morocco and featured Brown with Phoenix Chi. The media criticised Brown for using her child in the music video and single artwork, labelling her Desperate Spice and insinuating that she was exploiting her child as a marketing tool.[2.

Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films (2. A one- of- a- kind story about two- of- a- kind men who (for better or worse) changed film forever. Anyone who love cult or genre films knows Cannon. They were huge, especially in the 1.

As this documentary shows, they were not afraid to use Chuck Norris to his fullest potential. I absolutely love all the behind- the- scenes tidbits on this. We see that Cannon never really knew what they were doing, but just kept going over the top and got lucky. The connection such figures as Michael Milliken is interesting, and it makes one wonder if some shady business was going down (apparently the SEC thought so).