Mel B

Brown married twice and is the mother of three children.

She married Jimmy Gulzar on 13th September 1998, but the marriage ended in a divorce on 2nd Jan 2000.

She gave birth to her first daughter Phoenix Chi Gulzar, in 1999. On 3rd April, 2007, she gave birth to her second daughter, Angel Iris Murphy Brown with the Hollywood comedian, Eddie Murphy.

Melanie Brown was born in Harehills, Leeds, England on 29th May 1975. Her father, Martin is Nevisian, belonging to the Saint Kitts and Nevis of Caribbean Islands, whereas her mother, Andrea is English.

She grew up in Burley, Leeds. She has a younger sister named Danielle Brown.

Melanie studied at the Intake High School in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK, prior to beginning her career as a singer in the band ‘Spice girls’.

In response to an advertisement in ‘The Stage’ magazine, Brown was called for an audition for a female group pop recording. She was selected after she sang ‘Greatest Love of All’. The others selected along with Brown were Geri Halliwell, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and Melanie Chisholm. The girls came together to form the group ‘Spice Girls’ in 1994.

In September 1995, the group signed a contract with ‘Virgin Records’. The following year, they released their debut single, ‘Wannabe’.The song became an instant chartbuster in as many as 30 countries and also the biggest-selling female groupsong.

‘Spice Girls’ soon became a global name andreleased their debut album, ‘Spice in Europe’. The album reached the height of success, selling over 30 million copies worldwide. The tracks ‘Say You'll Be There’, ‘One’, ‘Who Do You Think You Are’ and ‘Mama’ were also highly appreciated.

In 1997, they released their second album, ‘Spiceworld’. The band’s success stories continued until the single ‘Viva Forever’, the last song after which the band member Geri Halliwell left the band in May 1998.

After the disintegration of ‘Spice Girls’, Mel B focussed on her solo career. In no time her first single, ‘I Want You’, with Missy Elliott captured the first position on the UK singles chart. Around 80,000 copies of the song were sold within the first week of its release.

As a Spice girl, ‘Wannabe’ and ‘Viva forever’ remain her most loved tracks.

Her solo ‘I Want You’ and debut album ‘Hot’ peaked on the music charts and attained height of success.

Her theatrical role as Mimi in ‘Rent’ is also worth mentioning.