Melanie Brown

Melanie Janine Brown born May 29 1975 in Leeds, England to a white mother and a black father. Melanie is a British singer, originally in the girl band the Spice Girls, where she was known as "Scary Spice", apparently because of her hairstyle.

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May 29 - 1975 - Leeds - England - British - Spice Girls

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According to Spice Girls lore, she is considered to be the most talented after Mel C for her rapping and R&B abilities. Her first solo album, Hot, was released in 2000, and her second, L.A. State of Mind, in 2005. After her debut album failed to sell as well as expected, Melanie was dropped by Virgin Records and began to focus on TV presenting and acting work rather than music. She presented the TV shows "Pure Naughty" (1999), "This Is My Moment" (2001) and the one-off special "Melanie B: Voodoo Princess" (2002). She also starred in the first season of sitcom "Burn It" (2003) and the movies "LD 50 Lethal Dose" (2003), "The Seat Filler" (2004) and the forthcoming "Telling Lies" (2005). Additionally, Melanie played Mimi in Rent on Broadway during 2004.

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Mel C - Rapping - R&B - 2000 - 2005 - Rent - Broadway

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She has appeared in an advert for the Yorkshire tourist board in a series which included contributions from other Yorkshire-born celebrities including Brian Blessed, Alan Titchmarsh, Darren Gough, and Brian Turner.

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Yorkshire - Brian Blessed - Alan Titchmarsh - Darren Gough - Brian Turner

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She married dancer Jimmy Gulzar on September 13 1998; they had a daughter, Phoenix Chi, but they divorced in January 2001.

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Jimmy Gulzar - September 13 - 1998 - 2001

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