Melanie Chisholm

Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12 1974) is a singer and is one of the most successful British female artists of the last decade. She has co-written eleven chart topping singles — more than any other female artist in chart history. In her early years she was one fifth of the most successful girl group of all time, selling over forty-six million albums and thirty million singles with the Spice Girls. Today, almost ten years after her first appearance on the charts, she's a multi-platinum, international star in her own right, after releasing three solo albums and many hit singles.

Beautiful Intentions

Chisholm spent much of 2004 working on new material and setting up her own record company, Red Girl Records. Having written several tracks very quickly, Chisholm took her work on the road to preview it with the fans, and in April 2005 Beautiful Intentions was released. The album got good reviews, many claiming it is her best work yet. "Next Best Superstar" was chosen for the first single and was released simultaneously in the UK, Europe, and Australia. The single did relatively well, peaking at number ten in the UK, selling around 20,000 copies. Now, without major-label backing, everything she is doing is run and funded by her.

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In 2005, Chisholm announced that the second single, 'Better Alone', would only be available for purchase from iTunes and her official online shop. It would not be sold in ordinary shops for undisclosed reasons, and so would not be eligible for entry to the charts.

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Later, in August 2005, Chisholm and her management decided to release the single "First Day of My Life" (written by Guy Chambers and Enrique Iglesias). The song was not on Beautiful Intentions; however, it was included on a special edition of the album released only in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria, where it is the theme song of the telenovela Julia. 'First Day Of My life' is predicted to become one of the biggest hits in certain parts of Europe this year.

Related Topics:
Guy Chambers - Enrique Iglesias - Germany - Switzerland - Austria - Telenovela

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