Melanie Janine Brown, commonly known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the mid 1990s as a member of the pop girl group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time.
Mel B in 2016
Mel B performing in 2007 with the Spice Girls
Mel B at The New Face of Jenny Craig, in 2011
Mel B at the Australian Commercial Radio Awards in October 2012.
The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ; Melanie C ; Emma Bunton ; Geri Halliwell ; and Victoria Beckham. With their "girl power" mantra, they redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase. They led the teen pop resurgence of the 1990s, were a major part of the Cool Britannia era, and became pop culture icons of the decade.
The Spice Girls performing during a reunion concert in Toronto in February 2008. From left to right: Mel C, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Mel B and Emma Bunton
The Spice Girls as a four-piece performing "Holler" in Cologne, Germany at the Return of the Spice Girls tour
The Spice Girls performing "Wannabe" as the closing number of their Return of the Spice Girls Tour, at the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto
The Spice Girls at the Viva Forever! premiere night, 2012