Mel B rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice.
18 Facts About Mel B
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Mel B released "For Once in My Life" in 2013, her first single in eight years; it peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart.
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Since 2007, Mel B has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge.
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Mel B participated in the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars, finishing in second place with her professional partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy.
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Between 2011 and 2016, Mel B served as a guest and main judge on the Australian and British versions of The X Factor.
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Mel B co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season.
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Mel B judged on the NBC reality show America's Got Talent, served as a coach and mentor on The Voice Kids Australia and judged on The Masked Singer Australia.
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Mel B's father is from Saint Kitts and Nevis and her mother is British.
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Mel B hosted the MOBO Awards on two occasions, in 1998 with Bill Bellamy and in 1999 with Wyclef Jean, and took part in the BBC-funded short film Fish.
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Mel B hosted a number of TV shows such as This Is My Moment for ITV1 and shot a documentary called Voodoo Princess for Channel 4.
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Mel B 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.
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Mel B 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.
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Mel B acted in a long run of shows as part of the cast for The Vagina Monologues.
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Mel B was in the movie The Seat Filler, co-produced by Will Smith and starring Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland.
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In November 2010, the console game Get Fit with Mel B was released in North America and Europe.
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Mel B appeared alongside Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian, and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.
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Mel B's act Jason Owen reached the final, but finished in second place after losing out to Samantha Jade, mentored by Guy Sebastian.
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Mel B later appeared on the panel of fourth season of the Australian version of The Masked Singer.