Melanie C (Melanie Jayne Chisholm) was born on 12 January 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside is an English singer, songwriter and television personality most famous as one of the five members of English girl group the Spice Girls, where she is known as "Sporty Spice".

She is also known as Melanie C or Mel C. As a solo artist she has released four albums and was nominated for a BRIT Award. Chisholm has co-written eleven UK number-one singles - second only to Madonna for a female artist. In 1996 Chisholm, along with Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Beckham (at that time Victoria Adams), shot to fame as a member of the Spice Girls with the release of "Wannabe".

The debut album, Spice, shot to number one all over the globe, including the U.S.. Because of the fact she was often to be found in a tracksuit with her hair in a ponytail and sporting a rather "tomboyish" attitude, Chisholm received the nickname "Sporty Spice" from Top of the Pops Magazine (each member of the group was given a humorous nickname in a small piece titled "Spice Rack").

The Spice Girls dominated the late 1990s, selling over thirty-five million albums in just two years. Chisholm spent much of 2004 working on new material and setting up her own record company, Red Girl Records. Without major label backing, her activities are decided on and funded by herself, alongside her business partner and manager, Nancy Phillips.

In April 2005 Chisholm released her third album, Beautiful Intentions.