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The start of Melanie’s career really needs no explanation at all, as it is rather well documented…

After the iconic 1996 debut single ‘’ topped the charts in 37 countries, ’ debut ’Spice’ went on to sell more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album of all time by a female group. The girls went on to sell more than 85 million records, releasing three studio , 13 singles and winning a host of awards including a BRIT for Outstanding Contribution to British Music.

Melanie’s first solo venture, was her featuring on the hit single ‘When You’re Gone’ with . As a solo artist, Melanie has achieved over 3 million album sales, two Number 1 singles and six Top 10 singles, including the iconic hits ‘I Turn To You’ and ‘’ featuring the late Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopez. In 2005 her track ‘First Day Of My Life’ was to become one of her biggest hits to date, selling over 400,000 copies in alone. It also went on to chart at Number 1 in Spain, Sweden, Austria, and where it helped to propel the album ‘’ to double platinum status and kept it at Number 1 for 9 weeks.

In 2012, Melanie reunited with the Spice Girls for what she described as the highlight of their career as a group – performing at the Olympic Closing Ceremony in . In one of the most anticipated appearances and in front of a global TV audience of billions, the world could never look at black cabs in the same way again!

In the summer of 2019 the Spice Girls returned again, this time for a 13 date stadium tour of the UK. The girls sold an incredible 700,000 tickets, crashing Ticketmaster's website on the way to becoming the online platform's fastest selling tour of all time. Not bad for a band who last released new music over 20 years ago.

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