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Melanie C

British pop singer (born 1974)
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Summary

Melanie C was born on January 12, 1974[1], in Whiston[2]. She has worked as a singer-songwriter[3], actor[4], recording artist[5], composer[6], and pop singer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.081% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,967 views/month, #806 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[9]
  • Occupation: musician[10]
  • Field of work: music[11]
  • Educated at: Bird College[12], Fairfield High School[13]
  • Notable work: Never Be the Same Again[14]
  • Member of: Spice Girls[15]
  • Sex or gender: female[16]
  • Genre: pop music[17], Britpop[18], pop rock[19]
  • Record label: Virgin Records[20], Bonnier Amigo Music Group AB[21]
  • Discography: Melanie C discography[22]
  • Commons category: Melanie C[23]
  • Residence: London[24]
  • Family name: Chisholm[25]
  • Given name: Melanie[26], Jayne[27]
  • Pseudonym: Mel C[28], Sporty Spice[29]
  • Official website: http://www.melaniec.net[30]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Melanie C[31]
  • Commons gallery: Melanie C[32]
  • Instrument: voice[33]
  • Described by source: Babepedia[34]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[35]
  • Topic has template: Template:Melanie C[36]
  • Birth name: Melanie Jayne Chisholm[37]
  • Lifestyle: vegetarianism[38]
  • Start of work period: 1994[39]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[40]

  • Country: GB[41]

  • Began / founded: 1974-01-12[42]

  • Genre(s): pop[43]

  • Community tags: british, english, female vocals, pop, uk[44]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 25b509ef-48ad-461b-a0bc-94cdddb8c919[45]

Why It Matters

Melanie C has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] She is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Melanie C born?

Melanie C's place of birth was Whiston[2].

What did Melanie C do for work?

Melanie C worked as a singer-songwriter[3], actor[4], recording artist[5], composer[6], and pop singer[7].

Where did Melanie C go to school?

Melanie C was educated at Bird College[12] and Fairfield High School[13].

Related Entities

London music Robbie Williams United Kingdom Virgin Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Ottobiz · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → British pop singer (born 1974)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||it, en */"
  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 50685
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  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 4B72-6A58-A356-2877-20D1
    Part of → —
    Member of → Spice Girls
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  4. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Characters/Melanie_Chisholm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Characters/Melanie_Chisholm, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  5. 13w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cine21 person id → 53633
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  6. 20w ago · Difool · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer-songwriter, actor, recording artist +3
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  7. 21w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → singer-songwriter, actor, recording artist +3
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Occupation: composer, см. / see [[Template:Autofix|autofix]] на / on [[Property talk:P106]]"
  8. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Part of → —
    Website → —
    Field of work → music
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31724|batch #31724]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (18)"
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