Mel B
Biography
Melanie Janine Brown MBE (born 29 May 1975), commonly known as Melanie B or Mel B, is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the girl group 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. Since 2007, she has established herself as a television personality and talent show judge. She participated in the fifth season of the American dance competition series Dancing with the Stars (2007). Between 2011 and 2016, she served as a guest and main judge on the Australian and British versions of The X Factor. She also co-presented the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars for one season (2012). She judged on the NBC reality show America's Got Talent (2013–2018), served as a coach and mentor on The Voice Kids Australia (2014) and judged on The Masked Singer Australia (2022). From 2016 to 2018, she co-presented Lip Sync Battle UK alongside rapper Professor Green.
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Movies (10)
A New Diva's Christmas Carol
as Host
2022
Spice Girls: 25 ans déjà, qui sont-elles vraiment?
as Self (archive footage)
2022
An Audience with Adele
as Self
2021
Spice Girls at the BBC
as Self - Scary Spice
2021
The BRITs at 40
as Self
2020
Killing Hasselhoff
as Self
2017
Chocolate City: Vegas Strip
as Brandy
2016
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
The Twelve Trees of Christmas
as Cordelia
2013
The Spice Girls Story: Viva Forever!
as Self - Scary Spice
2012
TV Shows (40)
Victoria Beckham
as Herself
2025
KPOPPED
as Self
2025
Alison Hammond's Big Weekend
as Self - Interviewed Guest
2025
Happy Town
as Narrator (voice)
2025
Celebrity Bear Hunt
as Self - Contestant
2025
Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' Evening
as Self
2024
M&S: Dress The Nation
as Self - Guest Judge
2024
America's Got Talent: Fantasy League
as Self - Judge
2024
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test
as Self
2023
Trailblazers: A Rocky Mountain Road Trip
as Self
2022
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2022
Piers Morgan Uncensored
as Self
2022
The Weakest Link
as Self - Contestant
2021
Queen of the Universe
as Self - Judge
2021
Spice Girls: How Girl Power Changed Britain
as Self - Scary Spice
2021
Blankety Blank
as Self - Panellist
2021
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
as Self - Guest Team Captain
2021
When Ruby Wax Met...
as Self - Scary Spice (archive footage)
2021
Rhod Gilbert's Growing Pains
as Self
2021
Name That Tune
as Self - Contestant
2021
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel
as Self - Expert
2020
The Circle
as Self - Contestant
2020
Mask Singer
as Soleil
2019
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
as Self - Guest Judge
2019
The Masked Singer Australia
as Self - Panelist
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
The Lateish Show with Mo Gilligan
as Self
2019
Shopping with Keith Lemon
as Self
2019
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
2018
Drop the Mic
as Self
2017
Lip Sync Battle UK
as Self - Host
2016
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
Through the Keyhole
as Self
2013
Deal With It
as Self
2013
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
as Self
2013
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
2013
The Last Leg
as Self
2013