Melanie B
Melanie Brown in Las Vegas Spice Girls concert on 11 December 2007
Background information
Birth name	Melanie Janine Brown
Also known as	Mel B, Scary Spice, Melanie G, Mel G, Scary
Born	29 May 1975 (1975-05-29) (age 33) Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genre(s)	Pop, R&B
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress, TV presenter, author
Years active	1996–present
Label(s)	Virgin, Amber Café
Associated acts	Spice Girls

Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), professionally known as Melanie Brown, Melanie B, and Mel B, is an English pop singer and songwriter turned actress and television personality best known as one of the members of the girl group the Spice Girls, one of the most successful female groups of all time.^[1] She was given the nickname "Scary Spice" by the British media because of her outrageous, "in-your-face" attitude, 'loud' Leeds accent, throaty laugh, manner of dress (which often consisted of leopard-print outfits), and her voluminously curly hair.