The biggest pop phenomenon of the late '90s, the Spice Girls enjoyed a series of chart-topping singles like "Wannabe," "Say You'll Be There," and "2 Become 1"; as the tracksuit-clad Sporty Spice, Mel C (as Chisholm was commonly known) was widely considered the most musically talented Spice Girl, and in the fall of 1999 she made her solo debut with Northern Star. I Turn to You followed a year later. Arriving in 2003, Reason was a mainstream pop album, while 2005's Beautiful Intentions was a more rocking affair and the first album to be released on Melanie C's own label, Red Girl Records. In early 2007, two new singles -- "The Moment You Believe" and a cover version of "I Want Candy" -- announced the coming of her fourth full-length, This Time. Her 2011 effort, The Sea, was an ambitious album featuring songs co-written with the likes of Starsailor's James Walsh, Guy Chambers, and Spice/Spiceworld producer Richard Stannard. Melanie C supported The Sea with a tour that was subsequently documented on a home video release, and then, in the fall of 2012, she returned with her sixth album, Stages, a collection of covers of show tunes. Prior to its release, she reunited with the Spice Girls for a rousing performance at the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics. During 2014, she became a judge on Asia's Got Talent, a television show that ran through 2015 and was eventually picked up for a second season in 2016. Back in the U.K., she appeared on the game show Bring the Noise in 2015. Melanie C returned to pop music in the autumn of 2016 with Version of Me, which was preceded by the single "Anymore." ~ Jason Ankeny