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Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm holds an estimated net worth of $33 million. Studying a diploma course for drama, singing, dance, and musical theatre at Doreen Bird College of Performing Arts, Melanie answered an ad in The Stage which sought to form a new girl group. She left college just before finishing her course, and instead took up tap and modern theatre dance at the ISTD.
Melanie joined the Spice Girls in 1994, where she was earned the nickname "Sporty Spice", because of her usual outfit of a tracksuit and ponytail combined with a tomboy persona. Member of the band included Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Beckham (then Victoria Adams) Despite Geri Halliwell leaving the group in 1998, the Spice Girls continued to be popular, up until their final album in 2000, after which they split up.
Since then, Melanie has continued to build up a successful career in music, and has hold over 12 million albums solo. Melanie is also the only female to have reached the UK number one spot as part of a quartet, quintet, duo, and solo act. She is professionally known as Melanie C, or Mel C.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits with Spice Girls (certified platinum by BPI, ARIA and IRMA, and gold by Music Canada and RMNZ) |
$1,100,000 |
|
2006 |
Asset |
Value of her country home in Catbrook, Monmouthshire |
$1,500,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album This Time (certified gold by IFPI-SWI) |
$20,000 |
|
2004 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Beautiful Intentions (certified gold by BVMI and IFPI-SWI) |
$1,620,000 |
|
2002 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Reason (certified gold by BPI) |
$600,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Forever with Spice Girls (certified 2x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by BPI and IFPI-SWI, and gold by ARIA, BVMI, RMNZ and SNEP) |
$4,507,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from her album Northern Star (certified 3x patinum by BPI, platinum by BVMI and IFPI-SWE, and gold by ARIA and IFPI-SWI) |
$5,000,000 |
|
1996 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Spice with Spice Girls (certified diamond by Music Canada, 6x platinum by ARIA, 5x platinum by BPI, 4x platinum by RIAA, 3x platinum by RMNZ, 2x platinum by SNEP, IFPI_SWE and IFPI-SWI, and platinum by BVMI) |
$24,731,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Spice with Spice Girls (certified diamond by Music Canada and SNEP, 10x platinumby BPI, 9x platinum by IRMA, 7x platinum by RIAA and RMNZ, 6x platinum by ARIA, 2x platinum by IFPI-SWE and IFPI-SWI, and 3x gold by BVMI) |
$41,457,000 |