As one fifth of The Spice Girls, Melanie C had already sold 55 million records by the time she was 24, not to mention the 12 million she flogged afterwards as a solo artist. These days, things are a teensy bit harder, but the artist formerly known as Sporty reckons girl power is still alive and well

Interview: 2012-02-13

With a team of mainly LA songwriters and producers on board, including the ubiquitous Marius de Vries, this is unquestionably a pop record.

REVIEW: 2003-03-18

I once asked Mel C for her autograph. In a health food shop. As she signed a scrap of paper I asked her if it embarrassed her that people would come up and ask her to perform such inanities. “No”, she replied, “I’ll be embarrassed when they stop asking.”

REVIEW: 2001-06-07

From the time cracks first began appearing in the Spice Girls' foundation, Mel C was fingered as the one most likely to survive the hype; the girl with the tonsils, the 'tude and the talent. That may still hold, but unfortunately, on her debut outing, she's failed to channel those attributes into one coherent direction.

REVIEW: 1999-11-10