Artist:Melanie B
Song:Word Up
Album:Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me: Music from the Motion Picture
Melanie Brown of The Spice Girls was attempting to establish a solo career when she recorded this cover of Cameo's Word Up for the 1999 film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. When her singing career didn't go too well, Melanie turned to TV hosting which she is still doing. She was born May 29, 1975 in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. She started out as a dancer. And of course she became famous as a member of The Spice Girls. She was known as Melanie B or Scary Spice. They were very successful. But like everything, The Spice Girls ran its course. Geri Halliwell left in 1998 and I'm sure the others were thinking about it. Missy Elliott was working on the soundtrack for the 1998 film Why Do Fools Fall in Love and she asked Melanie to record with her. The Spice Girls were on tour at the time. I Want You Back was recorded in one day and the single topped the British charts. The album Hot followed. Teddy Riley and Fred Jerkins were among the producers. Melanie's cover of Cameo's Word Up was produced by Tim "Timbaland" Mosely. It's a straight cover. She's not a good enough singer to do much with any song. But the single did chart in England. The soundtrack is available as a budget CD. After the 2000 album Hot didn't sell, Melanie tried acting. She had not planned to record again. After performing in the musical Rent in The Netherlands, she changed her mind and released the 2005 album L.A. State of Mind on her own label. She hasn't recorded since. What she has done is participate in Spice Girls reunions and a lot of TV as a host. I don't think she plans to record again. Here's the video for Word Up by Melanie B.
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