FACTS
Mel has eleven tattoos - she got her first one in 1996 on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles: a celtic chain on her right arm; in 2000 she got her 10th tattoo, in 2007 she got a star on her arm representing 'This Time'
In her childhood she took lessons for dancing and singing
She loves football, especially FC Liverpool
Melanie attended the Doreen Bird Performing Arts College in Kent
She loves sightseeing, when she's on the road
Mel loves to watch soap-operas - in 2006 she appeared on the Portuguese soap opera "Dei-te Quase Tudo" and in 2007 in another Portuguese soap named "Morangos com Açúcar"
Melanie's first gig she visited was Madonna's "Girlie Show" at Wembley Stadium
She sometimes plays guitar for fun, but not professional
Mel has a picture of her halfbrother Paul O'Neill in her Nokia mobile phone
Her brother Paul is a famous pilot of the British Touring Cars Championship
If she had to record a duet with one of the Spice Girls, Melanie would do a duet with Emma Bunton
She named her label "Red Girl Records", because of her propensity to blush easily and because of her love for the Liverpool football club ("The Reds")
Her first German #1-single was "First Day Of My Life" (2005)
"First Day Of My Life" is Melanie's most successful single in Europe
In 1999 Melanie had a dinner with her idol Madonna
She spent 9 months to develope "Beautiful Intentions"
Melanie C selled 5 Mio solo albums worldwide
Mel holds the second position for most UK #1-singles by a female co-writer (11 #1's) after Madonna (13 #1's)
She had her first Performance as a Soloartist in Sheffield, UK on August 19th, 1999
In 2006 Melanie C recorded "Je Suis Née Pour Toi" - a French version of "First Day Of My Life"
Melanie's thinking about signing new artists to her label, but in the future
She is the only female to reach the UK number-one as part of a quintet, quartet, duo and as a solo artist
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