▁Category : S ports ▁compet itions ▁in ▁Sof ia ▁Category : 1 9 9 0 s ▁in ▁Sof ia <0x0A> </s> ▁Mel anie ▁Jan ine ▁Brown ▁( born ▁ 2 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 7 5 ), ▁ ▁known ▁profession ally ▁as ▁Mel ▁B , ▁is ▁an ▁English ▁singer , ▁song writer , ▁ra pper , ▁television ▁person ality , ▁actress ▁and ▁author . ▁Brown ▁rose ▁to ▁prom in ence ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁girl ▁group ▁Sp ice ▁Girls , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁was ▁nick named ▁Sc ary ▁Sp ice . ▁With ▁over ▁ 8 5 ▁million ▁records ▁sold ▁world wide , ▁the ▁group ▁became ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁female ▁group ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁group ' s ▁hi atus , ▁Brown ▁released ▁her ▁debut ▁solo ▁album ▁Hot . ▁The ▁album ' s ▁lead ▁single , ▁" I ▁W ant ▁You ▁Back " ▁chart ed ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart , ▁and ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁sound track ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁film ▁Why ▁Do ▁F ools ▁Fall ▁in ▁Love . ▁Other ▁singles ▁from ▁the ▁album ▁such ▁as ▁" T ell ▁Me " ▁and ▁" Fe els ▁So ▁Good " ▁both ▁chart ed ▁within ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁After ▁signing ▁with ▁the ▁independent ▁label ▁Am ber ▁C afé , ▁she ▁released ▁her ▁second ▁solo ▁album ▁L . A . ▁State ▁of ▁Mind , ▁which ▁spawn ed ▁the ▁release ▁of