Melanie C

Hertfordshire’s eclectic countryside knees-up features decades’ worth of bangers, a fancy dress parade and dogs at every turn

Smukfest 2022 in Denmark

Debuting her self-titled album for the first time since its release in 2020, Melanie C returned to London for the end of her long-awaited UK tour. To say that the audience was keen would be an understatement: the air in the Empire was thick with anticipation.

Now I don’t know whether it’s my general aversion to sport but Sporty Spice was never my favourite Spice Girl (Posh was always my favourite) and this was to be my first experience of Melanie C live and what a fabulous introduction it was

Sunset, Zurich, Switzerland on July 15, 2017

And, while probably not the biggest tabloid star of the five, one of the stand-out voices of the group was always, always Melanie Chisholm AKA Sporty Spice or Melanie C, to differentiate between the two Melanies in the group.

Despite all of the success that has come her way the driving hunger inside of the musician is what has brought her 7th studio release to fruition.