Birth Name: Melanie Jayne Chisholm
Place of Birth: Whiston, Merseyside, England
Date of Birth: January 12, 1974
Ethnicity: English, Scottish
Melanie C is a British singer, songwriter, and actress. She was a member of the band Spice Girls, and was known as “Sporty Spice”. She was born in Whiston, Merseyside, and grew up in Widnes, Cheshire.
Melanie is the daughter Joan Tuffley and Alan Chisholm.
Melanie’s maternal grandparents are Vincent Tuffley (the son of George Edward Tuffley and Jane) and Alice.
Sources: Genealogy of Melanie’s mother (focusing on her own father’s side) – http://www.ancestry.com
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