For her performance in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar as Mary Magdalene, Chisholm won Best Supporting Actress in a musical at the Whatsonstage.com Awards.
Melanie also has co-written 11 UK Number 1s - more than any other female artist independently or as part of a duo, quartet or quintet, being surpassed by Madonna in 2006.
Melanie started her music career in 1996 as one fifth of the world's biggest girl group, Spice Girls. During their reign of the 1990s, the girls scored nine number 1 singles in the UK, sold over 40 million albums worldwide and made their distinctive mark on pop culture. By 2000, that figure rose to 53 million and preceded the groups’ eventual disbandment as well as Melanie’s burgeoning solo career.
Embracing a new creative direction, her first solo endeavour was the Bryan Adams duet ‘When You’re Gone’, which reached the UK Top 3 and became a huge European hit. Setting the tone for her first ever debut solo album, ‘Northern Star’ followed in 1999 and peaked at Number 4. Spawning 2 Number 1 singles, it was certified triple platinum in the United Kingdom, Gold in Australia and platinum in Europe.
Her second solo album, the Top 5 hit ‘Reason’, followed in March 2003. Containing tracks produced by former New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander and Marius De Vries (Madonna, Rufus Wainright), it boasted a vibrant, coesive sound of increasing musical maturity and rapidly went Gold after the lead Top Ten single ‘Here It Comes Again’.
In early 2004, Melanie founded her own independent label Red Girl Records. So-called after her beloved Liverpool Football Club and propensity to blush easily, it provided undiluted artistic freedom and saw the release of ‘Beautiful Intentions’, Melanie’s third solo LP.
Songs were previewed before fans at a series a Barfly gigs in the summer of 2004 as Melanie became eager to encapsulate the 'live' feel of her new tracks and one such previewed track, Next Best Superstar , was decided as the first single. It scored a top ten hit for Melanie at the start of 2005 and second single Better Alone was released as a download and through the official online shop.
In late 2005, Melanie was asked to record the theme tune to German soap opera 'Julia'. The track, written by Guy Chambers and Enrique Iglesias entitled First Day Of My Life, was then released in Germany where it topped the charts and was certified platinum after selling a massive 400,000 copies. But its success didn't stop there, going on to be number 1 in Spain, Portugal and Austria, it became one of the biggest hits of the year. The huge success of the single reflected on album sales as Beautiful Intentions became certified gold in Germany and platinum in Portugal, where it stayed at number 1 for nine weeks.
In October 2006 Melanie released her first ever Live Hits DVD. Recorded before a sold-out audience at London’s The Bridge, it featured 19 blistering hit singles and showcased her talent as both a writer and live performer.
Fast forward to now and Melanie kicks off 2007 with the challenge of 2 new singles prior to the album release. In Europe, the lead single is ‘The Moment You Believe’ – a beautiful love song written with long-term collaborator Peter Vettese that’s already powering its way up many European airplay charts. "This Time" also features writing and production credits from Guy Chambers, Cathy Dennis, Steve Mac, Stephen Hague, Jill Jackson and two of her own band members Paul Gendler and Greg Hatwell. Melanie played many festivals across Europe during the summer, including the sold out Isle of Wight Festival.
Here, the UK single is a stellar reinvigoration of the 1982 hit ‘I Want Candy’. Produced by Stephen Hague (whose previous credits include New Order, Siouxsie and the Banshees and Robbie Williams) it’s taken from the British film of the same name, which was heralded by Empire as “Fresh and funny a British American Pie”.
The videos for both singles were directed by Tim Royes and have attracted considerable attention. ‘The Moment You Believe’ was filmed in one continuos shot, while ‘I Want Candy’ sees Melanie dancing for the first time since the Spice Girls. As a result, it was the No.1 viewed video on You Tube the day it was added, gaining over 200,000 views.
In November 2007, Chisholm reunited with the Spice Girls for a Greatest Hits album release and a four-months world tour. When the tour reached its first two-day break, Chisholm performed an acoustic solo set at The Mint in Los Angeles on 6 December and another one in The Grand Ballroom in New York City. On the last show of the tour, Chisholm did her famous "Sporty Spice" backflip as a surprise to the fans, as well as the other Spice Girls. In February 2008 Chisholm returned to her solo career. She released her fourth album "This Time" in Canada on April 8 2008, followed by a full Canadian tour in May 2008. The first single was Carolyna. "Understand" was released as a second single in Canada on July 25th. The video was filmed largely in Toronto, but several live clips were included from her various Canadian performances as well.
On 22 August 2008, Melanie announced on her offical website she was pregnant and would start writing songs for her fifth studio-album.
In September 2011, she released her fifth solo album "The Sea". In September 2012, she released her sixth solo album "Stages", a collection of song covers from various musical theatre shows and films. In October 2016, she released her seventh solo album "Version of Me".
Closer
Melanie C Lyrics
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I see the ocean in your eyes when we're together
There are no boundaries
There are no limits
My heart has been embraced
Now that you're in it
Hold me closer to your dreams
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears
Time passes by, seconds into minutes
Every field and flower fades
But love is infinite
There are no boundaries
There are no limits
My heart's a bigger place
Now that you're in it
[Chorus]
Hold me closer to your dreams
Closer to your fears
Close to hear your laughter
Hold me when you're close to tears
I wanna be the one you tell your secrets to
All I want is to be closer
Closer to you
How tight can you hold me?
How long can we stay awake?
How hard can we laugh?
How much love can we make?
[Chorus]
In Melanie C's song "Closer," she sings about being deeply in love with someone and the connection they have. She declares that her love for this person will be forever and sees the ocean in their eyes when they're together. The singer believes that there are no boundaries or limits in their relationship and that her heart has been embraced now that they're in it.
As the song progresses, Melanie C talks about time passing quickly and that every field and flower fades. However, love is infinite, and there are no boundaries to it. Her heart has become more profound with the presence of this special person. Through the lyrics, the singer asks to be held closer to the other person's dreams, fears, and laughter. The singer wants to be someone the other person can confide in and be physically close to when they're emotional.
Melanie C's "Closer" is a beautiful love song with an honest message of deep connection in a romance.
Line by Line Meaning
Loving you madly will be forever
Expressing forever love for the person being referred to.
I see the ocean in your eyes when we're together
The singer sees the vastness of affection, deep emotion and passion that their partner holds for them.
There are no boundaries
Love knows no limits and boundaries.
There are no limits
Love is limitless.
My heart has been embraced
The artist's heart has been encompassed with love.
Now that you're in it
The singer is grateful that their partner is there loving them.
Hold me closer to your dreams
The singer wants to be close to their partner's dreams.
Closer to your fears
The artist wants to be there for their partner even in their moments of weakness.
Close to hear your laughter
The artist wants to be close to hear their partner's laughter which brings joy to their life.
Hold me when you're close to tears
The artist wants to be there to comfort and provide emotional support to their partner in times of sadness.
Time passes by, seconds into minutes
Time keeps moving fast and unstoppable.
Every field and flower fades
Every living thing fades with time.
But love is infinite
Love stays and never fades.
My heart's a bigger place
The singer's heart is larger since their partner is there loving them.
Now that you're in it
The singer is grateful that their partner is there loving them.
I wanna be the one you tell your secrets to
The artist wants to be the confidante of their partner, a trusted person to whom they can share their secrets.
All I want is to be closer
The artist wants to be closer and have an inseparable bond with their partner.
How tight can you hold me?
The singer is asking about the intensity of love and affection their partner holds for them.
How long can we stay awake?
The singer wants to spend every moment with their partner and is asking about the duration of their time together.
How hard can we laugh?
The artist wants to cherish every moment spent together and is asking about the intensity of their laughter.
How much love can we make?
The artist is asking how much love they can share and experience together.
[Chorus] Hold me closer to your dreams Closer to your fears
The artist wants to be there for their partner in their moments of both hope and fear.
Close to hear your laughter Hold me when you're close to tears
The singer wants to be there to share both joy and sadness with their partner.
[Chorus] I wanna be the one you tell your secrets to All I want is to be closer Closer to you
The artist wants a deep, honest and inseparable relationship with their partner.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Spirit Music Group, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: DIDO ARMSTRONG, RICK NOWELS, ROLLO ARMSTRONG
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