JAKARTA - Spice Girls staff, Melanie Chisholm or better known as Mel C, revealed the great role of legendary diva Diana Ross in her musical career.
The "Queen of Motown" is said to be one of the extraordinary women who have had a profound influence on the British vocal group since the 1990s.
Mel C also recalled how she and her colleagues were inspired by their predecessors. He said, Ross' influence was ingrained even before the Spice Girls reached the peak of their global popularity.
"With the Spice Girls, obviously we started in the '90s, and we had so much influence, and there have been so many amazing women who came before us, and Diana is one of those women," Mel C said, citing People, Tuesday, December 23.
Mel C's emotional closeness to Diana Ross's works is inseparable from her family environment. He admitted that he grew up listening to Motown Records releases. He also felt lucky because at the beginning of the Spice Girls' career, he had the opportunity to see the icon's live stage performance in London.
This admiration is now poured into Mel C's latest work. Her latest single, "Sweat", officially uses samples from Diana Ross's 1981 hit song, "Work That Body".
For Mel C, this indirect collaboration is a form of tribute to the figure admired by her mother and her childhood inspiration.
"My mom is a huge fan. So it's something that's always been there. I think as an artist, everything that's been in your life, through your life, is what inspires you," he said. "So it's really exciting now to have that fantastic sample on my new song."
Amid the news of the release of his solo work, fans still have high hopes for a Spice Girls reunion that includes Mel C, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, and Mel B.
Although they had a reunion tour in 2019 without Victoria Beckham, the signal of the return of the complete formation is still a mystery.
Victoria herself recently hinted at her interest in the concept of a show at the Sphere, Las Vegas, but she stressed that her commitment to the fashion world at the moment makes it difficult for her to go on a full world tour.
Until now, the last full appearance of the Spice Girls was recorded at the closing of the London Olympics 2012.
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