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This week

Melanie C

has celebrated her 47th birthday and, despite inevitably walking towards half a century of existence, she has once again put on the costume of

Sporty Spice

(the sportswoman 'spice girl'), after years trying to be recognized for her full name, rather than

Mel C

, which was how she was known in girl training.

But maturity has come with a recognition of his identity, of who he really is.

"I spent many years trying to figure out who I wanted to be. And suddenly, when I rejoined the Spice Girls in 2019, I discovered that I am Sporty Spice. It is a very important part of me.

It is not something that was imposed on me, but that I created myself

, "explains the singer.

Thus was born 'Melanie C', her eighth album, the first titled with her name and released at the end of last year.

In theory, it

should present it live in Spain during the months of March and April,

but the rebound in the pandemic leaves the visit uncertain.

"In case I can't go, I want to say that as soon as possible to perform, I'll be there," he reassures his Spanish fans.

"Like many other people, we are beginning to lose patience over this situation

. It's been many months and it's like, argh! I feel frustrated that I can't sing live for people," she says.

So she has to take refuge in the records, just like she is doing now.

To recover the songs of adolescence and early youth, of those crazy 90s in which he began to go out at night in the middle of the explosion of electronics.

"I found myself trying to recover the essence of who I was as a child, because I think

that is what we really are: the children that we were."

That is why her experience in Spice Girls and in the tour of a year and a half ago, in which

Victoria Beckham did not participate

,

is so alive

, although now Melanie C drops that she could be present on an upcoming tour.

"I am very proud of the Spice Girls legacy because, among other things, we innocently spread the message of 'girl power,'" she proclaims.

"Because

we wanted the same opportunities as the boys. We had been told that the 'girl bands' did not sell as many records

as the 'boy bands'. And look what happened."

What happened is that the 'Spicy Girls' became one of the most successful groups in history.

And not only that: "We have been able to see the impact that it had, not only on young women, but also on boys and the LGTBQ community. What I love about the Spice Girls and

our mini version of feminism is that we showed that It didn't have to be political

. We made it accessible to young people, in a way that wasn't intimidating or boring. "

And in a new revival of the spirit of 'good vibes' of the 90s, he proclaims: "

We spend too much time worrying about our differences

when we really should promote the things we have in common."

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