Rhythm and Blues Singer. She was the former lead singer of Grammy Award winning R&B act "Soul II Soul." Her musical career began in the late 1980s, releasing her debut single 'Reconsider' in 1992. Her mainstream breakthrough came when she joined British group Soul II Soul in 1993, recording a couple of songs with the band – 1993's 'Wish' and 1995's 'Be a Man' – before leaving the group in 1995 to pursue a solo career. She went on to release four singles in 1997 - 'Rumbled Sex,' 'Surrender,' 'Mixed Up,' and 'Nothing Gonna Stop Me Now,' before she became the lead singer of soul group Soul Explosion. She has also worked with Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder. She released her autobiography 'Heart and Soul: The Emotional Autobiography of Melissa Bell' in June 2010. Bell, who is the mother of Alexandra Burke, the former X Factor winner, had struggled with health issues for several years and suffered from kidney failure in 2008.
Rhythm and Blues Singer. She was the former lead singer of Grammy Award winning R&B act "Soul II Soul." Her musical career began in the late 1980s, releasing her debut single 'Reconsider' in 1992. Her mainstream breakthrough came when she joined British group Soul II Soul in 1993, recording a couple of songs with the band – 1993's 'Wish' and 1995's 'Be a Man' – before leaving the group in 1995 to pursue a solo career. She went on to release four singles in 1997 - 'Rumbled Sex,' 'Surrender,' 'Mixed Up,' and 'Nothing Gonna Stop Me Now,' before she became the lead singer of soul group Soul Explosion. She has also worked with Liza Minnelli, Whitney Houston, and Stevie Wonder. She released her autobiography 'Heart and Soul: The Emotional Autobiography of Melissa Bell' in June 2010. Bell, who is the mother of Alexandra Burke, the former X Factor winner, had struggled with health issues for several years and suffered from kidney failure in 2008.
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