melissa cecelia ewen bell (5 march 1964 – 28 august 2017) was an english singer. from 1993 to 1996, bell was one of the lead singers of british r&amp;b act soul ii soul, with whom she released a single titled "wish". she also created her own band called soul explosion, which started in 1999. she also worked with liza minnelli, whitney houston, and stevie wonder.