Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is a British singer-songwriter and television promoter. She was a member of girl group the Spice Girls. She gained her nickname "Baby Spice" from being the youngest member of the group.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Emma Lee Bunton |
Also known as | Baby Spice |
Born | Finchley, London, England, UK | 21 January 1976
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Pop, adult contemporary |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter TV and radio presenter |
Years active | 1994–present |
Labels | Virgin (1996–2007) Polydor (2003–04) 19 (2004–07) (US) Universal Music (2004–07) |
Associated acts | Spice Girls, Jade Jones, Victoria Beckham, Melanie B, Melanie C |
Website | emmabuntonofficial |
She was a contestant in the 2006 series of Strictly Come Dancing. She is also the host of the Heart FM Saturday evening show from 4pm to 7pm.
On 12 August 2012, the Spice Girls performed a medley of "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. They got back together just for the event.[1] Their performance was the most tweeted moment of the Olympics closing ceremony with over 116,000 tweets on Twitter per minute. [2]
Personal life
Bunton's long-term partner since 1998 is singer Jade Jones. The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones and Tate Lee Jones.[3][4] She is also a godmother to Geri Halliwell's daughter Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, alongside Victoria Beckham.
Emma Bunton Media
Bunton performing "Maybe" on The Return of the Spice Girls tour in 2007
Brown, Chisholm, Halliwell, Bunton, and Beckham at the Viva Forever premiere
Bunton at a photoshoot for her Argos fashion line in 2014
References
- ↑ "Spice Girl Mel B Dishes on New Musical". 27 July 2012. ABC News. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ↑ "HLN". CNN.
- ↑ "Bouncing baby Beau for Emma". The Sun. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- ↑ "Bunton celebrates birth of second child" 6 May 2011, RTE.ie