Spice Girls
The Spice Girls were a British girl group. The group formed in 1994. The group had five members. They were famous in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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 The Spice Girls performing during their penultimate reunion concert in Toronto in February 2008. (L–R) Melanie C, Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Mel B and Emma Bunton | |
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| Origin | London, England |
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| Labels | Virgin |
| Website | thespicegirls |
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Nicknames
Each member uses a nickname initially given to them:
- Melanie Chisholm is "Sporty Spice"
- Emma Bunton is "Baby Spice"
- Melanie Brown is "Scary Spice"
- Victoria Adams is "Posh Spice"
- Geri Halliwell is "Ginger Spice"
History
They were signed to Virgin Records. The Spice Girls released their debut single, "Wannabe" in 1996. It hit number-one in more than 30 countries. The song helped make the group as a global phenomenon. The group is credited for starting the trend of commercial success of teen pop in the late 1990s. Their debut album, Spice, sold more than 28 million copies worldwide.[1] It is the best-selling album by a female group in music history. They have sold over 75 million records worldwide.[2][3] This makes them the best-selling female group of all time.[4] It also makes them the most successful British band since the Beatles.[5][6]
The group released three albums: Spice in 1996, Spice World in 1997 and Forever in 2000. The Spice Girls starred in Spiceworld: The Movie, which was released in December 1997.
The members reunited in 2007. They released a Greatest Hits album in November and said a world tour would start in December. On 1 February 2008, the group said that they would be ending the tour early.
In 2012, they reunited again to perform at the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.
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The Spice Girls as a four-piece performing "Holler" in Cologne, Germany at the Return of the Spice Girls tour
The Spice Girls performing "Wannabe" as the closing number of their Return of the Spice Girls Tour, at the Air Canada Centre, in Toronto
The Spice Girls at the Viva Forever! premiere night, 2012
The Spice Girls (without Beckham) perform at Wembley Stadium, London, June 2019.
The Spice Girls perform "Wannabe" as a four-piece on 15 June 2019. The song has become emblematic of the group's girl power manifesto.
Halliwell wearing a replica of her iconic Union Jack dress that she had worn at the 1997 Brit Awards which was a defining image of the era
Fans dressed up as the Spice Girls, replicating their signature looks
The Spice Girls' bus used in the film Spice World (1997)
The Spice Girls perform at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Their performance garnered over 116,000 tweets per minute on Twitter to become the most tweeted moment of the entire 2012 Summer Olympics.
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References
- ↑ Spice Girls reunion: Is a comeback possible?. BBC News. 18 February 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/2771605.stm. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
- ↑ "Simon Fuller and Judy Craymer plan Spice Girls musical". BBC News online (London). 21 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8473024.stm. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ↑ Hoyle, Ben (22 January 2010). "Viva Forever Mamma Mia creator creates Spice Girls musical". The Times (UK). http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/article6997164.ece. Retrieved 8 May 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ Thomas, Rebecca (25 April 2012). TLC's Left Eye Remembered: 10 Years Later. MTV (MTV Networks). http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1683858/left-eye-tlc-death.jhtml. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
- ↑ "This is the story of the greatest pop phenomenon since The Beatles" BBC Entertainment. 25 August 2008
- ↑ "Britain's most successful band since the Beatles" 1998: Ginger leaves the Spice Girls, BBC
