Spice Girls

The Spice Girls was a British girl group, which began as a marketing operation. They had a lot of success from 1996 to 2001 and are considered to be the best-selling girl group of all time, by selling more than 30 million albums and 45 million singles. They also have the term Girl Power made famous. The group originally consisted of Victoria Adams, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown and Geri Halliwell. Halliwell left the Spice Girls In 1998 to pursue a solo career to boot. In 2001 the Group gave its provisional last performance, but the remaining four members are never formally gone apart. At the end of 2007, the group, including Halliwell, a series of reunion concerts, called The Return of The Spice Girls. On 12 August 2012 they performed all five together again on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.



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[hide] *1 Biography  ==Biography[ Edit] == ===1993-1995: beginning[ Edit] === The Group was formed in 1993 when Bob Herbert and his son Chris a newspaper ad placed The Stage . From the notifications for the ad were five girls chosen: Geri Halliwell, Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Michelle Stephenson. Together they formed the group "Touch". Stephenson, however, not completely put in for the group, and eventually left to continue with school. She was replaced by
 * 1.1 1993-1995: beginning
 * 1.2 1996-1997: Spice
 * 1.3 1997-1998: Spice World
 * 1.4 1998: from 5 to 4
 * 1.5 1998-2000: Forever
 * 1.6 2001-present: After Forever
 * 2 Members
 * 2.1 current members
 * 2.2 former members
 * 3 Nicknames
 * 4 discography
 * 4.1 Albums
 * 4.2 Singles
 * 4.3 Radio 2 Top 2000
 * 4.4 Solo
 * 5 external links

Emma Bunton.

The five girls were put together in a House, so they were friends before the success began. The tension in the House, however, soon took by the promised record deal that never seemed to come. Despite the constant rehearsals and visiting a number of plates bosses, the girls still had no contract. In January 1995, they ran out of the House without money, with still the hope of a record deal.

They were soon adopted by 19 Management of Simon Fuller, popgoeroe and eventually got a contract with Virgin Records.

In 1996 they changed their name to "Spice Girls", and soon became popular. An important factor in the success of the Group was the fact that each group appealed to a certain group of fans. The five members were credited with "Ginger" (Halliwell), "Baby" (Bunton), "Scary" (Brown), "Posh" (Adams) and "Sporty" (Chisholm) Spice by a British music magazine. Although they were not invented by the band, beat the nicknames to the public, and so were both the names if the suggested characters exploited. Their different appearances and cultural backgrounds provided a broad interest.

A carefully created image, combined with erotic look and post-feminist self-confidence (Girl Power ) is guaranteed a large female fanbase. ===1996-1997: Spice<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On 8 July 1996 was the first single released in the United Kingdom: the Spice Girls's "Wannabe". The single soon got much airplay (on the radio), and arrived in England at number three, after which it rose to number one the following week. It remained there for seven weeks at the top, making it the best selling single of the year. Within a year the song had already in 37 countries the number-one position, including Canada (five weeks at the top of the list), the United States (four weeks) and Australia (eleven weeks). "Wannabe" was finally twelfth in the list of best selling singles of the 90 's.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" len="163" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [1]  the Spice Girls were one of the few British acts in their start time all breakthroughs in America.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Along with text writers Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe knew the girls many more hits to score, as the more peaceful "Say you'll Be There", as a successor of their Grand debut. It came in England at number one, and was another worldwide success, including number three in the United States. It came behind "Wannabe" in the list of best selling singles of the 90 's.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" len="163" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [2]  by the time "Wannabe" and "Say you'll Be There" were released in the u.s., the girls had already released their fourth single in England. The third single, a ballad about love, "2 Become 1", was the first of three successive no. 1 hits  in England. The debut album, Spice was at the end of 1996 and early 1997, fifteen weeks at the top of the album chart, and was in England, with 3 million sales, tenth in the list of best selling albums of all time. When it was released in the u.s., a year after it sold more than 7 million copies. "2 Become 1" was standing there at number four. The ballad was also number one in Canada.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">At the beginning of 1997 was "Who Do You Think You Are"/"Mama" the official annual song of the Comic Relief. It sold 672,577 copies, many charitable bodies benefited. It was in England three weeks on the first place. This were the Spice Girls the first act, in which the first 4 singles were number one in the UK singles chart. The single was not released in North America, because, according to the Spice Girls, the American market is slower than that of other countries, whereby songs remain popular longer in America. However, the "Who Do You Think You Are" video regularly played on American MTV, MTV2 and MuchMusic andMuchMoreMusic the Canadian. ===1997-1998: Spice World<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In October 1997, "Spice Up Your Life released worldwide. It was seen as the return of the Spice Girls, because it was the first single from the second album. The release of the single was postponed a week, so that the more likely had Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997" the first place to bump, which also didn't work either.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">"Spice Up Your Life" was an international hit, and was at the top of the Canadian and Spanish charts. In their native country, because their own record also intensifi Ed their fifth single the first place. In the Billboard Hot 100, however, was not a great success (place 6 pm) as the three predecessors. Even though the single was not as successful as expected, it left some development that music of the girls, including a more Latin/samba appearance than their previous numbers.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The second single from the album was a ballad, similar to "2 Become 1". "Too Much" was also at number one and became the second smash hit in England for the girls. It was a reasonable success in the US (number eight) and got a lot of airplay. Yet it was also this single not as successful as the singles that Spice 's came. Unlike the four predecessors, knew "Too Much" not the number-one position in Canada to get hold of, but was instead on an unexpectedly low number nine.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The second album by the Spice Girls, Spice World, was released on november 4, 1997 . Despite that there were already 7 million copies within two weeks of sold in the Billboard 200, it reached only the third place and was not as successful as Spice. In England, the three weeks at the top of the album chart, while Spice the fifteen weeks insisted. Although they are still international super stars were, was not the successful successor Spice World that people had predicted. However, the album for a success, that no one had expected: their own film, which was released in January 1998. The film was similar to a number of films of The Beatles; something that Director Bob Spiers (known for Fawlty Towers and Absolutely Fabulous) expres zo had intended. The film was commercially a success. However, by critics the film was knocked down, and the girls each won a Golden Raspberry Award for their contribution.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The girls did their motto up to Girl Power, and on 7 november 1997 sacked their manager Simon Fuller, with which they showed that nothing could stop them. There were certainly problems soon, because Simon was often a mediator in feuds between the girls. Now he was away, one of the girls had to take the lead. At the beginning of 1998 was "Stop (song)", a song by Spice World, released. It was the first single not the number-one position in England managed to get hold of. It came there at number two, but knew the single "it's Like That" by Run DMC vs. Jason Nevins not playing. ===1998: from 5 to 4<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Before the Spice Girls international breakthroughs, they had an appointment that they would do this for only 2 years. Geri Halliwell gave in april 1998 to the other 4 girls to know that they really wanted to stop in september with the group. They had achieved everything there but reach was. After some time walking around with this idea, there is a possibility for Geri came to talk to ' The Sun ' on the subject of breast cancer.Geri wanted to do really committed, only left the tour schedule does not allow. When Geri realized that they no longer wanted to be lived, but wanted to make her own choices. Shortly after the release of "Stop" want to leave the group, Geri Halliwell made known. The day before the American tour, 30 may 1998, it was announced that Geri Halliwell would leave the group. The message was read out by her lawyer, with the message: "Unfortunately I make known that I have left the Spice Girls. This is because of differences between us. I am sure that the group will continue to be successful and wish them all the best. P.S. I'll be back again. " Geri Halliwell left the band officially on 28 August.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The four remaining girls decided to continue their career as the Spice Girls and gave in response to Geri's message; "We are shocked and sad by Geri's departure, but we will support her in whatever she wants to do. The Spice Girls will survive; we see you at the stadiums! " They made off the American tour without Geri.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After Geri's departure became the fourth single by Spice World, "Viva Forever", released in Europe and Australia (not in North America, due to a decrease in the fans and an uncertainty in the theme of the video).Initially it would number as A double A-side (along with "Never Give Up On The Good Times") are released, but this was not because of the departure of Halliwell. Also "Viva Forever" was relatively successful in both England and abroad. In Europe there were 2 million copies sold. The video of the song was already made for the departure of Halliwell (an animation clip with all 5 ladies in it). Busy tour schedules made sure that no new clip could be included. This was the last single where Halliwell on told it was. ===1998-2000: Forever<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The remaining four members went further and brought in december 1998 as "Goodbye" out. The lyrics of the song is about Halliwell and the relaunch of the group. The single was the third smash hit for the group in England, and stood there one week at number-one. However, it seemed that the career of the Spice Girls at an end came, because there the following year no singles were released, and there were also no reports of a third album. In addition, both Mel's started a solo career.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The girls did a last attempt to get their career back to life, with the release of the single "Holler" in 2000. There were more R & Band soulinfluences to hear than in previous editions. "Holler" became with the ballad "Let Love Lead the Way" released as A double A-side. Both songs were from their third album Forever. It was once again the first place, bringing the total of the Group on nine number-one positions comes.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Their album was received in England: it came lukewarm, behind Westlife's second album, at number two the next week, but fell outside the Top 10. It sold better than expected in England, but in the whole world, it was not a success. The departure of Geri Halliwell seemed to have had influence on the comeback with the third album. In addition, the fans turned out to be disappointed in the new sound of the band.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">As a result, the question arose whether the Group had still future. Although talking about the release of a second single from Forever, ' Tell Me Why ', the girls seemed the increasing solo projects of the group in the way. They eventually decided to go their own way follow, although never officially announced the break-up is. ===2001-present: After Forever<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Gone is the group never formally disbanded. Each Member has solo albums released (varying in success, but still not as big as the success as a group). Melanie C. scored as a solo artist in Netherlands-two number 1hits, with Never be the same again and I turn to you (both in 2000).

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The last couple of years there were speculations in the media about a reunion of the group. The rumors were stronger when it became known that she wanted to perform at the Live 8 festival. The group performed not on during Live 8, as Melanie B a few days before the show changed his mind was. Despite the various speculations in the media and music circles, left Melanie C on its website and during the talk show by Anne Robinson know that the Group would record and that it planned no new material ' album would be only an extract taken from the well-known songs, complemented with remixes or b-sides. However, Mel's statements proved later not entirely to be correct. On 13 March 2007 made old manager Simon Fuller announced that a six-month reunion tour would go by the United Kingdom find place. Including the Spice Girls, Halliwell, admitted at a press conference in London on 28 June 2007 know that there are a series of reunion concerts was going to come.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Return of the Spice Girlstour would start on 7 december 2007 and 28 world cities are best explored, including: Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York, London, Cologne, Madrid, Beijing, Hong Kong, Sydney, Cape Town and Buenos Aires. However, the concerts in South Africa, Australia and Asia were eventually cancelled because the band had to physically rest and wanted to free up more time for private life like. Eventually gave the Spice Girls in their own country 19 concerts. They were one of the most successful acts of 2007 in England. Because of the reunion appeared the album Greatest Hits, supplemented by 2 new songs, including the single Headlines (Friendship Never Ends) which was not a great success worldwide. The album became Platinum in some countries. Below are all members once again gone their separate ways. In June2012 they came back together to the musical to promote Viva Forever! . This took place in the St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel, where also their first music video, Wannabe, was recorded. The musical goes on december 11, 2012 at the Piccadilly Theatre. Judy Craymer, who previously produced Mamma mia! came up with the idea for the musical. Jennifer Saunders of Absolutely Fabulous, known, wrote the story. The musical would go about the bitter side of Fame. The musical premiered in december 2012, but was not a commercial success: after disappointing sales figures and an estimated financial loss of 5 million euros was decided to discontinue the musical in June 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" len="163" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"> [3]

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">On the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in London, on 12 August 2012, they performed as they were singing the last five for Wannabe hits on. and Spice up your life. ==Members<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Current members<span class="mw-editsection" len="331" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Ex-members<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Nicknames<span class="mw-editsection" len="327" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p lang="en" len="152" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Halliwell was first in the United States "Sexy Spice" mentioned, but with the release of Spiceworld was this changed again to "Ginger Spice". ==Discography<span class="mw-editsection" len="330" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ===Albums<span class="mw-editsection" len="325" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Singles<span class="mw-editsection" len="326" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p len="4" style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;"> ===Radio 2 Top 2000<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Solo<span class="mw-editsection" len="323" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">During and after their time with the Spice Girls have all five solo albums and singles released. See the private entries of the band members for more information.
 * Melanie Brown (1993-2001, 2007-2008, 2012)
 * Melanie Chisholm (1994-2001, 2007-2008, 2012)
 * Emma Bunton (1994-2001, 2007-2008, 2012)
 * Geri Halliwell (1994-1998, 2007-2008, 2012)
 * Victoria Beckham (1993-2001, 2007-2008, 2012)
 * Lianne Morgan (1993-1994) replaced by Melanie C
 * Michelle Stephenson (1993-1994) replaced by Emma Bunton
 * Melanie Laccohee (1993) replaced by Victoria Adams
 * Suzanne Tinker (1993-1994) replaced by Geri Halliwell
 * Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice")
 * Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice")
 * Victoria Beckham (née Adams) ("Posh Spice")
 * Melanie Chisholm ("Mel C" or "Sporty Spice")
 * Melanie Brown ("Mel B" or "Scary Spice" and Mel for short time "G", when she was married to Jimmy Gulzar)