ABOUT THE SPICE GIRLS

The Spice Girls were born in 1994 after a management decided to put together a girl group after the success of boys band dominated the music scene. The girls answered an advertisement and were put together. The group was originally named 'Touch' with Victoria Adams (now Beckham), Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, & Michelle Stephenson. Michelle was later dropped from the group and Emma Bunton joined. The girls lived together in a house and trained together in both song and dance. Geri was the one that came up with the name 'Spice'. The girls eventually left the original management team and went out and got another manager. Shortly after in September 1995 they signed a record deal with Virgin Records.

They debuted in England in the summer of 1996 and were basically an instant success. They debuted in the USA in early 1997. From then on it was a whirlwind of successful albums- Spice (1996) and Spiceworld (1997), a movie (Spice World), merchandise, magazine covers, and awards. The group became a foursome when Geri suddenly left the group in May 1998. Mel B, Mel C, Victoria, & Emma continued on and released another album (Forever) in 2000. By the end of 2000 the group went on indefinite hiatus to work on other projects. A greatest hits album was released in 2007.

The group has reunited officially twice. The group went on tour from December 2007 until February 2008. They also performed together at the London Olympics in 2012. Geri, Mel B, & Emma had plans to reunite in 2016 and perform as a trio. However Geri became pregnant and the plan was put on hiatus.

MEMBERS

Emma Bunton [Baby] (41) - 3 solo albums - A Girl Like Me (2001), Free Me (2004), Life in Mono (2006).
Partner is Jade Jones. Mother to Beau & Tate.

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Geri Halliwell [Ginger] (45) - 3 solo albums - Schizophonic (1999), Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (2001), Passion (2005).
Married to Christian Horner. Mother to Bluebell & Montague.

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Melanie Brown [Scary] (42) - 2 solo albums - Hot (2000), L.A. State of Mind (2005).
Mother to Phoenix, Angel, & Madison.

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Melanie Chisholm [Sporty] (42) - 7 solo albums - Northern Star (1999), Reason (2003), Beautiful Intentions (2005), This Time (2007), The Sea (2011), Stages (2012), Version of Me (2016).
Mother to Scarlet.

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Victoria Beckham [Posh] (43) - 1 solo album - Victoria Beckham (2001). 2 unreleased albums (2003 & 2004).
Married to David Beckham. Mother to Brooklyn, Romeo, Cruz, & Harper.

WHY SPICE GIRLS?

The Spice Girls hold a special place in my heart. They came out in a time where I was discovering music outside of my parents interests in music. I already adored Madonna and Mariah Carey but as soon as I saw the 'Wannabe' video in early 1997, I was hooked. My friends and I all had our "spice personas" which we argued about. I was known as Emma or Baby through the end of middle and for a good chunk of high school. Spice Girls were a passion and one of my early fandoms. I collected so much merchandise, many of which I still have (including lollipop wrappers in a scrapbook..no joke!). 20 years later I still love and appreciate their music and the impact that they had. I still quote things from Spice World and I still can do the arm movements from Stop. They will always be beloved for me and I still hold out hope for another reunion tour. I am still bummed I missed them in July of 1998..I chose to see Backstreet Boys instead who were coming a week later. Had I only known then that BSB are still around and that I would go on to see them 4 more times after that but I missed my chance to see the Spice Girls, haha!!

For more information on the group, check out their official website or their wikipedia page.