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When Take That abdicated as monarchs of the UK teen band scene in February 1996, there were several pretenders lining up, but few could have predicted that a female quintet would have more success in the Smash Hits -reading market than Boyzone or Peter Andre. The Spice Girls - Victoria Addams aka Posh Spice (b. 7 April 1973, Essex, England), Melanie Brown aka Mel B/Scary Spice (b. 29 May 1973, Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emma Bunton aka Baby Spice (b. 21 January 1976, London, England), Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C/Sporty Spice (b. 12 January 1974, Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Geraldine Halliwell aka Geri/Ginger Spice (b. 18 August 1970, Watford, Hertfordshire, England) - met at various unsuccessful auditions for film and dance jobs and the five ended up sharing a house in Maidenhead, Berkshire, in late 1993.
They started writing and demoing songs, until manager Simon Fuller took them on in May 1995. A record deal with Virgin Records followed and by June 1996, the single 'Wannabe', an expression of the 'Girl Power' philosophy, with a deliciously silly rap interlude, was on its way to number 1 in the UK. The Spice success story was down to a number of factors. Most importantly, they managed to add post-feminist attitude to a commercial pop package - the boys could fancy them, although their first loyalty was to each other and their fellow females. However, they also had a set of highly hummable pop ditties, so that female bonding and the arcane mysteries of the 'zigazig-ha' never got in the way of the pure disco thrill. 'Wannabe' and the follow-up, 'Say You'll Be There', had all the glorious catchiness of Take That or Wham! at their commercial peaks.
Things began to get out of hand by the end of 1996, when Halliwell's past as a nude model was splashed over the tabloid press, and an ill-advised interview with The Spectator magazine revealed her and Addams to be unlikely supporters of Conservative Prime Minister John Major. Nevertheless, nothing could stop the Spice Trail; as the lush ballad '2 Become 1' grabbed the coveted Christmas number 1 berth, boy bands wondered what had hit them and the Girls prepared to ravish the USA. By February 1997 their mission was completed with ease when 'Wannabe' effortlessly made number 1 in the Billboard singles chart, after only four weeks. Shortly afterwards, the album also topped the US chart and they became the first UK act ever to reach the top of the chart with their debut album.
Phenomenal success continued all over the world throughout 1997 with some well-chosen sponsorship deals, and the quintet's faces were published as regularly as the Beatles in their peak media year of 1964. Spiceworld was another slice of highly commercial pop music, featuring the UK number 1s 'Spice Up Your Life' and 'Too Much'. Although the album debuted at number one in six countries its sales were nowhere near as high as expected. Towards the end of 1997 they unceremoniously dumped their svengali manager, Simon Fuller. The repercussions to this bold 'go it alone' mission were watched with interest as many felt that this could be their first wrong move.
The commercial success of their debut film Spiceworld - The Movie, premiered on 26 December 1997, indicated otherwise. Their third single, the Motown -pastiche 'Stop', only reached number 2 in the UK charts, breaking the group's run of chart-toppers. A potentially terminal threat to the future of the Spice Girls came at the end of May 1998, when Halliwell, their de facto leader and undisputed driving force, announced she had left the group. Nevertheless, 'Viva Forever', the first single issued since Halliwell's departure (although her vocals appeared on the single), proved that the Spice phenomenon lived on when it entered the UK charts at number 1 in July 1998. In September 1998, Melanie B collaborated with hip-hop supremo Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott on the one-off single, 'I Want You Back'.
Additional Spice Girls Biography
The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice Girls, consisting of: Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996. The song went on to spend seven weeks atop the UK Singles Chart and helped establish the group as an "international phenomenon" who went on to release three studio albums and ten singles, selling in excess of 153 million records world wide.
The last release from Spice was a double A-side of "Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are", which once again saw them at number one.
In November 1997 the Spice Girls released their second album, Spiceworld. Preceded by the single "Spice Up Your Life", the album proved to be an instant global best seller. It set a new record for the fastest-selling album over two weeks when it shipped 7 million copies. Gaining favourable reviews, the album went on to sell over 10 million copies in Europe, Canada, and the United States alone. Criticised in America for releasing the album just nine months after their debut there and suffering from over-exposure at home, the Spice Girls began to experience a media backlash. The group was criticised for the number of sponsorship deals signed – over twenty in total – and they began to witness diminishing international chart positions. Nevertheless, the Spice Girls remained the biggest-selling pop group of both 1997 and 1998. Further singles released from the album included "Too Much", "Stop" and "Viva Forever" – with "Stop" being the only track not to hit number one in Britain (it entered and peaked at number two). The track remains their only single not to go to number one in the UK.
In early 1998 the Spice Girls embarked upon the world tour that Fuller had set up for them covering Europe and North America. The Spiceworld Tour kicked off in Dublin, Ireland on February 24, 1998 before moving on to mainland Europe and then returning to Britain for fourteen gigs at Wembley Arena and Birmingham’s NEC Arena. It was here that recordings were made for a planned live album, which was confirmed by the group: "We've shown everyone we can do the business on stage, so now we want to do a live album for fans". Despite masters of the recording being made, the idea was eventually dropped.
At the end of the European leg of the tour, Geri Halliwell missed the final two shows in Oslo, Norway reportedly due to gastroenteritis. However, rumours quickly circulated that Geri had become disenchanted with the group and was planning to leave – and after she also missed a performance of "Viva Forever" on the National Lottery show, rumours began to intensify.
In September 2007, Spice Girls reported that American Choreographer Jamie King (who choreographed Madonna's Confessions Tour amongst others) will be hired for updating dance routines of the group. As well, Roberto Cavalli will create their costumes for the tour, though earlier reports had said that Donatella Versace would be the designer.
The Spice Girls will also perform their new single "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" on BBC's official Children in Need programme, on November 16. Prior to that, a world exclusive screening of the video of "Headlines", which will launch the run up to Children in Need Night, will be aired on BBC One on Friday November 2. The music video was shot in the last week of October.
The "Girl Power" slogan was met with varied reactions, both positive and negative. The phrase was a label for the particular facet of feminist empowerment embraced by the band: that a sensual, feminine appearance and equality between the sexes need not be mutually exclusive. This concept was by no means original in the pop world; both Madonna and Bananarama had employed similar outlooks. However, the Spice Girls' version was distinctive. Its message of empowerment appealed to young girls, adolescents and adult women, and it emphasized the importance of strong, loyal friendship among females. In all, the focused, consistent presentation of "girl power" formed the centrepiece of their appeal as a band. Some critics dismissed it as no more than a shallow marketing tactic, while others took issue with the emphasis on physical appearance, concerned about the potential impact on self-conscious and/or impressionable youngsters. Regardless, the phrase became a cultural phenomenon, adopted as the mantra for millions of girls and even making it into the Oxford English Dictionary. In summation of the concept, author Ryan Dawson said, "The Spice Girls changed British culture enough for Girl Power to now seem completely unremarkable."
The Union Jack dress Geri wore has acquired something of an iconic status, and is in the Guinness World Records as the most expensive piece of pop star clothing (about £42,000) ever sold at an auction.
Spice Girls Wallpapers Biography
When Take That abdicated as monarchs of the UK teen band scene in February 1996, there were several pretenders lining up, but few could have predicted that a female quintet would have more success in the Smash Hits -reading market than Boyzone or Peter Andre. The Spice Girls - Victoria Addams aka Posh Spice (b. 7 April 1973, Essex, England), Melanie Brown aka Mel B/Scary Spice (b. 29 May 1973, Leeds, Yorkshire, England), Emma Bunton aka Baby Spice (b. 21 January 1976, London, England), Melanie Chisholm aka Mel C/Sporty Spice (b. 12 January 1974, Widnes, Lancashire, England) and Geraldine Halliwell aka Geri/Ginger Spice (b. 18 August 1970, Watford, Hertfordshire, England) - met at various unsuccessful auditions for film and dance jobs and the five ended up sharing a house in Maidenhead, Berkshire, in late 1993.
They started writing and demoing songs, until manager Simon Fuller took them on in May 1995. A record deal with Virgin Records followed and by June 1996, the single 'Wannabe', an expression of the 'Girl Power' philosophy, with a deliciously silly rap interlude, was on its way to number 1 in the UK. The Spice success story was down to a number of factors. Most importantly, they managed to add post-feminist attitude to a commercial pop package - the boys could fancy them, although their first loyalty was to each other and their fellow females. However, they also had a set of highly hummable pop ditties, so that female bonding and the arcane mysteries of the 'zigazig-ha' never got in the way of the pure disco thrill. 'Wannabe' and the follow-up, 'Say You'll Be There', had all the glorious catchiness of Take That or Wham! at their commercial peaks.
Things began to get out of hand by the end of 1996, when Halliwell's past as a nude model was splashed over the tabloid press, and an ill-advised interview with The Spectator magazine revealed her and Addams to be unlikely supporters of Conservative Prime Minister John Major. Nevertheless, nothing could stop the Spice Trail; as the lush ballad '2 Become 1' grabbed the coveted Christmas number 1 berth, boy bands wondered what had hit them and the Girls prepared to ravish the USA. By February 1997 their mission was completed with ease when 'Wannabe' effortlessly made number 1 in the Billboard singles chart, after only four weeks. Shortly afterwards, the album also topped the US chart and they became the first UK act ever to reach the top of the chart with their debut album.
Phenomenal success continued all over the world throughout 1997 with some well-chosen sponsorship deals, and the quintet's faces were published as regularly as the Beatles in their peak media year of 1964. Spiceworld was another slice of highly commercial pop music, featuring the UK number 1s 'Spice Up Your Life' and 'Too Much'. Although the album debuted at number one in six countries its sales were nowhere near as high as expected. Towards the end of 1997 they unceremoniously dumped their svengali manager, Simon Fuller. The repercussions to this bold 'go it alone' mission were watched with interest as many felt that this could be their first wrong move.
The commercial success of their debut film Spiceworld - The Movie, premiered on 26 December 1997, indicated otherwise. Their third single, the Motown -pastiche 'Stop', only reached number 2 in the UK charts, breaking the group's run of chart-toppers. A potentially terminal threat to the future of the Spice Girls came at the end of May 1998, when Halliwell, their de facto leader and undisputed driving force, announced she had left the group. Nevertheless, 'Viva Forever', the first single issued since Halliwell's departure (although her vocals appeared on the single), proved that the Spice phenomenon lived on when it entered the UK charts at number 1 in July 1998. In September 1998, Melanie B collaborated with hip-hop supremo Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott on the one-off single, 'I Want You Back'.
Additional Spice Girls Biography
The Spice Girls are an English all-female pop group, formed in London in 1994. The Spice Girls, consisting of: Geri Halliwell, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, "Wannabe", in 1996. The song went on to spend seven weeks atop the UK Singles Chart and helped establish the group as an "international phenomenon" who went on to release three studio albums and ten singles, selling in excess of 153 million records world wide.
The last release from Spice was a double A-side of "Mama"/"Who Do You Think You Are", which once again saw them at number one.
In November 1997 the Spice Girls released their second album, Spiceworld. Preceded by the single "Spice Up Your Life", the album proved to be an instant global best seller. It set a new record for the fastest-selling album over two weeks when it shipped 7 million copies. Gaining favourable reviews, the album went on to sell over 10 million copies in Europe, Canada, and the United States alone. Criticised in America for releasing the album just nine months after their debut there and suffering from over-exposure at home, the Spice Girls began to experience a media backlash. The group was criticised for the number of sponsorship deals signed – over twenty in total – and they began to witness diminishing international chart positions. Nevertheless, the Spice Girls remained the biggest-selling pop group of both 1997 and 1998. Further singles released from the album included "Too Much", "Stop" and "Viva Forever" – with "Stop" being the only track not to hit number one in Britain (it entered and peaked at number two). The track remains their only single not to go to number one in the UK.
In early 1998 the Spice Girls embarked upon the world tour that Fuller had set up for them covering Europe and North America. The Spiceworld Tour kicked off in Dublin, Ireland on February 24, 1998 before moving on to mainland Europe and then returning to Britain for fourteen gigs at Wembley Arena and Birmingham’s NEC Arena. It was here that recordings were made for a planned live album, which was confirmed by the group: "We've shown everyone we can do the business on stage, so now we want to do a live album for fans". Despite masters of the recording being made, the idea was eventually dropped.
At the end of the European leg of the tour, Geri Halliwell missed the final two shows in Oslo, Norway reportedly due to gastroenteritis. However, rumours quickly circulated that Geri had become disenchanted with the group and was planning to leave – and after she also missed a performance of "Viva Forever" on the National Lottery show, rumours began to intensify.
In September 2007, Spice Girls reported that American Choreographer Jamie King (who choreographed Madonna's Confessions Tour amongst others) will be hired for updating dance routines of the group. As well, Roberto Cavalli will create their costumes for the tour, though earlier reports had said that Donatella Versace would be the designer.
The Spice Girls will also perform their new single "Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)" on BBC's official Children in Need programme, on November 16. Prior to that, a world exclusive screening of the video of "Headlines", which will launch the run up to Children in Need Night, will be aired on BBC One on Friday November 2. The music video was shot in the last week of October.
The "Girl Power" slogan was met with varied reactions, both positive and negative. The phrase was a label for the particular facet of feminist empowerment embraced by the band: that a sensual, feminine appearance and equality between the sexes need not be mutually exclusive. This concept was by no means original in the pop world; both Madonna and Bananarama had employed similar outlooks. However, the Spice Girls' version was distinctive. Its message of empowerment appealed to young girls, adolescents and adult women, and it emphasized the importance of strong, loyal friendship among females. In all, the focused, consistent presentation of "girl power" formed the centrepiece of their appeal as a band. Some critics dismissed it as no more than a shallow marketing tactic, while others took issue with the emphasis on physical appearance, concerned about the potential impact on self-conscious and/or impressionable youngsters. Regardless, the phrase became a cultural phenomenon, adopted as the mantra for millions of girls and even making it into the Oxford English Dictionary. In summation of the concept, author Ryan Dawson said, "The Spice Girls changed British culture enough for Girl Power to now seem completely unremarkable."
The Union Jack dress Geri wore has acquired something of an iconic status, and is in the Guinness World Records as the most expensive piece of pop star clothing (about £42,000) ever sold at an auction.
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