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O grupo é formado por Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), e anteriormente Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). Elas assinaram com a Virgin Records e tornaram-se conhecidas em 1996 com o primeiro single, "Wannabe".
29 de mar. de 2024 · Spice Girls, British pop group whose infectious dance songs dominated the global charts in the late 1990s. They cultivated a playful sex appeal under the banner of Girl Power to create a feminist alternative to the boy bands of the day. Their hits included ‘Wannabe’ and ‘Say You’ll Be There.’.
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- Who were the Spice Girls?The Spice Girls were a British pop group whose songs dominated global charts in the late 1990s. The group members included Geraldine Halliwell, Mel...
- How did the Spice Girls group form?The Spice Girls formed when Geraldine Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, and Victoria Adams (later Victoria Beckham) responde...
- Why did the Spice Girls officially disband in February 2001?Multiple issues may have contributed to the original breakup of the Spice Girls. The celebrity power of individual members came to overshadow the g...
- How did each Spice Girls member get her nickname?After the release of the Spice Girls’ first single, “Wannabe,” in July 1996 and its quick rise to the top of the British singles chart, an article...
- What was the Spice Girls’ message of “Girl Power”?First communicated by their 1996 debut single “Wannabe,” Girl Power was the Spice Girls’ continued message through their music and image of the imp...
The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Mel B ("Scary Spice"); Melanie C ("Sporty Spice"); Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"); Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"); and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). With their "girl power" mantra, they redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase.
- 1994–2000, 2007–2008, 2012, 2018–present
- Victoria Beckham
- London, England
25 de nov. de 2022 · Behind the Name. Before the spice sisterhood—consisting of Victoria Beckham (Posh Spice); Melanie Brown (Scary Spice); Emma Bunton (Baby Spice); Geri Halliwell (Ginger Spice); and Melanie...
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Becoming the Spice Girls
During an aerobics lesson, Geri came up with the name "Spice" for the band, which Emma commented on how it fits in the band saying, "Because we are all really different", additionally they had already written a song named Sugar and Spice. However, an American artist had already had that name so they added "Girls" at the end, finally forming the band that would grow to be loved by fans called the "Spice Girls". Later on, each member of the Spice Girls all were given notable nicknames by Top of...
Taking Control
Things turned in another direction as the group felt insecure with the lack of a contract and were frustrated with the direction Heart Management was steering them. In October, armed with a catalogue of demos and dance routines, the group began touring management agencies. They persuaded Bob Herbert to set up a showcase performance for the group in front of industry writers, producers and A&R men in December at the Nomis Studios in Shepherd Bush where they received an "overwhelmingly positive...
In March, because of the group's frustration at their management's unwillingness to listen to their visions and ideas, they parted from Heart Management. In order to ensure they kept control of their own work, the group allegedly stole the master recordings of their discography from the management offices. That same day the Spice Girls tracked down...
Breakthroughs
1. Main Article: Spice and Merchandising In June, Wannabe is released as a single, and peaks at the number 1 spot in the UK Singles Charts. The song proved to be a global hit, hitting number 1 in 31 countries and becoming not only the biggest selling debut single by an all-female group but also the biggest-selling single by an all-female group of all time. Riding a wave of publicity and hype, the group released their next singles in UK and Europe; in October Say You'll Be There was released t...
Continued Global Success
In January, the group released Wannabe in the United States. The single also proved to be a catalyst in helping the Spice Girls break into the notoriously difficult U.S. market when it debuted on the Hot 100 Chart at number 11. Wannabe reached number one in the US for four weeks. In February, Spice was released in the U.S., became the biggest-selling album of 1997, peaking at number one. In March, a double A-side of Mama/Who Do You Think You Are was released in Europe, the last from Spice, wh...
Global Domination and Spicemania
1. Main Article: Spiceworld In October, the Spice Girls released the first single from Spiceworld, Spice Up Your Life. This entered in the UK charts at number one making it the girls' fifth consecutive number one hit single. That same month, Simon Fuller took the Spice Girls east to perform their first live major concertin Istanbul, Turkey. Later, the Girls travelled to South Africa to meet Nelson Mandela, during the height of their career. In November, the Spice Girls released their second a...
Self-Management
On November 7, the girls performed Spice Up Your Life in the 1997 MTV Europe Music Awards and won awards for Best Group. After this performance, the Spice Girls made the decision to take over the running of the group themselves, and fired their manager Simon Fuller. The firing was front page news around the world. Many commentators speculated that Fuller had been the true mastermind behind the group, and that this was the moment when the band lost their impetus and direction. According to the...
World Tour
In December 1997, the second single from Spiceworld, Too Much, was released. This became the second Christmas number one for the group and the sixth consecutive number one hit single in the UK. In February 1998, the Spice Girls won a special award for overseas success at the 1998 Brit Awards, for sales of 32 million albums worldwide, That night, the girls performed their next single, Stop. This was their only track not to hit number one in Britain (it entered and peaked at number two). In ear...
Halliwell's Departure
On May 31, Geriannounced her departure from the Spice Girls after many rumours cropped up about her disappearance from the group in interviews, which the girls were fully unaware of her status at the time. A statement was released by the Spice Girls sent a statement to the offices of their solicitors in central London at 1400 BST: "We are upset and saddened by Geri's departure, but we are very supportive of whatever she wants to do. The Spice Girls are here to stay, see ya at the stadiums. We...
New sounds and beginnings
The Spice Girls returned to the studio in August 1999, after an 8-month recording break to start work on their third album. The album's sound took a mature direction when American producers like Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Jam, and Terry Lewis came on to collaborate with the group. In December 1999 they performed live for a UK-only tour, named Christmas in Spiceworld, in London and Manchester, also showcasing new songs from the third album.
Diminishing Success
The Spice Girls performed again at the 2000 BRIT Awards, and it was announced that they had received the Outstanding Achievement in Music Award. Despite being at the event, Halliwell did not join her former bandmates on stage. In November 2000 the group released Forever. Sporting a new edgier R&B sound, the album received a lukewarm response and achieved only a fraction of the success of its two best-selling predecessors, selling three million copies.
Solo Careers
Further planned single releases off the album never materialised. Promo singles of Tell Me Why, Weekend Love, and If You Wanna Have Some Fun came into circulation, but to fans' dismay the Foreverproject was abandoned as the girls each began to concentrate on solo careers.
Return Of The Spice Girls
The split lasted for about seven years when the girls were to formally announce on June 28, 2007, during a press conference that they would tour as a quintet for the last time. This was the first tour to feature the return of Geri Halliwell after she quit The Spice Girls in 1998. This was the last tour to feature Victoria Beckham. After years of speculation from the media about the reformation, they confirmed that they would go on tour as a quintet for the last time. Filmmaker Bob Smeaton dir...
Second Reunion Rumours
In September 2009, rumours emerged of a second Spice Girls reunion after Brown, Chisholm, Halliwell and Bunton were photographed having a meal together in London. Victoria Beckham was absent from the night due to her work schedule. Brown then mused about the possibilities of another tour on her Twitter. In mid-October, Melanie C denied on GMTV all rumours about a possible reunion with Spice Girls, explaining that it is not feasible to have a comeback at the moment. In the same month, Brown ad...
London 2012 Olympics Closing Ceremony And Viva Forever : The Musical
In 2010, Judy Craymer teamed up with the Spice Girls and Simon Fuller to start developing a Spice Girls musical entitled "Viva Forever". The musical was written by British comedian Jennifer Saunders. Although the girls will not be in the show, they will influence the show's cast and production choices in a story which uses their music but bears no relation to their personal story; similar to that of ABBA's music in Mamma Mia!. The show opened on December 12, 2012, and all of the Spice Girls w...
16 de abr. de 2024 · Posh Spice – Real name: Victoria Beckham. Sporty Spice – Real name: Melanie Chisholm. Each member of the Spice Girls adopted a unique nickname that reflected their individual persona within the group. These nicknames soon became as famous as their real names, solidifying their positions as girl group icons:
11 de dez. de 2021 · Após o lançamento do primeiro single das Spice Girls, “Wannabe”, em julho de 1996 e sua rápida ascensão ao topo da tabela de solteiros britânicos, um artigo na revista Top of the Pops deu às mulheres os nomes Ginger, Sporty, Posh, Scary, and Baby. Estes nomes foram abraçados pela banda, seus fãs e a mídia.
