She showed up to the auditions for the band after the first round had already been screened and decisions were being made. Failed Audition Plot: Completely subverted and averted by Geri.Embarrassing Nickname: Geri alluded to this in one interview, saying that Emma got, "Aww, it's Baby Spice" while she more often heard, "Oy, Ginger!".Emotionless Girl: Victoria (at least to the public).
Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Guess I'd rather be hated then pitied in "Naked" from their first album, "Spice".Various people who've worked with her, such as Damon Dash and press officer Alan Edwards, have stated that she has a very dry sense of humour, and is the funniest member of the band. The Cutie: Emma's appeal/gimmick, making her a perfect Kid-Appeal Character.Emma, too, as her mother is a karate instructor and she was a trained Green Belt. After they became massive superstars and sold out for countless advertising deals, this effect was lessened considerably. Cultural Rebel: At least at the beginning, when they presented themselves and behaved in ways completely unexpected for girl groups of the time.Geri tends to come across as a mild version in her interviews. Cloudcuckoolander: All of them play up to this in Spice World.Childhood Friend Romance: The theme of "Viva Forever", a Love Nostalgia Song.Their first "era", from their first single up until Geri's departure and accounted for the majority of their success, spanned less than two years! Briefer Than They Think: 3 albums, 2 with the original group, 5 years releasing, 3 tours, yet spearheaded the whole Teen Pop movement and opened the doors for many artists in the late 90's & early 00's.Break Up Song: "Goodbye", the first single released after Geri's departure.Melanie C sported this from mid-1999 to 2000 in addition to bleaching her hair blonde. Boyish Short Hair: Victoria sported this from 1998 to the band's split in 2000.(Mel B was the one who went public about having a relationship with a woman.) This was a fabrication by the media, as she is actually straight. Ambiguously Gay: Melanie C, not helped by the fact she had a butch look.Somewhat averted by Melanie C who, while camera-shy, came across as friendlier than Victoria. Aloof Dark-Haired Girl: This is Victoria's reputation and gimmick.In 2018, a second reunion tour was announced for the UK in 2019, albeit without Victoria's participation. In 2012 they reunited for a performance at the London Olympics. The tour grossed over 100 million USD and was accompanied by a successful greatest hits album, which featured a new single by the girl group. In 2007, they confirmed that all five would return for a reunion tour, which sold out in every single country they visited. That wasn't the end of the Spice Girls, however. After numerous denials that they were going to split, they did. Still, the show went on, and the remaining four released a third album without Halliwell, Forever. They suffered a setback in June 1998 after a relatively short run (considering their phenomenal success) when Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice) had a bit of a Creator Breakdown and left the group just days before they were due on stage to perform a sold-out concert at Wembley Stadium. They performed at the launch of Channel 5 in 1997. Sixty five million records later, the Spice Girls became one of the best selling girl groups of all time. Oddly though in the UK, it actually entered the charts at number 3, before going on the spend 7 weeks at number 1.Īfter their overnight success, a movie, Spice World was released in 1997/early 1998. Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham (nee Adams)ĭespite most European pop bands finding it difficult to break into American mainstream, The Spice Girls' very first single, "Wannabe," shot straight to number one in more than 30 countries, including The United States.As a result, not only were they able to easily break through to the American market, but the group can also be credited as a major factor in shifting the tide in The '90s from Alternative Rock to teen pop music (later solidified by boy bands, Britney Spears, and Christina Aguilera). With songs they co-wrote themselves with Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, their sound was created to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers alike, using familiar riffs and somewhat suggestive lyrics. The Spice Girls are a British (English) Girl Group who played a huge role in forming the 1990's for young children across the globe.