Spice Girls

Spice Girls were a British all female pop group formed in 1994 in London. The group consisted of Melanie Brown ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Jayne Chisholm ("Sporty Spice") Melanie C, Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham, née Adams ("Posh Spice").

With their 'girl power ' catchphrase and attitude, strong pop tunes and image they fast became one of the most successful groups of the decade and of the entre pop culture era, gaining worldwide fame as well as becoming British pop icons.

In the UK alone they had ten Top 40 singles, only one of which failed to make no.1 (Stop, which reached no.2), plus two no.1 studio albums, Spice (1996) and Spiceworld (1997), a further no.2 album Forever (2000) and one no.2 compilation album.

On 31 May 1998, Halliwell announced her departure from the Spice Girls, leaving them as a four-piece, which lasted until December 2000, as the remaining members began an indefinite hiatus to concentrate on their solo careers.

Reunions
In June 2007, the Spice Girls, including Halliwell, held a press conference revealing their intention to reunite for a worldwide concert tour, the Return of the Spice Girls, which began in December 2007, finishing in February 2008. A Greatest Hits album and new song Headlines (Friendship never Ends) were released to coincide with the tour. The single reached no.11, while the album entered the charts at no.2, held off the top by Leona Lewis' debut Spirit.

In August 2012, the Spice Girls reunited once more to perform a medley of "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony.

In May 2019 the Spice World – 2019 Tour of the UK and Ireland began with the group performing as a four-piece again, this time without Victoria Beckham.

In September 2022, the Spice Girls announced the tracklisting for Spiceworld25, the 25th anniversary edition of their 1997 album Spiceworld. The new collection featured previously unreleased live versions and remixes, plus previously available B-sides and was released on 04 November 2022, reaching no.46 on the UK Albums Chart.