The Spice Girls' debut single "Wannabe" in 1996 was a number one hit in around 30 countries and the first album "Spice" became the world's top-selling album of 1997. The group has gone on to sell more than 85 million records worldwide. "We wrote all of our own songs so we'd al...
Royal Mail announced it was issuing a set of 15 stamps celebrating TheSpice Girls. one of the world's most successful pop groups, as they marked their 30th anniversary. It was the first time Royal Mail had dedicated an entire stamp issue to a female pop group. The stamps were set to fe...
Wannabe, Spice Girls first single, was released in the summer of 1996, and it became the first debut single by an all-female band to enter the charts at number one in England. It remained at number one for seven weeks, and by the end of the year, Wannabe had hit number one in ...
The last years of the 20th century were marked, musically, by a phenomenon that seemed poised to change the face of society yet survives now only as a vague and implausible memory - The Spice Girls. Not the first all-girl band in the world but still, at least in financial terms, the ...
So, I enjoyed a mimosa with some older women going for a girls’ trip to Jamaica and even invited a young gentleman who had approached me to join me for a drink. I felt more like myself than I had in months, and it was so refreshing to be free of that negativity. For the first...
’ 15 October: A newland speed recordof 763.035mph is achieved by Andy Green – the first time the sound barrier has been broken on land 25 October: ‘Spice Up Your Life’ is another number one hit for The Spice Girls 1 November: Aqua’s ‘Barbie Girl’ starts 4 weeks at number...
Mel B, briefly known as Mel G following her marriage to the group's Dutch dancer Jimmy Gulzar (the couple have since split-up), released a cover version of Cameo's "Word Up". The single was the first notable failure associated with the Spice Girls, stalling at UK number 14 in July ...
Image:The Spice Girls perform during the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games. Pic: Reuters As for the day of the shoot, she said her memories are vague, but "it was a bit of a fun day", even though she was "terrified" when she "saw the camera for the first time"....
“Today marks a special day for the girls as they announce the first tour dates since we performed together in 2012!” theLearning to Flyauthorwrote via Instagram in 2018. “I won’t be joining my girls on stage again but being in the Spice Girls was a hugely important part of my lif...
which disbanded in 1995. Their debut in 1995 marked the beginning of a phenomenon led by impresario Simon Fuller, turning them into the first global female idol group.Managed by Fuller, the Spice Girls started as Touch, initially consisting of Mel B, Mel C, Victoria, Geri, and ...