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Spice Girls Biography
Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon
of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead,
the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made
Take That the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there
was one crucial difference. Spice Girls use dance-pop as a musical
base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist
stance that was equal parts Madonna, post-riot grrrl alternative rock
feminism, and a co-opting of the good-times-all-the-time stance of
England's new lad culture. Their proud, all-girl image and catchy
dance-pop appealed to younger listeners, while their colorful, sexy
personalities and sense of humor appealed to older music fans, making
Spice Girls a cross-generational success. The group also became
chart-toppers throughout Europe in 1996, before concentrating in
America in early 1997.
Every member of Spice Girls was given a specific identity by the
British press from the outset, and each label was as much an extension
of their own personality as it was a marketing tool, since each name
derived from their debut single and video, Wannabe. Geri Estelle
Halliwell was the sexy Spice ; Melanie Janine Brown was the scary
Spice ; Victoria Adams was the posh Spice ; Melanie Jayne Chisholm was
the sporty Spice ; Emma Lee Bunton was the baby Spice. Each one of
these personas were exploited in the group's press articles and videos,
which helped send Wannabe to the top of the charts upon its summer
release in 1996. If all of the invented personalities makes Spice Girls
seem manufactured, that's because they are to a certain extent. Every
member of the group was active in England's theatrical, film, and
modeling circuit, and they all responded to an advertisement requesting
five lively girls for a musical group in the summer of 1993. The
manager who placed the ad chose all five members of Spice Girls, yet
the women rejected his plans for their career and set out on their own
two months after forming. For the next two years, the Girls fought to
get a record contract, since most record labels insisted that the band
pick one member as a clear leader, which is something the group refused.
Eventually, Spice Girls signed a contract to Virgin Records, but they
were without a manager, which made recording a debut album nearly
impossible. All five members moved into a house and went on the dole as
they searched for a manager. By the end of 1995, the group had signed
with Annie Lennox's manager Simon Fuller, and began writing songs with
Elliot Kennedy. 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 21 other countries. Immediately
following the success of Wannabe, Spice Girls became media icons in
Britain as stories of their encounters with other celebrities became
fodder for numerous tabloids, as did nude photos of Halliwell that she
posed for earlier in her career. All of this added to the group's
momentum, and their second single, Say You'll Be There, entered the
charts at number one in the fall, selling 200,000 copies a week. Spice,
their debut album, was released at the end of the year, accompanied by
their first ballad, 2 Become 1. Both the album and single went
directly to number one, staying there for several weeks; both records
were at number one over the Christmas week, making Spice Girls one of
three artists to achieve that feat.
Having topped the charts in virtually every other country in the
Western world, Spice Girls concentrated on America in early 1997,
releasing Wannabe in January and Spice in February.
They became massive stars in the U.S. as well, also scoring the hits
Say You'll Be There and 2 Become 1 ; Spiceworld, their second LP,
appeared later in the year in conjunction with their feature film of
the same name. In May 1998, Geri Halliwell departed from the band, not
citing major reasons for leaving the group. She did release a solo
album, Schizophonic, a year later, but nothing chart-topping to match
the success of her former band. Still not deterred by the absence of
Ginger Spice, Spice Girls trudged on -- Melanie B. married Spice Girls
dancer Jimmy Gulzar and released the solo single, a duet with Missy
Misdemeanor Elliot called I Want You Back. By Christmas, Spice
Girls scored a number one hit with Goodbye and with a career floating
high, their personal lives were moving as well. Melanie B. gave birth
to a daughter named Phoenix Chi in February 1999, and Adams followed a
month later with a son, Brooklyn Joseph. And now only known as Victoria
Beckham, Posh Spice married Manchester United soccer star David Beckham
later that summer. Becoming now more noticeable for their social status
than their singing, Spice Girls took a well-deserved break while
Melanie C. took over the English charts with her successful solo effort
Northern Star, which was released in the U.S. in fall 1999. The
following year, the girls headed back into the studio with high-profile
producers Rodney Jerkins, Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Jam (Janet Jackson,
Mary J. Blige) to record a follow-up to their pop-friendly Spiceworld.
In the middle of recording, Melanie B. divorced Gulzar and endured a
bitter custody battle throughout the remainder of 2000. Spice Girls'
creative power overruled media scrutiny so that they could fully focus
on the new R&B sound they were trying for and a the new
collaboration united the foursome once again to release the third album
Forever, which hit American shores in fall 2000.
The group began to splinter not long after the release of Forever,
which made little impact outside of the UK where it only had one hit
single - the chart-topping double-sided single “Holler”/”Let Love Lead
the Way” - before the Spice Girls stopped promoting the album. Just
three months after the album's November 2000 release, the band
announced that they were separating in February of 2001.
Over the next few years, the Spice Girls may not have existed as a
group but they were never out of various taboild headlines in the UK
and the US. As the wife of football superstar David Beckham, Victoria
got the most attention, but Mel B wasn't far behind thanks to her
ill-fated romance with actor Eddie Murphy which resulted in an
out-of-wedlock child. Mel Chisholm had a steady career as a pop singer
while Emma Bunton had some chart success of her own with her 2001 album
A Girl Like Me and its 2004 successor, Free Me. Meanwhile, Geri
Halliwell split her time between recording and TV projects.
After years of persistent rumors of a reunion - peaking heavily yet
never materializing for Bob Geldolf's 2005 charity event Live 8 -- the
Spice Girls announced in June 2007 that they would be reuniting for an
eleven-concert tour beginning that December, which would be accompanied
by a new greatest hits album and documentary. ~ Stephen Thomas
Erlewine, All Music Guide
Written by Stephen Thomas Erlewine