Spice Girls

The Spice Girls (1996–1998/2000) were a British vocal girl group. They enjoyed substantial commercial success from 1996 to 2000, and it is claimed that they are the biggest-selling girl group of all time, with reported sales of over forty-five million albums and thirty million singles. They are also famous for popularising the term Girl Power. The group originally consisted of Victoria Adams, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown, and Geri Halliwell. However, in 1998, Halliwell left to pursue a solo career. The remaining four members never formally broke up, but have not performed together or released any new recordings since 2000. They have each released solo material, and some have stated that they have no interest in participating in the group in the future.

Members of the group

• Geri Halliwell aka "Ginger Spice" (left 1998)
• Emma Bunton aka "Baby Spice"
• Victoria Beckham (née Adams) aka "Posh Spice"
• Melanie Chisholm aka "Mel C" or "Sporty Spice"
• Melanie Brown aka "Mel B" or "Scary Spice" (and "Mel G" for a short time while married to Jimmy Gulzar)

Halliwell was initially referred to as "Sexy Spice" in the United States, but it reverted to "Ginger Spice" by the release of Spiceworld.

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