"began to reappear, like the R&B act Eternal, who achieved a string of international hits from 1993. The most successful and influential act of the genre were the Spice Girls, who added well-aimed publicity and the ideology of girl power to their pop careers. They had nine number 1 singles in the UK and US, including ""Wannabe"", ""2 Become 1"" and ""Spice Up Your Life"" from 1996. They were followed by British groups like All Saints, who had five number 1 hits in the UK and two multi-platinum albums. By the end of the century the grip of boy bands"
"currently the seventh overall biggest group of all time, with 8 million singles sold in the UK. Spice Girls discography English girl group Spice Girls has released three studio albums, one compilation album, 11 singles and 18 music videos. Formed in 1994, the group was made up of singers Victoria Beckham (""Posh Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice"") and Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""). The Spice Girls' debut single, ""Wannabe"", was released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom in July 1996. It went to number one in 31 countries worldwide and became the"
"The Jets, Debbie Gibson, Tiffany, Martika, New Kids on the Block and Kylie Minogue. In the early 1990s, teen pop dominated the charts until grunge and gangsta rap crossed over into the mainstream in North America by late 1991. Teen pop remained popular in the United Kingdom with the boy band Take That during this period, until the mid-1990s when Britpop became the next major wave in the UK, eclipsing the style similar to how grunge did in North America. In 1996 the girl group Spice Girls released their single ""Wannabe"", which made them major pop stars in the UK,"
"In 1999, they were ranked sixth in ""Forbes""' inaugural Celebrity 100 Power Ranking. They produced a total of nine number one singles in the UK—tied with ABBA behind Take That (eleven), The Shadows (twelve), Madonna (thirteen), Westlife (fourteen), Cliff Richard (fourteen), The Beatles (seventeen), and Elvis Presley (twenty-one). The group had three consecutive Christmas number-one singles in the UK (""2 Become 1"", 1996; ""Too Much"", 1997; ""Goodbye"", 1998); they only share this record with The Beatles. Their first single, ""Wannabe"", is the most successful song released by an all-female group. Debuting on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart at number"
"Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice""), Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), and Victoria Beckham, née Adams (""Posh Spice""). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single ""Wannabe"" in 1996, which hit number one in 37 countries and established their global success. Their debut album ""Spice"" sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. Their follow-up album, ""Spiceworld"" sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The Spice Girls"
"single, ""Wannabe"". Spice Girls The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group formed in 1994. The group comprised Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice""), Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), and Victoria Beckham, née Adams (""Posh Spice""). They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single ""Wannabe"" in 1996, which hit number one in 37 countries and established their global success. Their debut album ""Spice"" sold more than 31 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. Their follow-up album, ""Spiceworld"" sold over 20 million copies worldwide. The"
"number one. Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between formation and reaching number one. The group released their debut album ""Sound of the Underground"" in May 2003, which entered the charts at number two and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) later the same year. Their singles ""I'll Stand by You"", ""Walk This Way"", and ""The Promise"" have charted at number one. Two of their albums have reached the top of the UK Albums Chart: their greatest hits album ""The Sound of Girls Aloud"" and 2008's ""Out of Control"", both of which entered the"
"Triple 8 Triple 8 (a.k.a. 888) were a five-piece British boy band, who were signed to Polydor Records. The group were promoted as the British equivalent of 'N Sync, and rivals to manufactured boy bands such as Westlife and A1. The group had two successful singles: ""Knockout"" and ""Give Me a Reason"", which charted at number 8 and 9 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. The group parted company with their record label in 2004, leaving their album, ""Heavy W8"", unreleased. In 2005, they reformed with new member Stewart Macintosh, and released a third single, ""Good 2 Go"", which only"
"Robbie Williams, formally of Take That, who achieved seven number one singles in the UK between 1998 and 2012. New girl groups managed to continue to enjoy sustained success, including Sugababes and Girls Aloud, the last of these the most successful British product of the many ""Popstars"" format programmes, which began to have a major impact in the charts from the beginning of the 2000s. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s. The movement developed as a reaction against"
"Spice Girls discography English girl group Spice Girls has released three studio albums, one compilation album, 11 singles and 18 music videos. Formed in 1994, the group was made up of singers Victoria Beckham (""Posh Spice""), Geri Halliwell (""Ginger Spice""), Emma Bunton (""Baby Spice""), Melanie Brown (""Scary Spice"") and Melanie Chisholm (""Sporty Spice""). The Spice Girls' debut single, ""Wannabe"", was released by Virgin Records in the United Kingdom in July 1996. It went to number one in 31 countries worldwide and became the biggest-selling debut single of all time. In the UK it stayed at the top of the UK"
"Girls' debut album 20 years earlier, and the highest first week UK album sales for a girl band since 1997. In the UK, the group has earned four number-one singles, including ""Wings"", ""Black Magic"" and ""Shout Out to My Ex"". The group won Best British Single for ""Shout Out to My Ex"" at the 2017 Brit Awards; they have also received several other awards during their career, including two MTV Europe Music Awards, two Teen Choice Awards and two Glamour Awards. As of August 2018, the group has achieved four platinum certified albums and sixteen certified singles in the UK."
"hits from 1993. The most successful and influential act of the genre were the Spice Girls, who added well-aimed publicity and the ideology of girl power to their pop careers. They had nine number 1 singles in the UK and US, including ""Wannabe"", ""2 Become 1"" and ""Spice Up Your Life"" from 1996. They were followed by British groups like All Saints, who had five number-one hits in the UK and two multi-platinum albums. By the end of the century the grip of boy bands on the charts was faltering, but proved the basis for solo careers like that of"
"chart. The White Stripes reached #2 with their single ""Icky Thump"". The 7"" format of the single went on to become the UK's biggest selling 7"" single in twenty years, which was partly due to a tie in with XL Records and NME (who had given away a free foldout 7"" of new song ""Rag and Bone"", with space to include the ""Icky Thump"" 7""). The Traveling Wilburys went to #1 for the first time with ""The Traveling Wilburys Collection"", followed by The White Stripes with their sixth album ""Icky Thump"". Britain's most successful girl group the Spice Girls reformed"
"girl group album of all time in the UK. The album contained three UK number ones: ""Never Ever"", ""Under the Bridge""/""Lady Marmalade"" and ""Bootie Call"". ""Never Ever"" is the second best-selling girl group single of all-time in the UK, behind the Spice Girls' ""Wannabe"". It also won two Brit Awards: Best British Single and Best British Video, and the group were nominated for Best British Breakthrough Act. Their second album, ""Saints & Sinners"" (2000), became their first number-one album and achieved multi-platinum success. It included the UK number one singles ""Pure Shores"" and ""Black Coffee"". Amid in-fighting among the group"
"a British group to reach number-one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 since ""Wannabe"" by the Spice Girls in 1996. Although the song was initially successful in digital sales, after being released, it went on to become the band's highest-charting single in American radio, becoming their first top-ten hit on the Hot 100 Airplay where it peaked at number eight. It had also become the band's first number-one single on the ""Billboard"" Modern Rock Tracks chart. On the ""Billboard"" Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks, the song has become the band's first number one, as well as the first single on the"
"the biggest-selling single by an all-female group of all time. Riding a wave of publicity and hype, the group released their next singles in the UK and Europe; in October ""Say You'll Be There"" was released topping the charts at number one for two weeks. In December ""2 Become 1"" was released, becoming their first Christmas number-one and selling 462,000 copies in its first week, making it the fastest selling single of the year. The two tracks continued the group's remarkable sales, giving them three of the top five biggest selling songs of 1996 in the UK. In November 1996,"
"before splitting in June 2003. Girls Aloud, in contrast, have become one of the most successful female groups in the United Kingdom, with 17 successive top-ten singles, four number-ones singles and six top-ten albums. During the group's three-year hiatus, Cheryl Cole, Nadine Coyle, and Nicola Roberts also went on to release solo material. Girls Aloud reunited to celebrate their tenth anniversary in 2012. In addition to the winners of the show, several other participants have achieved careers in music. Liberty X (originally known as Liberty before a legal dispute) has had eight top ten singles in the UK charts, including"
"Girls released their last singles in the UK this year. B*Witched's career had been heading in a downward spiral ever since the release of their second album ""Awake And Breathe"" in 1999. Their last single release was ""Jump Down"" which made No. 16, and as a result, they cancelled the plans for a 3rd album and eventually split two years later officially. The Spice Girls, charted in Christmas 1998 at number one with Goodbye, and they score one final chart topper with ""Holler/Let Love Lead The Way"" in 2000, equalling ABBA's total of 9. The former track was a turn"
"worldwide and became the second most watched movie of the year. The next single, ""Stop"", peaked at two, breaking the sequence of number ones. ""Viva Forever"", another number one, was the last single before Geri Halliwell's departure from the group in May 1998. As a four-piece, the group released ""Goodbye"" in late 1998. It topped the UK Singles Chart and became their third consecutive Christmas number-one – equaling the record previously set by The Beatles. Before the split of the Spice Girls, Brown went on to release music with Virgin Records, the label she was signed to when a member"
"At the 1998 American Music Awards on 26 January, the Spice Girls won the awards for Favorite Pop Album, Favorite New Artist, and Favorite Pop Group. In February 1998, they won a special award for overseas success at the 1998 Brit Awards, with combined sales of albums and singles for over of 45 million records worldwide. That night, the group performed their next single, ""Stop"", their first track not to reach number one in Britain (it entered at number two). In early 1998, the Spice Girls embarked on the Spiceworld world tour that Fuller had set up for them covering"
"have won by one point. In the end Ireland received the top marks and won by 23 points. Despite only finishing eighth in the 1996 contest, Gina G went on to huge success with her entry ""Ooh Ah Just a Little Bit"", which became only the second non-winning UK entry to top the UK Singles chart. It also reached the US top 20 and received a Grammy nomination. The UK's fifth victory finally came in 1997, when Katrina and the Waves, famous for their 1980s hit ""Walking on Sunshine"", comfortably won the contest with the song ""Love, Shine a Light""."
"Spice Girls merchandise and sponsorship deals The Spice Girls are an English pop girl group that first came to international prominence with the release of their chart-topping debut single ""Wannabe"" in 1996. In 1997, the band became involved in an unprecedented marketing phenomenon, leading to a prolific number of Spice Girls merchandise and sponsorship deals. With the official Spice Girls branding on hundreds of different products, they became the most merchandised group in music history. The Spice Girls brand reportedly produced over £300 million worldwide through merchandise in 1997. Globally, the group's total grosses were estimated to have been $500–800"
"Honeyz The Honeyz are an English R&B girl group who had five UK Top 10 hits between 1998 and 2000, with ""Finally Found"" (1998), ""End of the Line"" (1998), ""Love of a Lifetime"" (1999), ""Never Let You Down"" (2000) and ""Won't Take It Lying Down"" (2000). They have sold over four million records worldwide. The Honeyz formed in 1998 with the original line-up consisting of Célena Cherry, Heavenli Denton and Naima Belkhiati. Former Solid HarmoniE member Mariama Goodman replaced Denton in 1999. Goodman left in 2000 with Denton rejoining, before the group disbanded for the first time in 2001. After"
"Little Mix Little Mix are a British girl group formed in 2011 during the eighth series of the UK version of ""The X Factor"". They were the first group to win the competition, and following their victory, they signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Music and released a cover of Damien Rice's ""Cannonball"" as their winner's single. The members are Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jesy Nelson. Little Mix released their debut album ""DNA"" in 2012, which peaked inside the top 10 in ten countries including the UK and US. This made Little Mix the first girl"
"first contestant to qualify for the girl group, and was joined by Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh to form Girls Aloud, following the final public vote. The group's debut single ""Sound of the Underground"" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the 2002 Christmas number one over boy band One True Voice's ""Sacred Trust / After You're Gone"". Girls Aloud hold the record for the shortest time between being formed as a band and achieving a number one single. Girls Aloud released their debut album ""Sound of the Underground"" in May 2003, which"
"the UK, they are credited for their massive commercial breakthrough in the previously male-dominated pop music scene, leading to the widespread formation of new girl groups in the late 1990s and early 2000s including All Saints, B*Witched, Atomic Kitten, Girls Aloud and Sugababes, hoping to emulate the Spice Girls’ success. 21st-century girl groups, including The Pussycat Dolls, 2NE1, Girls' Generation, Little Mix and Fifth Harmony, continue to cite the group as a major source of influence, as have female singers, including Lady Gaga, Jess Glynne, Alexandra Burke, Charli XCX, Rita Ora and Carly Rae Jepsen. During her 2005 ""Reflections"" concert"
"UK is mostly a result of Take That's 1993 revival thereof). Week 8 saw her replace Diana Vickers as the bookies' favourite after performing Britney Spears' ""Toxic"" and Beyoncé' ""Listen"", for which she received yet another standing ovation. In week 9, Burke performed Rihanna's hit song ""Don't Stop the Music"". Burke was joined in the grand final by Northern Irish teenager Eoghan Quigg and boyband JLS. The three finalists were required to sing three songs – a Christmas song, a duet with an established music artist, and the song from their favourite performance of the series. Her Christmas song was"
"band, who later changed their name to B*Witched. Although the official B*Witched website gave Sinéad's year of birth as 1978, she later admitted that this was a lie. She was not the only member of the group to lie about her age, however; when the group started out, Lindsay claimed to be 17, despite actually being 19. B*Witched enjoyed huge success worldwide, becoming the first girl group in history to have their first four singles all go to number one after ""C'est la Vie"", ""Rollercoaster"", ""To You I Belong"" and ""Blame It on the Weatherman"" all topped the UK Singles"
"band. Throughout the year, girl groups remained prevalent. All Saints who made No. 4 with their debut single in late 1997, clocked up 3 chart toppers across the year. The 1.25 million selling ""Never Ever"", popular covers of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Labelle ""Under the Bridge/Lady Marmalade"" and laid-back dance track ""Bootie Call"" were all tracks from their debut self-titled album, which itself was a success, reaching #2. They did not release any new material during 1999, but returned to the charts in 2000. Irish quartet B*Witched receive great success across Europe and even mild success in the US."
"at #47 – all reached the UK top 100. In 1996, a semi-final was introduced. All eight songs were performed on ""Top of the Pops"" on 1 March, and the public voted to decide the four finalists. The results were announced the following day, but there was no information given on who finished where. On 8 March the final was held, with Gina G winning very easily with her dance number ""Ooh Aah... Just A Little Bit"". The song became an instant hit in the charts, reaching Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. It was the first UK non-winner"
"media instead. In 1997, Hemingway admitted ""we all agree that we should have targeted the media as sexist instead of blaming the girls for taking off their tops"". The band followed ""0898 Beautiful South"" with ""Miaow"" (1994) which was their least successful album so far, reaching only number 6 in the UK Albums Chart and receiving mixed reviews. However, the band's fortunes were revived with the release of their first greatest hits album ""Carry on up the Charts"" later that year, which became the band's first number one album in the UK and went on to become the second biggest"
"one in Ireland, and debuted at number two in Australia, and in the top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain. ""Glory Days"" spent a total of five non-consecutive weeks at number one in the UK Albums Chart, the longest run at the top by a girl group album since the Spice Girls spent 15 weeks at number one with ""Spice"" in 1996, and in March 2018 the album spent a 69th week in the top 40 of the UK Albums Chart, making it the longest-running girl group album in the top 40 ever. As of January 2018 the"
"Eurovision Song Contest 2013 final placing 12th in Malmö. Triple 8 Triple 8 (a.k.a. 888) were a five-piece British boy band, who were signed to Polydor Records. The group were promoted as the British equivalent of 'N Sync, and rivals to manufactured boy bands such as Westlife and A1. The group had two successful singles: ""Knockout"" and ""Give Me a Reason"", which charted at number 8 and 9 respectively in the UK Singles Chart. The group parted company with their record label in 2004, leaving their album, ""Heavy W8"", unreleased. In 2005, they reformed with new member Stewart Macintosh, and"