"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"
"where she broke several ribs and severed her hand, and was rushed into emergency surgery. Mel B Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), also known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English television personality, singer and actress. Brown rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 85 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time. During the group's hiatus, Brown released her debut solo album ""Hot"". The album's lead single, ""I Want You Back"" charted"
"Mel B Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975), also known as Mel B or Melanie B, is an English television personality, singer and actress. Brown rose to prominence in the 1990s as a member of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Scary Spice. With over 85 million records sold worldwide, the group became the best-selling female group of all time. During the group's hiatus, Brown released her debut solo album ""Hot"". The album's lead single, ""I Want You Back"" charted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, and was included on the soundtrack for"
"could be exploited to market a group that could be the Eighties' answer to the Bay City Rollers, Herbert offered Gloss advice and provided rehearsal space for them in his summer house. He introduced them to songwriters, financed their early demo tapes and plotted their route to success. By mid-1994, the Herberts and Murphy had auditioned 600 applicants, and whittled the line-up down to Melanie Brown, Geri Halliwell, Victoria Adams, Lianne Morgan, quickly replaced by Melanie Chisholm and Michelle Stephenson, quickly replaced by Emma Bunton. The Spice Girls were however first called Touch but Spice was considered much better. Therefore,"
"also offering a new line for children's wear. In 2018 the collection was presented at London Fashion Week instead of at New York Fashion Week as normal. Beckham auditioned for a March 1994 advertisement in ""The Stage"" which required girls who were ""street smart, extrovert, ambitious and able to sing and dance"". In 1994, Beckham joined the all-female group, the Spice Girls. In the recordings before her marriage, she is credited with her maiden name as Victoria Adams. The group's first single was called ""Wannabe"" (1996), and she worked alongside Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm. It"
"like sisters and we have our arguments, but by the end of the day we get back together"", said Emma Bunton, while Melanie Chisholm commented that the tour ""will be a proper good farewell to our fans"". The group's comeback single, ""Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)"", was announced as the official Children in Need charity single for 2007, and released on radio on 23 October, whilst released digitally on 5 November and commercially on 19 November 2007. Geri Halliwell described the single as a ""big love song"" and ""a Spice Girl classic"". Chisholm, in her 2008 appearance on ""Never Mind The"
"be lodged open, it was thought that there had been an assassin there, and Beckham later revealed that she was terrified by the experience. In November 2002, five people were arrested after another plot for her kidnap was infiltrated by a tabloid newspaper. All charges were dropped after a witness was deemed unreliable. Victoria Beckham Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English businesswoman, fashion designer and former singer. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls, and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the"
"working on her own songs as well. In November 2003, Stephenson recorded and released an EP entitled ""SHESongs"", featuring six songs called ""In Control"", ""Fall Over"", ""Hey Sugar"", ""Dirty Music"", ""Boom, Boom"", and ""Happens for a Reason"". Michelle Stephenson Michelle Stephenson is a British singer and television presenter. At the age of 17, she was briefly a member of the English girl group that would go on to become the Spice Girls. Alongside Melanie Brown, Melanie Laccohee (later replaced by Victoria Adams), Lianne Morgan (later replaced by Melanie Chisholm) and Suzanne Tinker (soon replaced with Geri Halliwell), Stephenson completed the"
"went to number one in the United Kingdom and United States, and another 35 countries. It was followed by eight further number one singles from their albums ""Spice"", ""Spiceworld"" and ""Forever"". Each member of the group received a nickname from the media and Beckham was named ""Posh Spice"". The group is the best-selling female group of all time, selling over 80 million records worldwide. After the release of their third album, ""Forever"", which charted at number two in the UK but was far less successful than their previous two albums, the Spice Girls stopped recording, concentrating on their solo careers"
"language and came up with nicknames all the time so it came naturally to give them names that would be used by the magazine and its readers; it was never meant to be adopted globally."" Shortly after using the nicknames in a magazine feature on the group, Loraine received calls from other British media outlets requesting permission to use them, and before long the nicknames were synonymous with the Spice Girls. Each Spice Girl had a unique, over-the-top style that served as an extension of her public persona, becoming her trademark look. In their one-off reunion at the 2012 Summer"
"September 2003, but shortly before this could happen, Chisholm injured her knee during the television show ""The Games"" and couldn't fully promote an upbeat song with an injury. ""Melt"" was then chosen to be launched along with ""Yeh Yeh Yeh"" as a double A-side, because she could do a small number of performances. The double single was released on 10 November 2003. The song peaked at number 27. In other countries of Europe, ""Melt"" wasn't released, only ""Yeh Yeh Yeh"" as a solo release. After the release of ""Melt/Yeh Yeh Yeh"", Melanie added some extra dates to the Reason Tour,"
"an urban and soulful Spice Girls. Alexandra Buggs, Karis Anderson and Courtney Rumbold formed following a series of auditions and scouting in Topshop stores over a nine-month period. Using tracks from writing/production duo Future Cut, the group spent the next twelve months developing their look and sound. Anderson said the band's name originates from the word 'stoosh', which is urban slang for something expensive, ""a girl who thinks she's nicer than she is"", or being stoned. They then added 'she' on the end to represent female empowerment. The resulting name is pronounced like the Scottish word ""stooshie"". The group released"
"song was included in ""Californication"". In 2000, Chisholm and Jason ""J"" Brown had an on-off relationship. In 2002 Melanie began a relationship with property developer Thomas Starr. On 22 February 2009, Chisholm gave birth to her daughter Scarlet Chisholm Starr at the Portland Hospital in London. In 2012, after 10 years together, Chisholm and Starr ended their relationship. In 2014 Chisholm started a relationship with fitness fanatic, Joe Marshall, who is now her manager. Chisholm has a country home in Catbrook, Monmouthshire. She is a supporter of Liverpool FC and an amateur triathlete, having completed the London Triathlon twice. Chisholm"
"Michelle Stephenson Michelle Stephenson is a British singer and television presenter. At the age of 17, she was briefly a member of the English girl group that would go on to become the Spice Girls. Alongside Melanie Brown, Melanie Laccohee (later replaced by Victoria Adams), Lianne Morgan (later replaced by Melanie Chisholm) and Suzanne Tinker (soon replaced with Geri Halliwell), Stephenson completed the original 1994 line-up of Touch, receiving the highest scores at the audition. At the audition, she sang Dina Carroll's song ""Don't Be a Stranger"". Stephenson was a member of the group for only a short period before"
"series, Filipina superstar Regine Velasquez performed a medley of Spice Girls songs consisting of ""Wannabe"", ""Say You'll Be There"", ""2 Become 1"", ""Who Do You Think You Are"" and ""Holler"", as a tribute to the band she says were a major influence on her music. Danish singer-songwriter MØ decided to pursue music after watching the Spice Girls on TV as a child, saying in a 2014 interview: ""I have them and only them to thank—or to blame—for becoming a singer."" 15-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Adele credits the Spice Girls as a major influence in regard to her love and passion"
"completely and utterly safe."" Chisholm also supported a homeless charity by donating funds raised from her annual calendar. Chisholm's music is generally pop and rock. She also released an album of show tunes. Chisholm has received co-writing credits for most of the songs recorded with Spice Girls and her solo efforts. The main concept of the Spice Girl albums centred on the idea of Girl Power, embodying a feminist image, as both Madonna and Bananarama had employed before, and every track deals with different aspects of this notion. Other central themes in the writing of the group were the union,"
"while she was performing ""Say You'll Be There"" with the Spice Girls at ""Top of the Pops"". They both liked each other and Bryan Adams always had in mind a possible collaboration with her. They met again in a hotel in the Summer of 1998 when Melanie was on tour with the Spice Girls, and Bryan Adams was doing a video, and asked her to sing on his album. She hadn't even heard ""When You're Gone"" and she said she'd do it. The success of the single gave Melanie aspirations for more solo projects. They went on to write three"
"the tour, the girls sang the radio edit of the song instead of the album version. Melanie Chisholm also sang ""Spice Girls forever"" rather than the original lyrics ""viva forever"" near the end of the song. ""Viva Forever"" was the group's last performance on television as a quintet, on ""Top of the Pops"", which was recorded on 21 May 1998, and broadcast on 5 June 1998. The show's producer, Chris Cowey, said that they originally intended to broadcast the performance in July but they pushed it given Halliwell's departure from the group. It was also the first song they performed"
"also ranked number ten in the E! TV special, ""The 101 Reasons the '90s Ruled"". The Spice Girls became media icons in Great Britain and a regular feature of the British press. During the peak of their worldwide fame in 1997, the paparazzi were constantly seen following them everywhere to obtain stories and gossip about the group, as a supposed affair between Emma Bunton and manager Simon Fuller, or constant split rumours which became fodder for numerous tabloids. Rumours of in-fighting and conflicts within the group also made headlines, with the rumours suggesting that Geri Halliwell and Melanie Brown in"
"reviews. 3rd (in 1985) - ""Cahiers du cinéma"" Quentin Tarantino has praised this film as one of his favorites, naming its climactic train tracks shoot-out as one of his favorite ""Killer Movie Moments"" in 2004, remarking, ""You forget to breathe during it!"". Melanie Chisholm from the Spice Girls is shown in the music video for their 1997 single ""Too Much"" singing in a Chinatown, dressed in a red cheongsam; this scene is based upon the film. There is a Carpenter Brut song titled ""Looking For Tracy Tzu"", in an apparent reference to the character of the same name. Members of"
"air footage of her meeting her father for the first time in 1996. Thomas was first a dancer for Damian Dame. In 1991, she joined TLC, replacing founding member Crystal Jones, and was nicknamed ""Chilli"" by Lisa Lopes so that the group could retain the name TLC. The group went on to sell over 65 million records worldwide and became the best-selling American girl group of all-time; only the Spice Girls has sold more. Chilli has won four Grammy Awards for her work with TLC. Since the death of group member Lisa ""Left Eye"" Lopes in April 2002, Thomas and"
"During this time, the recording sessions often proved to be difficult, as Melanie was diagnosed with depression in 1999. She later encountered that it was really difficult for her to handle all the publicity and the hard work during the Spice Girls days, a period that she would spend days eating too little and exercise to the limits. At the end of 1999, her depression worsened and spent days in bed, not being able to cope with day routine. After being diagnosed with depression she was prescripted antidepressants for 18 months, dealing with eating disorders and having to face a"
"of running away, not thinking. I felt like a robot. When the papers started calling me 'Sumo Spice', I was only a size 10. But I was so upset by all the criticism, it got worse and I went up to a size 14"". In 1997, Chisholm had a brief relationship with Robbie Williams. In 1998, she dated record producer Jake Davies. In the summer of the same year, Chisholm had a relationship with Anthony Kiedis, the vocalist of Red Hot Chili Peppers. Kiedis wrote ""Emit Remmus"", which is ""summer time"" spelled backwards, inspired by his relationship with Chisholm. The"
"To You"". In late 2000, after the first solo work of members, the Spice Girls released their third and final album, ""Forever"", sporting a new edgier R&B sound. ""Holler"" and ""Let Love Lead the Way"" was released as singles in 23 October 2000 and the songs reached number 1 in the UK. The album sold 5 million copies. The group announced that they were beginning an indefinite hiatus. In the same year, the Chinese singer FanFan recorded a Chinese version of ""Suddenly Monday"" from her debut album ""FanFan's World"". Chisholm embarked in her first world tour, the Northern Star Tour,"
"2006, Melanie C announced via her official website that ""Beautiful Intentions"" had outsold her previous album ""Reason"", showing sales of over 1 million copies worldwide. After the release of her previous album ""Reason"", Chisholm was dismissed by her original record label, Virgin Records. In the spring of 2004, she created her own independent record label, ""Red Girl Records"", to record and release her own projects, alongside her manager, Nancy Phillips. The name was inspired by the colors of the football Liverpool F.C., which Chisholm is supporter. The album was Chisholm's labour of love for a year, and she previewed six"
"Victoria Beckham Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974) is an English businesswoman, fashion designer and former singer. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls, and was dubbed Posh Spice by the July 1996 issue of the British music magazine ""Top of the Pops"". After the Spice Girls split, she was signed to Virgin Records and Telstar Records and had four UK Top 10 singles. Her first release, ""Out of Your Mind"", reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart. Beckham has participated in five official documentaries and reality shows"
"and Melanie C were the only two Spice Girls to receive notable success throughout the year. The former scored a 3rd consecutive chart topper, ""Bag It Up"" which was the 4th single to be taken from her debut album, ""Schizophonic"". The latter hit the top twice, initially with ""Never Be The Same Again"", a duet with TLC member, Lisa ""Left Eye"" Lopes and ""I Turn to You"", which was a respectable hit in the dance charts in the US and even managed to chart on the Hot 100. ""Northern Star"" had also proved itself as a very successful debut album,"
"a Deal,"" and as a glamour model. At the age of 19, she appeared in ""The Sun"" as a Page 3 girl. Following her rise to fame with the Spice Girls, nude photos of Halliwell were republished in a number of magazines in 1992 and 1996; these included ""Playboy"" and ""Penthouse."" In 1994, Halliwell, along with Melanie Chisholm, Melanie Brown, and Victoria Beckham, responded to an advertisement in ""The Stage"" magazine. Around 400 women answered the ad and auditioned at Dance Works studios. After a couple of initial line-up changes, Halliwell, Chisholm, Brown, and Beckham (née Adams) eventually became the"
"Melanie C's concert tours, and is typically used as the encore song. In the meantime, Melanie C performed the song during her appearance on American talk show ""The Tonight Show with Jay Leno"", which aired by NBC on 6 April 2001. ""I Turn to You"" eventually became part of the set list for The Return of the Spice Girls tour in 2007 and 2008. After the song gained popularity, it was featured in the film ""Bend It Like Beckham"". It was covered by Darkseed on ""Ultimate Darkness"", by Machinae Supremacy on ""Webography"", and by Wig Wam on ""667.. The Neighbour"
"for Girls. At the age of 19, having heard of an open casting call for a new girl group through her then-boyfriend, Lopes moved to Atlanta to audition. Originally starting as a female trio called 2nd Nature, the group was renamed TLC, derived from the first initials of its members at the time: Tionne, Lisa and Crystal. Things did not work out with Crystal Jones, and TLC's manager Perri ""Pebbles"" Reid brought in Damian Dame backup dancer Rozonda Thomas as a third member of the group. To preserve the band's original name, Rozonda needed a name starting with C, and"
"certified internationally with seven platinum and three gold certifications, including triple-Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry, selling over 4 million copies worldwide, and becoming the best selling solo album of any Spice Girls member. It produced four top 5s and a top 20 single, two of which reached the number 1 spot in the UK. The album was certified multi-platinum worldwide. Chisholm's second album, ""Reason"", was released in March 2003 and sold more than 500,000 copies. The album reached number 5 in the UK where it was certified Gold, and produced one top 10, one top 20 and a double"
"Around 1999, she moved to Los Angeles, California to become a professional model and actress. She studied Theater Arts at Santa Monica College and had on-camera acting and Meisner technique training at The Piero Dusa Acting Studio. It was during this time that Beckman adopted her middle name Michelle as her working last name. She appeared in numerous bodybuilding and car magazines such as ""FLEX"" and ""Lowrider Magazine"", as well as being named ""Cyber Girl of the Week"" in the June 2002 issue of ""Playboy"", and between 2002 and 2006, she worked as a fetish model under the name ""Mackenzie"
"dates in South America, Asia, Australia, and Africa were cancelled. Many media outlets reported that it was due to Melanie Chisholm and Melanie Brown leaving the group, but this was denied in an official thespicegirls.com video message. The band suffered media backlash, and fan backlash, with many fans creating Facebook hate groups speculating the official announcement was ""indirect"" and that ""the Spice Girls and their management knew the dates were cancelled even before they added 16 dates at the O2, deciding to announce it near the end of the tour to minimize controversy."" BBC Radio 2 recorded the shows on"