History Music / SpiceGirls

* [[Music/MelanieC Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm]] [[labelnote:*]]named for her athletic fashion taste and {{tomboy}} personality[[/labelnote]]

The Spice Girls are an English GirlGroup formed in 1994 who played a huge role in the pop culture of [[The90s the 1990s]] on a global scale. With 105 million records sold worldwide, they are one of the highest-selling girl groups and music acts of all time, as well as the most successful British pop act since Music/TheBeatles.

* Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell
* Melanie "Scary Spice" Brown
* Emma "Baby Spice" Bunton
* [[Music/MelanieC Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm]]
* Victoria "Posh Spice" [[UsefulNotes/DavidBeckham Beckham]] (nee Adams)

The Spice Girls are an English GirlGroup formed in 1994 who played a huge role in [[The90s the decade's pop culture]] on a global scale. With 105 million records sold worldwide, they are one of the highest-selling girl groups and music acts of all time, as well as the most successful British pop act since Music/TheBeatles.

The Spice Girls are an English GirlGroup formed in 1994 who played a huge role in [[The90s the decade's pop culture]] on a global scale. The group's famous five-girl lineup consists of:

After their overnight success, a movie, ''Film/SpiceWorld'' was released in 1997/early 1998.

Sixty five million records later, the Spice Girls became one of the best selling girl groups of all time. They performed at the launch of Creator/Channel5 in 1997. They suffered a setback in June 1998 after a relatively short run (considering their phenomenal success) when Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice) had a bit of a CreatorBreakdown and left the group just days before they were due on stage to perform a sold-out concert at Wembley Stadium. Still, the show went on, and the remaining four released a third album without Halliwell, ''Forever.'' After numerous denials that they were going to split, they did.

That wasn't the end of the Spice Girls, however. In 2007, they confirmed that all five would return for a reunion tour, which sold out in every single country they visited. The tour grossed over 100 million USD and was accompanied by a successful greatest hits album, which featured a new single by the girl group. In 2012 they reunited for a performance at the London Olympics. In 2018, a second reunion tour was announced for the UK in 2019, albeit without Victoria's participation.

[[caption-width-right:350:'''Clockwise from top-left:''' Scary, Baby, Sporty, Posh and Ginger.]]

The Spice Girls are a British (English) GirlGroup who played a huge role in forming the 1990s for young children across the globe. With songs they co-wrote themselves with Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, their sound was created to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers alike, using familiar riffs and somewhat suggestive lyrics. As a result, not only were they able to easily break through to the American market, but the group can also be credited as a major factor in shifting the tide in TheNineties from AlternativeRock to teen pop music (later solidified by boy bands, Music/BritneySpears, and Music/ChristinaAguilera).

The five girl band consisted of:

Despite most European pop bands finding it difficult to break into American mainstream, The ''Spice Girls''' very first single, "Wannabe," shot straight to number one in more than 30 countries, including UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates. Oddly, though, in the UK, it actually entered the charts at number 3, before going on to spend 7 weeks at number 1.

One of the biggest things that set the Spice Girls apart from other pop groups is that they have never been the "lead singer and her glorified backup singers" type of act--the girls take turns singing lead--plus each girl has her own distinct look and style. This led to British media coining their famous "___ Spice" nicknames. These names are unofficial--the girls themselves don't actually use them in any official capacity--but they're so inextricably tied to the Spice Girls that the group has leaned into them for their public image.

One of the biggest things that set the Spice Girls apart from other pop groups is that they never had a lead singer drawing attention from the others, and all five girls have their own distinct look and brand. This led to British media coining their famous nicknames (Scary Spice, Ginger Spice, etc.). These names are unofficial--the girls themselves don't actually use them in any official capacity--but they're so inextricably tied to the Spice Girls that the group has leaned into them for their public image.

One of the biggest things that set the Spice Girls apart from other pop groups is that they never a lead singer drawing attention from the others, and all five girls have their own distinct look and brand. This led to British media coining their famous nicknames (Scary Spice, Ginger Spice, etc.). These names are unofficial--the girls themselves don't actually use them in any official capacity--but they're so inextricably tied to the Spice Girls that the group has leaned into them for their public image.

Sixty five million records later, the ''Spice Girls'' became one of the best selling girl groups of all time. They performed at the launch of Creator/Channel5 in 1997. They suffered a setback in June 1998 after a relatively short run (considering their phenomenal success) when Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice) had a bit of a CreatorBreakdown and left the group just days before they were due on stage to perform a sold-out concert at Wembley Stadium. Still, the show went on, and the remaining four released a third album without Halliwell, ''Forever.'' After numerous denials that they were going to split, they did.

That wasn't the end of the ''Spice Girls,'' however. In 2007, they confirmed that all five would return for a reunion tour, which sold out in every single country they visited. The tour grossed over 100 million USD and was accompanied by a successful greatest hits album, which featured a new single by the girl group. In 2012 they reunited for a performance at the London Olympics. In 2018, a second reunion tour was announced for the UK in 2019, albeit without Victoria's participation.

Despite most European pop bands finding it difficult to break into American mainstream, The ''Spice Girls''' very first single, "Wannabe," shot straight to number one in more than 30 countries, including UsefulNotes/TheUnitedStates. Oddly though in the UK, it actually entered the charts at number 3, before going on the spend 7 weeks at number 1.

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[[caption-width-right:300: 1997 and 2007.]]

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* Victoria "Posh Spice" [[UsefulNotes/DavidBeckham Beckham[[ (nee Adams)

* Victoria "Posh Spice" Beckham (nee Adams)

* CatchPhrase: "Girl Power", of course.

* CuteClumsyGirl: Geri.

* EmotionlessGirl: Victoria (at least to the public).

* EveryoneLovesBlondes: Emma.

* FourElementEnsemble: Holler (Fire - Mel B, Earth - Mel C, Water - Emma, and Wind - Victoria) and "Let Love Lead the Way" (first two roles swapped with the latter two)

* GirlGroup: One of the most famous girl groups of all time.

* LargeHam: Mel B, hence the nickname "Scary Spice".

* LovableJock: Sporty Spice, presumably.

* TheMovie: ''Film/SpiceWorld''.

Sixty five million records later, the ''Spice Girls'' became one of the best selling girl groups of all time. They performed at the launch of Creator/ChannelFive in 1997. They suffered a setback in June 1998 after a relatively short run (considering their phenomenal success) when Geri Halliwell (aka Ginger Spice) had a bit of a CreatorBreakdown and left the group just days before they were due on stage to perform a sold-out concert at Wembley Stadium. Still, the show went on, and the remaining four released a third album without Halliwell, ''Forever.'' After numerous denials that they were going to split, they did.

* TookALevelInBadass: Mel C went from being a cute, sporty chick who wore very little makeup comparatively to sporting a {{gold tooth}} and a nose ring, dyeing red streaks in her hair and doing backflips and karate moves on stage.

* {{Zeerust}}: The music video for "Spice Up Your Life".

* DaddysGirl: Geri.

** Haliwell was considered the fiery one, but also the one who ended up dealing with depression.

* LargeHam: Mel B, that is why she got the nickname "Scary Spice".

* LicensedGame: ''Spice World'', a RhythmGame for the original Playstation.

The Spice Girls are a British (English) GirlGroup who played a huge role in forming the 1990's for young children across the globe. With songs they co-wrote themselves with Richard Stannard and Matt Rowe, their sound was created to appeal to pre-teens and teenagers alike, using familiar riffs and somewhat suggestive lyrics. As a result, not only were they able to easily break through to the American market, but the group can also be credited as a major factor in shifting the tide in TheNineties from AlternativeRock to teen pop music (later solidified by boy bands, Music/BritneySpears, and Music/ChristinaAguilera).

* BrieferThanTheyThink: 3 albums, 2 with the original group, 5 years releasing, 3 tours, yet spearheaded the whole Teen Pop movement and opened the doors for many artists in the late 90's & early 00's. Their first "era", from their first single up until Geri's departure and accounted for the majority of their success, spanned less than two years!

* GirlGroup: Mentioned again because, well, ''they are'' the trope image.

* {{Irony}}: The "one who never sang" Victoria ended up as the one who remained in the public eye the most.
** It should be noted, though, that Victoria didn't remain in the public eye because of her music. Also, Posh Spice married a footballer instead of Sporty.

* LargeHam: Mel B, that is why she got the nickname "Scary Spice"

* OopNorth: Mel C is from a suburb of Cheshire near Liverpool, while Mel B is from Yorkshire (Leeds to be exact).

* TheGimmick: The "characters" and individual styles of each girl was a major part of their success. Though they were ''not'' manufactured personas assigned to them by the record company, once the marketing potential in their own characters became clear they played it up for all it was worth. [[MoneyDearBoy Which was a lot]]. Toned down after Geri left for a more uniform look between the remaining four, as Geri was the main proponent of the more exaggerated outfits they wore.

** On an individual level, it was often pointed out that Geri was... not the most gifted in terms of vocals or dance ability, having charmed her way into the group through sheer force of personality and becoming known for her flamboyant dress sense and [[OldShame old nude photographs]] of her doing the rounds. But she also had a degree in business, and came up with a lot of the branding, costuming and marketing ideas that made them such a success, as well as being their primary songwriter. After she left, her absence is clear in more ways than one.

* {{Flanderization}}: All of them. Documentaries and interviews with them before they ever signed a record deal show that the styles and personalities they became known for were always there, but after they got some fame and money behind them, and more importantly were given their nicknames by the British media, things quickly went UpToEleven.