![]() They also reunited briefly in 2012 for a critically acclaimed live performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Since then, they have reunited for two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) as a five-piece and the Spice World – 2019 tour without Beckham, both of which won the Billboard Live Music Award for highest-grossing engagements, making the Spice Girls the top touring all-female group from 1998 to 2020. At the end of 2000, the Spice Girls entered a hiatus to concentrate on their solo careers. It featured their ninth number one single with " Holler"/" Let Love Lead the Way", setting a record for most UK number ones by a girl group of all time. Following a number-one single with " Goodbye" (1998) and a successful 1999 concert tour, the Spice Girls released their R&B-influenced third album Forever (2000). Halliwell left the Spice Girls mid-tour in May 1998. In 1998, the group embarked on the Spiceworld Tour, which was attended by an estimated 2.1 million people worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing concert tour by a female group. In 1997, the Spice Girls made their live debut concert tour and released a feature film, Spice World, both to commercial success. Both albums encapsulated the group's dance-pop style and message of female empowerment, with vocal and songwriting contributions shared equally by the members. They achieved three number-one singles from the album with " Spice Up Your Life", " Too Much" and " Viva Forever". Their second album, Spiceworld (1997), was another global success, selling more than 14 million copies worldwide. It produced three more number-one singles: " Say You'll Be There", " 2 Become 1" and " Who Do You Think You Are"/" Mama". Their debut album, Spice (1996), sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. The Spice Girls signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single " Wannabe" in 1996, which reached number one on the charts of 37 countries. ![]() They quickly left the managers and took creative control over their sound and image. The Spice Girls formed through auditions held with the intent to create a girl group to compete with the British boy bands popular at the time. They led the teen pop resurgence of the 1990s, were a major part of the Cool Britannia era, and became pop culture icons of the decade. With their " girl power" mantra, they redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase. Mel C ("Sporty Spice") Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice") Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice") and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). Mel B ("Scary Spice") Melanie Chisholm, a.k.a. The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown a.k.a.
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