The
Spice Girls were a
British pop
girl group formed in 1994. They consist of
Victoria Beckham (
née Adams),
Melanie Brown,
Emma Bunton,
Melanie Chisholm and
Geri Halliwell. They are the most successful girl group of all time.
[the most successful girl group of all time Pag.2 BBC News, 28 June 2007.][the most successful girl band ever created BBC Home. 6 November 2006][Sales Only albums][[1]]
They were signed to
Virgin Records and released their debut single, "
Wannabe", in 1996. The song hit number-one in 31 countries and helped establish the group as a "global phenomenon".
[Billboard. Haywood, John. Spice Girls Ready To Announce Reunion? International phenomenon quote. Billboard. Retrieved 22 June 2007.] Credited in the US for being the pioneers that paved the way for the commercial breakthrough of
teen pop in the 1990s,
[Billboard. Artist Biography Britney Spears. quote: "The blockbuster success of the Spice Girls certainly paved the way for her own commercial breakthrough".][All Music. Explore music...Teen Pop. quote: "The Spice Girls success opened the doors for a wave]
of teen pop that was stronger than that in the late '80s". their first album,
Spice, sold more than 23 million copies worldwide,
[Spice Girls Official Time Line 19 Management][Rollings Stone Magazine. Spice selling some 23 million copies worldwide. Biography Spice Girls.] becoming the best-selling album by a female group in music history. They have sold 65 million records worldwide
[BBC News. 28 June 2007.]
Global success Spice Girls announce reunion tour. They sold more than 60 million records around the world.[Spice Girls hatch plan to bring their story to the stage. "They sold over 70 million records".][Victoria Beckham on Larry King. minute 1:35, "we sold 60 millions albums." Retrieved on 2009-01-08.] with only four albums and twelve singles, making them the most successful British band since
The Beatles["This is the story of the greatest pop phenomenon since The Beatles" BBC Entertainment. 25 August 2008]["Britain's most successful band since the Beatles"1998: Ginger leaves the Spice Girls, BBC] and the best selling
girl group of all time.
