Spice Girls
Artist Type: Group
Group Formed:
1996
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Artist Biography
In March 1994, advertisements were placed in The Stage newspaper asking: "R U 18-23 with the ability to sing/dance? R U streetwise, ambitious, outgoing and determined?" Hundreds of girls responded to the ads. The applicants were whittled down to a final five which consisted of Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Victoria Adams and Michelle Stephenson, who combined to form an all female group called "Touch." In June, during the group's earliest recording session, Michelle Stephenson was forced to leave due to commitment issues. She was replaced by Abigail Kis and then by Emma Bunton after Bunton's singing tutor had recommended her to the other girls. From this point up to March 1995 the girls lived together in a small house in Maidenhead where they worked on demos and practiced dance routines. After a successful showcase performance for music critics and producers in October, the group decided to fire their original management, who they cited as controlling and too domineering. That same day, the girls tracked down Sheffield-based producer Eliot Kennedy and persuaded him to work with the group (by then renamed Spice) over the course of the next year.
Artist Discography
Albums
Forever (2000-11-06)
Spice (1996-11-04)
Spiceworld (1997-11-03)
Singles
2 Become 1 (1996)
Goodbye (1998-12-14)
Headlines (2007-11-18)
Holler! (2000)
Mama / Who Do You Think You Are (1997)
Say You'll Be There (1996)
Spice Up Your Life (1997)
Stop (1998-02-09)
Too Much (1997)
Too Much, Part 2 (1997)
Viva Forever (1998-05-25)
Wannabe (1996)
Who Do You Think You Are / Mama (1997)
