The Spice Girls...20th Century pop culture icons known always for their unique "spice titles" - Melanie Brown a.k.a. Mel B ("Scary Spice"), Melanie Chisholm a.k.a Mel C ("Sporty Spice"), Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice"), Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice"), and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice").
The Spice Girls formed in 1994 and released "Wannabe" as their debut single in 1996. Global success was set.
"Wannabe"
Gold - Belgium, Denmark, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland
Platinum - Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, U.S.
Diamond - France
2X Platinum - Australia
3X Platinum - UK
6X Platinum - Italy
"Wannabe" and music video
Modern pop classics
"iconic girl power anthem"
(Wikipedia)
Spice
Debut album (1996)
Over 31 million copies sold worldwide
Best-selling album by a female group in history
Gold - Mexico ... 3x Gold Germany
Platinum - Austria, Finland, Hong Kong, New Zealand
Diamond - Canada, France
2X Platinum - Argentina, Brazil, Japan, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland
3X Platinum - Belgium, Netherlands
4X Platinum - Italy
6X Platinum - Australia, Denmark
7X Platinum - United States
10X Platinum - Spain, UK
(Wikipedia)
Spiceworld
Second album (1997)
Over 20 million copies sold worldwide
Forever
Third album (2000)
Platinum - UK
Overall success -
85 million records sold worldwide
Best-selling girl group of all time
A best-selling pop group of all time
Biggest British pop success since the Beatles ("Spicemania")
In my opinion, the Spice Girls were best appealing to younger audiences - especially teenagers and young adults intrigued by a new wave in pop music. The same would have been said about the Beatles, so I suppose "Spicemania" was an appropriate label.
The Spice Girls truly are one to consider in the music industry.
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