Mel Chisholm: (on a Spice Girls reunion) I have had mixed feelings about a reunion but I am against it. My fear is that we could never have the same magic as we had all those years ago. You see a lot of bands reforming but I think the Spice Girls were unique and I don't want to ruin what we had.
Geri Halliwell: (on a Spice Girls’ reunion) Victoria (Beckham) said maybe it's time to move on and I think she's got a point. Maybe it's better to keep the Spice Girls as a memory but never say never.
Mel Chisholm: (When asked if they are good role models) We're quite normal and we've made the most of ourselves. We're not six-feet tall models with eating disorders.
On June 28, 2007, the Spice Girls announced plans for a reunion tour. They planned six concerts around the world.
The Spice Girls topped a poll for Yahoo! Music for the band people would like to see reunite the most.
While the Spice Girls promoted feminism, it was more like fun feminism.
Mel B could be he wildest and raunchiest of the Girls.
Melanie C sees herself as the "plain one" of the group. She also says that the girls are "not beautiful, and that is something we're proud of."
Much of the Girl Power angle came from Geri.
Victoria says that even though she is the "Posh" one, she is far from posh. But she says that she does love to shop.
The Girls all dressed in outfits that expressed their individualism and the image they wanted to project to the public.
When Nelson Mandela met the Girls, he called them his "heroes" and that it was "one of the greatest moments in my life."
Besides the message of "Girl Power!," "Going for it" was a very big Spice Girl's theme. In fact, "Girl Power" means girls can do what they want and should go for it.
The girl's music is influenced by Madonna.
When Ginger met Prince Charles, she pinched him on his bum.
The Spice Girls' Rolling Stone issue was the best selling issue and had a very popular cover.
When the Spice Girls were on SNL, they were very excited to meet Robert De Niro.
In an interview with Hello Magazine in March 2006, Geri Halliwell seemed to hint at possible plans for a Spice Girls' comeback when she told fans to "watch this space."
The movie Spiceworld did win an award - the Golden Raspberry for Worst Actress at the 1999 show.
The girls signed with Simon Fuller of 19 Management. He is now best known as the creator of the immensely popular reality show American Idol.
The Spice Girls are the first act in Canadian history to have their first four singles debut at #1.
Spice Girls have the highest international debut on the "Billboard Hot 100" at #5 with Say You'll Be There. (This record still holds to date.)
Their hit song Wannabe is the biggest selling single by an all female group.
The girls recieved many awards including four Brit Awards, three American Music Awards, three MTV Europe Music Awards, and three World Music Awards.
Since 2002, there have been rumors that the girls would reunite.
The Spice Girls released two albums, Spice and Spice World with Geri Halliwell, aka Ginger Spice.
Every member of Spice Girls was given a specific identity by the British press from the outset, and each label was as much an extension of their own personality as it was a marketing tool, since each name derived from their debut single and video, "Wannabe".
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