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• Born: 6 August 1972
• Birthplace: London, England
• Best Known As: The red-haired "Ginger Spice" of the Spice Girls

Geri Halliwell was an original member of the 1990's pop group The Spice Girls. (Her nickname was Ginger Spice, though she was also called Sexy Spice.) The all-female quintet was a worldwide sensation late in the decade, with songs like the chart-topping "Wannabe" and a 1997 movie, SpiceWorld. Halliwell left the group abruptly in May of 1998 and began a successful solo singing career. (Halliwell was the first to leave the Spice Girls, though others did the same and the group went into permanent hiatus.) Her 1999 album Schizo-Phonic included the hit singles "Look at Me" and "Lift Me Up." Her other albums include Scream If You Wanna Go Faster (2001) and Passion (2005). She has written two memoirs: If Only (2000) and Geri: Just for the Record (2003).

Halliwell's first child, a daughter named Bluebell Madonna, was born on 14 May 2006. Halliwell did not identify the father. She told reporters that the first name was inspired by the "precious flower," and that the middle name was in honor of the singer Madonna... Halliwell was named a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations in 1998.

• Birth Name: Geraldine Estelle Halliwell
• Alternative Name: Ginger Spice
• Genre: Rock
• Active: '90s, 2000s
• Instrument: Vocals

Biography

The former Ginger Spice, pop singer Geri Halliwell was born August 6, 1972 in London; a onetime topless model and Turkish game show hostess, in March of 1994 she answered an advertisement for an all-girl vocal group, and with fellow applicants Victoria Adams, Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm formed the nucleus of what later (with the addition of fifth member Emma Bunton) became the Spice Girls. The biggest pop phenomenon of the late 1990s, the Spice Girls enjoyed a series of chart-topping singles like "Wannabe," "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1; " the group's unofficial leader, Halliwell was commonly known in the press as Ginger Spice, notorious for her garishly provocative costumes, thick make-up and saucy behavior. As the Spice Girls' star continued to skyrocket, they even starred in a film, 1997's Spiceworld; however, after weeks of speculation, Halliwell officially left their ranks in mid-1998 amidst rumors of considerable in-fighting. After exiting the group, her image underwent a radical revamp, adopting a natural, demure look much more in keeping with her next job -- in the fall of 1998, to the shock of many onlookers, she was named a United Nations ambassador, additionally taking up the cause of breast cancer awareness. Halliwell returned to music in mid-1999 with "Look at Me," which debuted on the UK pop charts at the number two spot; the album Schizophonic followed a few weeks later along with her autobiography If Only. Two years she returned with Scream If You Wanna Go Faster which included her hit cover version of the disco classic "It's Raining Men". Two instructional yoga videos - Geri Yoga and Geri Body Yoga - and another book - Just For the Record - appeared before her third album, Passion, arrived in 2005. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Schizophonic, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster, Schizophonic/Scream If You Wanna Go Faster

Similar Artists:

Emma Bunton, Victoria Adams, Christina Aguilera, Natalie Imbruglia, Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams

Influences:

Madonna

A Member of the Group:

Spice Girls

Performed Songs By:

Tracie Ackerman

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• Born: Aug 06, 1972
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '90s-2000s
• Major Genres: Music, Health & Fitness
• Career Highlights: Spice World, All American Girl
• First Major Screen Credit: Spice World (1998)

Biography

See Spice Girls. ~ All Movie Guide

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