Hot! Spice Girls

The Spice Girls formed when 4 of them responded to an advertisement looking for 5 "lively girls" for a musical group ("R. U. 18-23 with the ability to sing/dance? R.U. streetwise, outgoing, ambitious, and dedicated?"). 5 girls were selected and formed into a band called Touch. Soon after, a member named Michelle had to quit for family and personal reasons. This allowed the 5th member (Emma) to join the group. The name was then changed to the Spice Girls and they split with the managers who had joined them as a group. The girls spent 2 years looking for a record contract that would allow them equal status in the group (and not with one defined leader).

Eventually, the Spice Girls found a manager, signed with Virgin Records, and collaborated on songs.The Spice Girls have made it a routine to express their feminism with their "Girl Power." Striking their independence while having fun with their success, the Spice Girls often laugh at their critics and keep singing and dancing while they are young and in demand. Before the fame, and even before hooking up as a group, some of the Spice Girls were already making career moves. Melanie Brown (Mel B), the one with the pierced tongue often displayed to photographers, appeared on a British soap opera. Emma Bunton was a child model and continues this vein with her "sweet and innocent," often pig-tailed persona. Geri Halliwell was a model (including nudes) and aerobic instructor. Victoria Adams, the one who doesn't smile, hails from a very wealthy family. Melanie Chisholm (Mel C) is most notably the most athletic member of the group and was once a ballet dancer and session singer.