TIMELINE
 
1994  

The girls audition

March

Victoria, Mel B and Mel C audition for a new girl group that was advertised in the showbiz paper "The Stage".

The girls perform a showcase They get through along with another girl "Michelle" Geri missed the audition and later rang the auditioners and got herself through to the next audtion and makes the group
The girls in the early days Later in 94

The girls all move into a house in Maidenhead and begin rehershing and having vocal and dance training. But all isn't well and Michelle leaves the group - paving the way for Emma to join.

The girls in the early days The girls continue to reherse etc and later, after seeing how much interest they had in them and the fact that they weren't happy with their management, they leave Maidenhead and manage themselves for awhile.
1995  
The girls in LA to record their album The girls sign up with Simon Fuller to manage their careers - which in turn gets them a record deal with Virgin.
1996  
The Wannabe video April

The girls shoot the video for their first single Wannabe

The Girls perform Wannabe on TOTP July

Wannabe is released, goes to number 1 and sells over 1,000,000 copies in the UK alone.

The Wannabe video August

Wannabe is released in Australia and goes to #1

The Say Y ou'll Be There video September

The girls shoot the video for their second single Say You'll Be There in the MoJave Desert in California.

October

Say You'll Be There is released, goes to number 1

The girls at the "Spice" album launch November

Spice - the girls debut album is released - and, as usual, goes to #1. It ends up selling over 24, 000,000 copies.

The 2 Become 1 video December

2 Become 1 is released, goes to #1 and becomes the girls first Christmas #1 and 3rd consecutive #1.

1997  
The Wannabe video January

Wannabe is released in Amercia and goes to #1

Spice February

Spice is released in Amercia and goes to #1

The Brit Awards 1997 February 22

The girls perform at the 1997 Brit Awards. They steal the show and also win 2 awards.

The Mama video March

The girls release their first double A-Side Mama/Who Do You Think You Are, which continues their run of #1 hits.

The girls perform on Saturday Night Live. April

The girls do their first live TV performance on US sketch show Saturday Night Live. They also release their first official book.

The girls meet Prince Charles

May

The girls perform at the Royal Variety Performance and meet Prince Charles.

The girls in Cannes May 12

The girls head to Cannes to announce plans for a Spice Girls movie. They dazzle fans & media alike.

The girls film "Spiceworld - The Movie" June - August

The girls spend their days filming "Spiceworld - The Movie" and recording their second album.

The girls perform at the MTV Music Video Awards September

The girls perform at the MTV Music Video Awards - and win a couple of awards too! They also film the video for Spice Up Your Life.

The Spice Up Your Life video October

Spice Up Your Life is released and becomes the girls 5th consecutive #1 single. The girls also perform their first full length concert to competition winners in Istanbul

The girls in South Africa November

The girls head to South Africa to perform at a charity event and meet Nelson Mendela and Prince Harry.

The girls at the Spiceworld album launch in Spain November

The girls second album Spiceworld is released and becomes their second #1 album. It sells over 15, 000, 000.

The Too Much video December

Too Much is released and goes to #1 - the girls 6th consecutive #1 single and their second consecutive Christmas #1.

Emma meets the Queen December 7

The girls perform for the Queens 50th Wedding Anniversary Gala (The Royal Gala) & meet the Queen.

The girls at the London Premiere of Spiceworld December 15

The girls attend the London Premiere of their movie - Spiceworld - The Movie which Prince Charles, William and Harry also attend!

1998  
The girls at the Sydney Premiere of Spiceworld January 10

The girls touch down in Australia and attend the Spiceworld - The Movie premiere in Sydney

The girls in Melbourne January 11 - 12

The girls head to Melbourne for their last stop on their brief Aussie tour.

The girls appear on Oprah January 15

The Girls appear on the "Oprah" show.

The girls at the New York Premiere of Spiceworld

January 15

The girls attend the New York premiere of Spiceworld - The Movie.

The girls at the LA Premiere of Spiceworld January 22

The girls attend the LA premiere of Spiceworld - The Movie.

   
The girls appear at the Brits February

The girls appear at the Brits and recieve a special award.

The girls kick off their World Tour in Dublin February 24

The girls kick off their World Tour in Dublin.

The Stop video March

"Stop" is released and goes to #2 - the only single from the girls to date that didn't go to number 1. The girls also continure their World Tour.

The girls on stage in Stockholm April - May

The girls continure their World Tour.

Geri's lawyer reads Geri's statement May 31

Geri releases a statement saying that she has left the group. The remaining girls release a statement saying that they will continue as a four piece.

The girls perform with Pavarotti June 4

The girls perform with Pavarotti at his annual "War Child" charity event just days after Geri left the band.

The girls on stage in Miami June

The girls kick off their American Tour in Miami

The Viva Forever video July

Viva Forever is released and enters the charts at #1. The girls 7th #1 single.

The girls on stage in Miami July - September

The US tour continues until September. The press also announce that Victoria and Mel B are expecting their first babies.

The girls at Mel B's wedding September 19

The girls attend the first Spice wedding when Melanie B marries Jimmy Gulzar.

The girls on stage at Wembley September 20

The girls perform the gig of their careers - 50,000 sreaming fans cheer them on at Wembley Stadium. Mel B becomes the first to have a solo #1.

The Goodbye video October - December

The girls have some time off after their World Tour and gear up for the release of their new single.

The girls perform on Children In Need December

Goodbye goes to #1 , the girls 8th #1 and their 3rd consecutive Christmas #1. Mel C releases her first solo effort - "When You're Gone"

1999  
The Goodbye video January - February

With "Goodbye" still riding high in charts across the world, the girls have some long awaited time off.

Mel B and Phoenix visit Victoria and Brooklyn in hospital February 19 & March 4

Mel B becomes the first Spice mum when she gives birth to Phoenix Chi. Victoria gives birth to Brooklyn

Mel C recording in LA March - July

The girls work on solo projects - MB releases "Word Up", G. releases her debut single "Look At Me" and album, MC records her album in LA.

The girls at Victoria's wedding July 4

England gets it's new Royal family when Victoria Adams marries David Beckham in Ireland. The remaining Spice Girls attend.

The girls taking a break from recording at "Abby Road" July - November

The girls all concentrate on their own thing - Emma hosts her own show on VH1 "Emma" and releases her first solo single "What I Am",

Geri's first #1 single "Mi Chico Latino" Mel B hosts a show "Pure Naughty" and also records her debut album.

Geri Releases her second single "Mi Chico Latino" which goes to #1 and her second sing;e "Lift Me Up" which also goes to #1,

Emma hosting her VH1 show "Emma" and Melanie C releases the first solo Spice album "Northern Star" with the first 2 singles "Goin' Down" and "Nothern Star" entering the charts at #4. The girls do some recording at Abby Road studios in August for their third album.
The girls at the launch of "Forever Spice" November

The girls release a book of Photos and quotes from their World Tour called "Forever Spice"

The girls unviel their Wax figures They also unveil wax works of themselves at Madame Toussads
The girls on stage @ Earls Court December

The girls do some gigs in Manchester and Earls court. They also feature on a charity single for Childrens Promise "It's Only Rock "N" Roll.

2000
Forever January - March

The girls continue to work on their solo projects and record their 3rd album

The girls on stage at the Brit Awards March 3

The girls attend the Brit Awards where they recieve an "Outstanding Contribution" award and perform. Geri also releases her 4th single "Bag It Up" which gives her her 3rd consecutive #1.

Melanie C's first #1 "Never Be The Same Again" March 20

Melanie C achieves her first solo #1 with "Never Be The Same Again"

 
The girls shoot the video for "Holler" March - October

The girls put the finishing touches on their 3rd album and film the videos for their newest single - a double A-side.

Victoria's first solo effort "Out Of Your Mind" Victoria releases her debut solo single "Out Of Your Mind" which enters the charts at #2 and Melanie C gets her second #1 with "I Turn To You"

The Holler video

October 23

The girls release their long awaited 10th single a double A-side - "Holler / Let Love Lead The Way"

The Let Love Lead The video It enters the charts at #1 giving them their 9th #1 single. It's their last single until 2007.
Forever November 6 - 7

The girls release their long awaited 3rd album "Forever". It enters the charts at #2 not being able to beat Westlife.

The girls perform at the EMA's November 16

The girls perform at the MTV Europe Music Awards. This is their last appearance together for over 7 years.

2003 - 2007
Forever Rumours of reunions plague the girls for 4 years starting with the Reunion Dinner in 2003 up till Bluebells Christening in April 07. In between there where rumours the girls would reunite for Live 8, A German Greatest Hits and on an on and on.
2007
The first photo of the 5 girls in 9 years June 28

After being apart as a 5 piece for 9 years, the 5 girls reunite to announce a Reunion Tour, Greatest Hits album and Documentary.

Geri on GMTV October 4

Geri appears on GMTV and announces that, despite reports no new material will be released, the girls will release a new single "Headlines"

Greatest Hits November 12

The girls release their long awaited Greatest Hits album. It enters the charts at #2

Stop @ Victoria's Secrets November 15

The girls hit the stage for the first time in 7 years (the first time in 9 years as a quintet) and perform Stop &

Headlines @ Victoria's Secrets Headlines at the Victoria's Secrets Fashion Show

The girls first performane in 7 years goes down a treat and the girls report feeling emotional after taking to the stage.

Headlines @ Children In Need November 16

The girls first UK performance was for Children In Need The girls hit the stage and performed their new single "Headlines"

Stop @ Children In Need They also hit the stage to perform theit classic "Stop" in 40's style military outfits - with revise choregraphy.
Greatest Hits November 19

The girls release their long awaited reunion single Headlines in the UK. It's their 11th single.

The girls on stage in Vancouver December 2

The girls rock Vancouver, Canada on their first stop on "The Return Of The Spice Girl" Tour.

The girls on stage December 2 - February 26

The girls tour with their "Return Of The Spice Girls" show performing in Vancouver, San Jose, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, London, Cologne, Madrid, Manchester, Boston, Montreal Toronto, Long Island, Newark, East Rutherford, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Philadelphia & Washington. The performed a total of 47 shows and saying goodbye to their fans.

 
     

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