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| May 30, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS HOST
TOP OF THE POPS |
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The girls tonight
co-hosted Top Of The Pops. The girls
introduced the like of George Michael
(Geri ribbed him about beating him at the
Brit Awards) Faith No More and fellow
girlband Eternal.
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| May 26, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS ALL
SET TO MAKE MORE MONEY THAN THE QUEEN |
| Pop music expert and record
producer, Pete Waterman told BBC Here & Now
television reporter, Sue Lawley that he would
estimate the Spice Girls to be around for at
least another 2 years and during this time they
will earn an estimated £300, 000, 000. This would mean each girl
would have earnt a staggering £60, 000, 000.
Their combined worth would place them at 6th
position in the Sunday Times Richest Women list,
one posistion higher, and some £50, 000, 000
richer than The Queen!
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| May 18, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS TOP
HOLIDAYT CHUMS CHART |
| Chart-topping sensations the Spice
Girls are also number one with youngsters when it
comes to choosing ideal holiday companions, it
was revealed today. More than seven in 10 girls voted
the Spice Girls the best chums with whom to go on
holiday.
More than one in
4 boys also opted for a touch of Girl Power.
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| May 14, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS ON
LETTERMAN |
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The girls continued their
US on-slaught with a live performance on
"The Late Show With David
Letterman" The girls sung Say You'll
Be There.
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| May 13, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS TOP
BILLBOARD CHARTS |
| The Spice Girls debut album
"Spice" has reached #1 on the USA
Billboard 200 album chart. It's the first time
ever a UK artist has achieved such success. Not
even the Beatles were able to match the girls
performance in the USA. The single "Say
You'll Be There" has also shot straight to
#5 in the USA BIllboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Earlier in the week Spice Girls were celebrating
their success in New York. |
| May 12, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS IN
CANNES |
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The
girls landed in Cannes today to announce
plans for Spice - The Movie. The girls
arrived by boat and greeted awaiting
photographers and fans. They also
performed a set of songs including
Wannabe and Say You'll Be There for
French TV. They then took to the roof and
waved to fans and photographers before
heading to the Press room for a
conferance to announce details of Spice
The Movie. The girls are set to
produce and star in the movie set for
launch towards the end of the year. Spice
The Movie will feature the girls playing
themselves and will contain the true
story of the Spice Girls. Filming is due
to begin in June.
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| May 9, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS CAUSE
STIR @ ROYAL GALA |
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The
girls tonight performed at the Princes
Trust Royal Gala The girls performed Say
You'll Be There, Mama & Wannabe (Not
broadcast) live and then met Prince
Charles after the event, were Geri
cheekily patted the Royal behind!
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| May 4, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS MAKE
DEAL WITH PEPSI |
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The Spice Girls
today announced a deal with Pepsi which
will see the girls give away their next
single for free and see competition
winners win tickets to the girls first
ever live concert in Istanbul, Turkey in
October. The Pepsi single will not
be sold in shops and will be available
only to fans who buy cans of the soft
drink next month.
Under
the deal, Pepsi will also fly 40, 000
fans to the Turkish capital Istanbul to
see the girls first-ever full live
concert.
All
tickets for the October show will be
free, but available only to Pepsi
drinkers.
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| The
girls were at the launch today wearing
stunning Pepsi outfits they designed
themselves. They revealed the link-up
is their way of thanking fans who have
helped turn them into the worlds #1 pop
band.
Geri
said "They have made us a success.
The tie-up with Pepsi means we can give
them a free CD single AND the chance to
see our first-ever live concert."
The girls have only performed live on
American TV before.
The name
of the free single is under wrap, but the
stars' manager Simon Fuller confirmed:
"It will only be available to Pepsi
drinkers. Pepsi have given us the perfect
way to give the fans something for
free."
Unlike
the girls first 4 singles the new song
will not rocket to #1. Simon added
"Because we are giving it away we
don't think it will be allowed to be
included in the charts." The girls
have also filmed a TV ad for Pepsi,
screened for the first time tonight. It
features them performing their version of
the Pepsi theme Move Over.
The
girls are thought to have pocketed £1,
000, 000 for the ad, but No money will
change hands for the concert and CD deal.
Pepsi
will have to pay millions to fly fans to
Istanbul, making the promotion one of the
most ambitious ever. The offer is open to
fans in the UK & Turkey.
Spokesman
Simon Louden said: "We're thrilled
to get the Spice Girls on board in this
truly unique promotion.
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| May 1, 1997 |
| SPICE GIRLS WIN
AT IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS |
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The girls today
attended the Ivor Novello Awards. They were
nominated for 3 and walked away with 2.
The
girls won:
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Best Selling
British Written Single - Wannabe
International Hit Of The Year - Wannabe |
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