

Since then speculation has been rife about the group embarking on another tour. After years apart, the group reunited in 2007 for a tour in the UK and the US, and then in 2012 they got together once again to perform at the Olympics closing ceremony. The four remaining members – Melanie B, Melanie C, Emma Bunton and Victoria Beckham – continued for another two years releasing one more album and touring extensively. Number one after number one followed and two huge selling albums – 1996’s Spice and 1997’s SpiceWorld – before Geri Halliwell departed from the group in 1998 to pursue a solo career. That song went on to top the charts in 37 countries and was the start of an incredible, and very fast, rise to global fame for the fivesome. Incredibly, 23 years have passed since the Spice Girls burst onto the charts with their debut single Wannabe.
