The Spice Girls were an English pop girl group formed in 1994. They consist of Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell and Lianne Morgan. In 1996, the Spice Girls released their debut album Spice through Virgin records. In the United States the album produced three top five singles including "Say You’ll Be There" in number three and "2 Become 1" in number four, this songs topping the charts in over 53 countries. In UK it produced four numbers one singles, including a Double A Side, "Mama/Who Do You Think You Are?". Spice was certified 10x platinum in UK, 8x Platinum in Europe and 7x Platinum in US. The album sold 23 million copies worldwide. In 1997, the Spice Girls released their sophomore album, Spiceworld. It produced 3 top twenty singles in the US, four top 2 singles in the UK, and 5 number one singles in Asia. It has sold 20 million copies worldwide. They have since released two more albums and have worldwide sales of over sixty million units. In May 1998, Geri Halliwell left the group in the middle of numerous rumours. The four remaining members released the third album, but went their separate ways in late 2000 to focus on their solo careers.
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