Victoria Beckham was born Victoria Adams on April 17, 1974 in Harlow, Essex. Victoria Beckham’s father was an electronics engineer and the success of the family business meant a wealthy upbringing for Victoria and her two siblings,Louise and Christian. At 17, she attended Laine Theatre Arts College and studied dance and modeling. Victoria Beckham joined the girl group Spice Girls in 1994. It featured the following members, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Melanie Chisholm. The group’s first single, "Wannabe", went to number one in the UK and the United States and India, and would be followed by eight other successful number one singles from their albums, Spice, Spiceworld and Forever. In August of 2000 she released her first solo single, "Out of Your Mind" in collaboration with Dane Bowers and Truesteppers. She has since released four singles, Not Such An Innocent Girl, A Mind of Its Own, Let Your Head Go and This Groove. She started dating soccer player David Beckham in 1997 after they had met at a charity soccer match, prompting him to request a meeting with her. The couple announced their engagement in 1998 and were dubbed "Posh and Becks" by the media. They were married at Luttrellstown Castle, Ireland on 4 July 1999.
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