Spice Girls

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风格: #欧陆舞曲　#流行舞曲　#青少年流行　#女子团体　#成人时代
地区: United Kingdom 英国

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Spice Girls 是唯一一支没有受到独立 pop-rock 影响的英国90年代中期乐队。相反，这支全部由女生组成的五人组合却继承了由英国90年代早期最流行的乐队 Take That 带来的dance-pop 的表演风格。The Spice Girls 使用 dance-pop 作为她们的音乐基础，但同时又注入了强烈的女性独立风格，几乎可以与 Madonna 相当。使她们成为跨世代成功的乐队的原因主要是她们的靓女形象和劲舞风格赢得了年轻一代的歌迷；而同时，她们多彩性感的人格和幽默感又使老一代的乐迷很喜欢。

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在1997年全力打入北美前，她们在1996年中在整个欧洲都独占排行榜榜首位置。

英国的宣传界在一开始就给Spice Girls 的每一个成员都分配了独特的身份，而且每一个标志都既是她们的真实人格的外延，又成为市场化的工具。而这些名字都是从她们的首支单曲" Wannabe "中得来的。

Geri Estelle Halliwell 是" sexy Spice "；

Melanine Janine Brown 是" scary Spice "；

Victoria Addams 是" the posh Spice "；

Melanie Jayne Chisholm 是" the sporty Spice "；

Emma Lee Bunton 被称为" the shy Spice "。

每个名字都被用在了乐队的报道和 MTV 中，这种创意使 " Wannabe "在1996年夏天发行的时候一下子登上了榜首。

SpiceGirls出道至今，已拥有9首全英冠军单曲，这种惊人的成就让人不禁想起在1995年2月解散的TakeThat当年叱咤乐坛的盛况。而当年SpiceGirls前经纪人ChrisHerbert也就是想创造一个女的“TakeThat”的情况下，才开始在英国举办了甄选活动。SpiceGirls的五位女孩在塑造偶像的超级经纪人SimonFuller经营下，她们从英国迈向全世界，成为乐坛第一个女子偶像团体奇迹。

1994年3月时经纪人ChrisHerbert举办了一场FemaleTakeThat的试演会上，从400多位试唱者中选出了MelanieBrown(MelB)、MelanieChisholm(MelC)、VictoriaAdams(Victoria)、GeriHalliwell(Geri)与MichelleStephenson五人组成了Touch，但是Michelle遽然离团、EmmaBunton于9月加入后便改名为SpiceGirls。

1995年她们与EMI旗下的Virgin唱片签约后便陆续开始与英国当地媒体接触，而她们在伦敦St.Pancras饭店所拍摄的Wannabe一曲于7月份推出后立即登上英国金榜冠军，为她们接着来的康庄前程铺下了一条顺遂之路。

紧接着Wannabe与第二支单曲SayYouWillBeThere(#1)的成功，1996年第一张专辑《spice》首周便登上了全英专辑冠军，更在瞬息万变的专辑榜上蝉连冠军长达1个月之久！

紧接着第二张专辑Spiceworld和电影《天旋地转》同步推出，而也还展开全球巡回演唱会。当时仅发行两张专辑SpiceGirls，其全球销售量已经累积到3800万张，并且拿下8支英国排行榜冠军单曲，包括Wannabe、SayYou‘llBeThere、TwoBecomeOne、Mama/WhoDoYouThinkYouAre、SpiceUpYourLife、TooMuch、VivaForever和Goodbye。第6首冠军单曲TooMuch让她们成为第一个连续拥有6首冠军单曲的女子团体，因此受到各大音乐杂志的热切关注；而Wannabe更让SpiceGirls成为继1964年的女子美声合唱团Supremes之后，首度登上英国金榜冠军的女子团体。自1952年开始有英国金榜以来，除了披头四之外，也只有SpiceGirls能够蝉连三年圣诞节冠军。出道短短的时间内SpiceGirls也囊括多项音乐大奖：

1997年抱走IvorNovello词曲创作奖，接着勇夺英国音乐大奖最佳音乐录像带奖和最佳单曲，同时还以Spice拿下美国告示牌音乐杂志年度最佳专辑。

1998年的MTV大奖中，SpiceGirls再添年度最佳流行歌曲和最佳团体两座奖杯。今年SpiceGirls和麦当娜更是英国音乐奖颁奖典礼上唯一得到两个奖项的艺人，且获颁杰出贡献奖。

此外SpiceGirls的巡回演唱成就也不容小觑，1998年Spiceworld全球巡回演唱会的每场门票几乎都在推出的同时就被歌迷抢购一空。在荷兰的第一场演唱会，3万张门票更在15分钟内一张不剩，打破了摇滚巨星U2和BruceSpringsting创下的售票纪录。虽然当时有团员身怀六甲，她们仍然在七个月内一场不漏地唱了一百零三场。只可惜昵称GingerSpice的Geri却在结束了美国巡回表演后，以私人理由退出团体，间接加速了SpiceGirls单飞不解散的计划。

1998年10月MelB与MissyElliot合作发行的IWantYouBack登上排行榜冠军，并于1999年在电影《时空贱谍007》中演唱主题曲WordUp。她的新专辑Hot亦在今年10月发行；去年10月MelC的个人双白金专辑NorthernStar中有4首闯进排行前5名，其中两首是冠军单曲，一年来这张专辑仍稳坐英国金榜内；Emma也不落人后，发行了与TinTinOut合作的单曲WhatIAm，这首翻唱自EdieBrickell名曲的作品，也在去年10月也站上排行榜第2名；至于Victoria则和AnotherLevel的成员Dane以TheTrueSteppers为名，发行了首支单曲OutOfYourMind晋升排行榜第2名，再度成为媒体瞩目的焦点。去年Victoria也尝试走进电视萤光幕，在Channel4录制《Victoria‘sSecrets》，亲自访问了EltonJohn、RubyWax、MichaelParkinson和VinnieJones。

2000年的SpiceGirls再度袭卷全球，第三张全新专辑《Forever》以天地自然中的风、火、水、土四种亘古不变的自然力量召告世人她们恒永坚贞的友谊。而首支双A主打单曲Holler/LetLoveLeadTheWay已经为SpiceGirls创下第9首冠军曲的纪录，接下来于11月初发行的Forever虽然已经跳脱了以往拉拉队般的音乐，但是经过蜕变的成熟作品绝对会把这组全球音乐史上最受欢迎的女子团体再度推向另一个音乐事业的高峰。

by Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead, the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made Take That the most popular British group of the early 90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls use dance-pop as a musical base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist stance that was equal parts Madonna, post-riot grrrl alternative rock feminism, and a co-opting of the good-times-all-the-time stance of Englands new lad culture. Their proud, all-girl image and catchy dance-pop appealed to younger listeners, while their colorful, sexy personalities and sense of humor appealed to older music fans, making Spice Girls a cross-generational success. The group also became chart-toppers throughout Europe in 1996, before concentrating in America in early 1997.

Every member of Spice Girls was given a specific identity by the British press from the outset, and each label was as much an extension of their own personality as it was a marketing tool, since each name derived from their debut single and video, Wannabe. Geri Estelle Halliwell was the sexy Spice; Melanie Janine Brown was the scary Spice; Victoria Adams was the posh Spice; Melanie Jayne Chisholm was the sporty Spice; Emma Lee Bunton was the baby Spice. Each one of these personas were exploited in the groups press articles and videos, which helped send Wannabe to the top of the charts upon its summer release in 1996. If all of the invented personalities makes Spice Girls seem manufactured, thats because they are to a certain extent. Every member of the group was active in Englands theatrical, film, and modeling circuit, and they all responded to an advertisement requesting five lively girls for a musical group in the summer of 1993. The manager who placed the ad chose all five members of Spice Girls, yet the women rejected his plans for their career and set out on their own two months after forming. For the next two years, the Girls fought to get a record contract, since most record labels insisted that the band pick one member as a clear leader, which is something the group refused.

Eventually, Spice Girls signed a contract to Virgin Records, but they were without a manager, which made recording a debut album nearly impossible. All five members moved into a house and went on the dole as they searched for a manager. By the end of 1995, the group had signed with Annie Lennoxs manager Simon Fuller, and began writing songs with Elliot Kennedy. Wannabe, Spice Girls first single, was released in the summer of 1996, and it became the first debut single by an all-female band to enter the charts at number one in England. It remained at number one for seven weeks, and by the end of the year, Wannabe had hit number one in 21 other countries. Immediately following the success of Wannabe, Spice Girls became media icons in Britain as stories of their encounters with other celebrities became fodder for numerous tabloids, as did nude photos of Halliwell that she posed for earlier in her career. All of this added to the groups momentum, and their second single, Say Youll Be There, entered the charts at number one in the fall, selling 200,000 copies a week. Spice, their debut album, was released at the end of the year, accompanied by their first ballad, 2 Become 1. Both the album and single went directly to number one, staying there for several weeks; both records were at number one over the Christmas week, making Spice Girls one of three artists to achieve that feat.

Having topped the charts in virtually every other country in the Western world, Spice Girls concentrated on America in early 1997, releasing Wannabe in January and Spice in February.

They became massive stars in the U.S. as well, also scoring the hits Say Youll Be There and 2 Become 1; Spiceworld, their second LP, appeared later in the year in conjunction with their feature film of the same name. In May 1998, Geri Halliwell departed from the band, not citing major reasons for leaving the group. She did release a solo album, Schizophonic, a year later, but nothing chart-topping to match the success of her former band. Still not deterred by the absence of Ginger Spice, Spice Girls trudged on — Melanie B. married Spice Girls dancer Jimmy Gulzar and released the solo single, a duet with Missy Misdemeanor Elliot called I Want You Back. By Christmas, Spice Girls scored a number one hit with Goodbye and with a career floating high, their personal lives were moving as well. Melanie B. gave birth to a daughter named Phoenix Chi in February 1999, and Adams followed a month later with a son, Brooklyn Joseph. And now only known as Victoria Beckham, Posh Spice married Manchester United soccer star David Beckham later that summer. Becoming now more noticeable for their social status than their singing, Spice Girls took a well-deserved break while Melanie C. took over the English charts with her successful solo effort Northern Star, which was released in the U.S. in fall 1999. The following year, the girls headed back into the studio with high-profile producers Rodney Jerkins, Terry Lewis, and Jimmy Jam (Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige) to record a follow-up to their pop-friendly Spiceworld.

In the middle of recording, Melanie B. divorced Gulzar and endured a bitter custody battle throughout the remainder of 2000. Spice Girls creative power overruled media scrutiny so that they could fully focus on the new R&B sound they were trying for and a the new collaboration united the foursome once again to release the third album Forever, which hit American shores in fall 2000.

The group began to splinter not long after the release of Forever, which made little impact outside of the UK where it only had one hit single - the chart-topping double-sided single Holler/Let Love Lead the Way - before the Spice Girls stopped promoting the album. Just three months after the albums November 2000 release, the band announced that they were separating in February of 2001.

Over the next few years, the Spice Girls may not have existed as a group but they were never out of various taboild headlines in the UK and the US. As the wife of football superstar David Beckham, Victoria got the most attention, but Mel B wasnt far behind thanks to her ill-fated romance with actor Eddie Murphy which resulted in an out-of-wedlock child. Mel Chisholm had a steady career as a pop singer while Emma Bunton had some chart success of her own with her 2001 album A Girl Like Me and its 2004 successor, Free Me. Meanwhile, Geri Halliwell split her time between recording and TV projects.

After years of persistent rumors of a reunion - peaking heavily yet never materializing for Bob Geldolfs 2005 charity event Live 8 — the Spice Girls announced in June 2007 that they would be reuniting for an eleven-concert tour beginning that December, which would be accompanied by a new greatest hits album and documentary.

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