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Despite comparisons ranging from a British Menudo to a girlie bastardization of New Kids on the Block, the Spice Girls leapt into superstardom, grabbing both the adoration and defamation that comes with overnight worldwide fame. The gals — now down to four — who go by the names Mel B ("Scary Spice"), Emma ("Baby Spice"), Victoria ("Posh Spice"), and Mel C ("Sporty Spice") took the world by storm with their saucy sexuality, adolescent antics, hummable harmonies, and innumerable shouts of "Girl Power!"
The Spice Girls' leap to pop stardom has been so quick, and the media saturation so great, that for months they have appeared daily in the British press, in news and gossip items both real and invented. In April 1997, the fivesome infuriated Maori leaders when they performed an impromptu native war dance in jest while on a promotional tour of Bali (in Bali, women aren't even allowed to perform the dance in earnest).
While critics may think the gals are just a flash in the pan, some major corporations appear to disagree. The British pop princesses inked a worldwide deal with Pepsi to sing cola jingles and appear in TV commercials, and landed dozens of endorsement deals in the U.K. At the end of 1997, the Girls released their second album, Spiceworld, as well as a feature film by the same name. In early 1998, shortly after they fired manager Simon Fuller (electing to represent themselves instead), they were recognized as the top-selling group in the U.S. for the previous year, having sold more than 5.3 million copies of Spice alone. Although they were snubbed when it came to Grammy nominations, the Girls spiced up the American Music Awards, taking home three of the little statues. In April, they announced an extensive U.S. tour.
Still, all was not sugary sweet in Spice Land. As the spring of '98 wore on, Ginger missed several appearances, and finally announced her resignation as a Spice Girl on the last day of May. The group decided to continue on as a foursome, with the media electing Scary Spice as the new leader of the pack (and blaming Ginger's split on a rift between the two). Would the defection spell the end of the group's remarkable success?
Hardly. Girl Power worked its maternal magic, and the quartet continued its chart-topping ways. Their first Ginger-less single, "Viva Forever," hit No. 1 in the U.K. in July. November found the foursome accepting awards for Best Group and Best New Pop Album at the MTV Europe Music Video Awards. The very next month, the Spice Girls released the single "Goodbye," which they insist was not in reference to the departed Halliwell. In their homeland, "Goodbye" earned them a record previously matched only by the Beatles — a No. 1 single three holiday seasons in a row.
At this point, however, Razzies aren't likely a big worry for the group. Although the two new Spice mommies — or rather, mummies — will doubtless want to take some time off to bond with their children, there currently aren't any plans afoot for the Spice Girls to disband. In fact, there are rumors that the group is readying album number three, which could see release some time this year.