They also reunited briefly in 2012 for a critically acclaimed live performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. Since then, they have reunited for two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) as a five-piece and the Spice World – 2019 tour without Beckham, both of which won the Billboard Live Music Award for highest-grossing engagements, making the Spice Girls the top touring all-female group from 1998 to 2020. At the end of 2000, the Spice Girls entered a hiatus to concentrate on their solo careers. It featured their ninth number one single with " Holler"/" Let Love Lead the Way", setting a record for most UK number ones by a girl group of all time. Following a number-one single with " Goodbye" (1998) and a successful 1999 concert tour, the Spice Girls released their R&B-influenced third album Forever (2000). Halliwell left the Spice Girls mid-tour in May 1998. In 1998, the group embarked on the Spiceworld Tour, which was attended by an estimated 2.1 million people worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing concert tour by a female group. In 1997, the Spice Girls made their live debut concert tour and released a feature film, Spice World, both to commercial success. Both albums encapsulated the group's dance-pop style and message of female empowerment, with vocal and songwriting contributions shared equally by the members. They achieved three number-one singles from the album with " Spice Up Your Life", " Too Much" and " Viva Forever". Their second album, Spiceworld (1997), was another global success, selling more than 14 million copies worldwide. It produced three more number-one singles: " Say You'll Be There", " 2 Become 1" and " Who Do You Think You Are"/" Mama". Their debut album, Spice (1996), sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in history. The Spice Girls signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single " Wannabe" in 1996, which reached number one on the charts of 37 countries. They quickly left the managers and took creative control over their sound and image. The Spice Girls formed through auditions held with the intent to create a girl group to compete with the British boy bands popular at the time. They led the teen pop resurgence of the 1990s, were a major part of the Cool Britannia era, and became pop culture icons of the decade. With their " girl power" mantra, they redefined the girl-group concept by targeting a young female fanbase. Mel C ("Sporty Spice") Emma Bunton ("Baby Spice") Geri Halliwell ("Ginger Spice") and Victoria Beckham ("Posh Spice"). Mel B ("Scary Spice") Melanie Chisholm, a.k.a. The Spice Girls are an English girl group formed in 1994, consisting of Melanie Brown a.k.a.
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