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SPICE GIRLS

It is likelythat the SPICEGIRLS have had moreacres of mediacoverage devoted to them than any musicalartist since the Beatles.A culturalphenomenon and heroinesto millionsof wannabesaround the world,the SpiceGirls are undoubtedlythe biggestgirl bandin the world- ever!

Well,the glitteringfoursome are set to spiceup yourlife onceagain with the releaseof Forever,their third album,on November7*. The have been writingand recordingthis albumover the lastfourteen months at variouslocations including studios in London,Los Angelesand Miami. They havebeen workingwith severalof music's most talentedwriters and producersincluding Rodney Jerkins, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.

funky"Holler,n the firstsingle, will be releasedon October6' SomeJans The uptempo, "Holle/' had the opportunityof hearingearly versionsof and a few of the other new albumtracks when the Girlsper{ormed their sell-out shows in Londonand Manchester last December.

By now it'sthe stuffof legend,but just to re-iteratethe facts..'

The Spice Girls releasedtheir first album,Spice, in 1996.The follow up, Spice World, was accompaniedby the SpiceWorld film and a sell-outworld tour. Since then, the Girls millionalbums world-wide. They have also had eightUK NumberOne havesold over 38 'Mama/Who (",""S?y You'flBe There,"Two BecomeOne," Do You singles "Viva "Goodbye"). ThinkYou Are,n'SpiceUp YourLife," TOO Much," FOrevef'and With '\ilannabe,"Spice Girls becamethe first all-girlgroup to go to NumberOne in the UK since the Supremesin 1964!Too Much"also sent them catapultinginto the record bookswhen they becamethe first bandto reachNumber One in the UK with theirfirst six singles.Spice Girls also share an honorwith The Beatles- theyare the onlyother bandto have achievedthree successive Christmas Number One's since the UK charts began(in 1952).

Duringtheir career so far SpiceGirls have picked up a numberof prestigiousawards. ln 1997the SpiceGirls received two lvor Novellosong-writing awards. Following on from this the girlsstole the showat the BritAwards, picking up two awardsfor BestVideo for "Say There" and Best Single for "Wannabe." They also achievedthe You'll Be "Wannabe," impressivefeat of hittingthe AmericanBillboard Number One spot with thus receivingthe honorof beingthe firstUK act to go to the top of the chadsin Americawith theirdebut single. In 1998their trophy cabinet became even fuller when the SpiceGirls MTV for BestPop and BestGroup. The Girlsand Madonnawere the won two awards 'Outstanding only acts on the night to win two awards.They were also given the ContributionTo BritishMusiC'Award at The Britawards this year.

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