The Spice Girls are going to release their latest album, "Forever" on the 6th of November. Their first single, "Holler" was released on the 11th of September and it is becoming a favourite among listeners now.

To commemorate the release of "Holler", here are some interesting facts that you might not know about Mel B, Mel C, Victoria and Emma!

FACTS

· The Spice Girls are the 1st all-girl group to go No.1 with their debut single in the UK and the USA

· They are the 1st act to score 2 albums in the US top 20 since 1975

· Their debut single "Wannabe" was No.1 in the UK for a record 7 weeks and sold more than 4 million copies world-wide. It was also No.1 in 31 other territories including the USA

· Their 1st album "Spice" (released Nov. 4th '96) went to No.1 in 19 countries and has sold over 24 million copies world-wide

· Their 2nd album "Spiceworld" (released Nov 3rd '97) went to No.1 in 11 countries and has sold over 14 million copies world-wide (7 million in the first 2 weeks !)

· The Spice Girls have sold over 38 million albums world-wide and 15 million singles world-wide

· The Spice Girls have had 6 consecutive number one hits - beating Elvis, Rolling Stones & Take That

· The Spice Girls have had 3 consecutive Christmas number 1's with "2 Become One" in 1996, "Too Much" in 1997 and "Goodbye" in 1998. The Beatles are the only other band to have achieved this since the charts began in 1952

· The 'Spiceworld' tour began in Feb '98 and covered 33 countries and 103 shows. 14,500 tickets sold out in just 12 minutes for their Madison Square Gardens New York show - breaking all previous records

· The 'Ringside With The Spice Girls' tour kicked off in Dec '99. The girls played 8 gigs: 4 in Manchester and 4 at Earls Court to a combined total of over 160,000 people

· In the UK, 'Spiceworld The Movie' took £2 million in the first 5 days and £14 million over all. The movie was top of the charts for 5 weeks running

· In the US, 'Spiceworld The Movie' took $11.3 million in the first 5 days

Watch Their Music Video here!
“Let Love Lead The Way”



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