Geri Halliwell
Geri with her infamous Union Jack dress during the The Return of the Spice Girls tour. The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a Skirt with an attached Bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece The Return of the Spice Girls was a Spice Girls Concert tour that visited five countries and commenced on December 2, 2007 in Vancouver
Background information
Birth name	Geraldine Estelle Halliwell
Also known as	Ginger Spice, Geri, Ginger, Sexy Spice
Born	6 August 1972 (1972-08-06) (age 35) Watford, Hertfordshire, UK
Genre(s)	Pop, dance-pop
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, actress, author, philanthropist
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	Spice GirlsVirgin Records1995-1999 2008 SoloEMI1999-2005
Associated acts	Spice Girls

Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972) is a British pop singer-songwriter, children's author, actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Dance-pop is a style of Electronic dance music and a subgenre of Pop music that evolved from Disco, circa 1981 that combines dance beats with a pop A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Virgin Records is a British Record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell The EMI Group is a British music company comprising the major record company EMI Music – which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) began operations in 1969 as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (the name was changed in 1987 Halliwell first became famous in the late 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls, which became one of the most successful girl groups of all time, selling in excess of 55 million records worldwide^[1]. A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 As a solo artist, she has received four Brit Award nominations and released four number-one singles in the UK and has sold about 4 million albums as a solo artist worldwide. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Spice Girls 2.2 First album: Schizophonic 2.3 Second album: Scream If You Wanna Go Faster 2.4 Third album: Passion 2.5 Greatest Hits 2.6 Spice Girls reunion 2.7 Children's author 3 Personal life 3.1 Charity work 3.2 Political affiliations 3.3 Family 4 Discography 4.1 Studio albums 4.2 Number One Singles in the UK 5 Filmography 6 Bibliography 7 Solo awards 8 Notes 9 External links

Early life

Halliwell was born to Lawrence Halliwell, who was of Swedish descent, and his wife Ana María (nee Hidalgo), of Spanish descent from Huesca, Spain and grew up in Watford, Hertfordshire. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Huesca (Uesca Latin: Osca; Greek:, Ptol ii 6 § 68 is a city in Aragon, Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Watford (ˈwɒtfəd) is a town and district in Hertfordshire, England, situated 19 miles (30 km northwest of London Hertfordshire (ˈhɑːtfədʃə(r, abbreviated Herts) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of ^[2] For a brief time, Halliwell's mother tried to bring her up as a Jehovah's Witness. Jehovah's Witnesses is a restorationist, millenialist Christian denomination Halliwell took her A-Levels at Camden School for Girls having taken her GCSEs at Watford Girls Grammar School. The Camden School for Girls or CSG is a comprehensive Secondary school for girls with a coeducational Sixth form, in the London Watford Grammar School for Girls is a Voluntary aided Secondary school for girls in Watford in Hertfordshire, UK. Before starting her music career, Halliwell had worked as a nightclub dancer in Majorca (Spain),^[2] a model and presenter on the Turkish version of Let's Make a Deal ^[2] and as a glamour model. Dance (from French danser, perhaps from Frankish) is an Art form that generally refers to movement of the body usually rhythmic Majorca ( Spanish and Mallorca is the largest island of Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Let's Make a Deal is a Television Game show which originated in the United States and has since been produced in many countries throughout the ^[2] Following her rise to fame with the Spice Girls, nude photos^[3] of Halliwell were re-published in a number of top-shelf magazines in the UK. During the documentary Spice Girls: Giving You Everything ^[4] broadcast on UK television on 31 December 2007, Halliwell repeated her claim to have only done 'harmless, topless shots', despite extensive evidence to the contrary, including pictures in her own autobiography. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Career

Spice Girls

Main article: Spice Girls

Halliwell first found fame as one of the five members of the girl group the Spice Girls, and was dubbed Sexy Spice for her seductive outfits and stage costumes. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 A girl group is a Popular music act featuring several young Female Singers who generally harmonize together The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 However, she preferred being called Ginger Spice stating, "I always thought of myself as clumsy, not sexy. " Of her over-the-top outfits, she is mostly recognized for her famous Union Jack dress that she wore for the 1997 Brit Awards. The Union Flag, also known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a Skirt with an attached Bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards She became renowned for her independent and feminist attitude. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate The group joined the most successful musical artists of the 1990s, selling over thirty-five million albums with the studio releases Spice and Spiceworld. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Spice is the multi-platinum debut album by English pop group Spice Girls, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) and 1997 (see ^[1] Their debut single "Wannabe" became the first of a string of number-ones in the United Kingdom (nine in total) and reached the top position in 41 countries around the globe, including Australia, Canada and the US Other successful releases followed, including "Say You'll Be There" and "2 Become 1" from Spice, and "Spice Up Your Life", "Too Much" and "Stop" from Spiceworld. " Wannabe " is a song by the British pop group Spice Girls, released as their debut single and widely considered to be their Signature song The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " Say You'll Be There " is a Dance-pop song performed by the English girl group Spice Girls. " 2 Become 1 " is a Pop song performed by the British group Spice Girls. " Spice Up Your Life " is a pop &ndash samba song by the Spice Girls. " Too Much " is a pop song recorded by the Spice Girls. "Stop" is a song by the Spice Girls, released as their seventh single in the United Kingdom (sixth in the United States) and the third release ^[5] As a songwriter, Geri - as part of the Spice Girls - set the record for the shortest time to achieve 6 no. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 1 UK singles, taking 1 year 5 months from Wannabe's first week at no. 1 to the ascent of Too Much. This outpaced Lennon/McCartney, who took 1 year 6 months (From Me to You through I Feel Fine). The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and " From Me to You " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a single in 1963. " I Feel Fine " is a Riff-driven rock song mainly written by John Lennon (although credited to Lennon/McCartney) and released in

On May 30, 1998 Halliwell left the Spice Girls due to "differences between band members". Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) ^[6] The first official confirmation was an announcement to the media by her solicitor on 31st May. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Her action aroused controversy, her former band being due to embark on a North American tour, which they eventually completed without her. ^[7] Although she had already left the group, the Spice Girls released "Viva Forever", the final music video to feature Halliwell's likeness. " Viva Forever " is a song by the Spice Girls on their second album Spiceworld, released as a single almost two months after the departure ^[8] After she left, the other girls wrote a few songs about her which appeared on their album Forever, notably "Goodbye" (although it is said that Geri had helped write this song before her departure, but since the song was released after her departure, most people see it as a tribute to Geri) and "Let Love Lead the Way. Forever is the third Studio album by English pop group the Spice Girls, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music) " Goodbye " is the Spice Girls ' ninth single in the UK and is the group's first single without Geri Halliwell. " Let Love Lead the Way " is a song by the Spice Girls, released as a double-A side single with " Holler " as the final single from the Spice "^[9]

First album: Schizophonic

Shortly after leaving the Spice Girls, Halliwell appeared in the fly-on-the-wall documentary Geri, a 90 minute piece for the UK television channel Channel 4 by Molly Dineen. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began Molly Dineen (born 1959 Canada) is a BAFTA and Royal Television Society award winning UK Television documentary director Cinematographer ^[10][11]

In 1999 Halliwell launched her solo career and released her debut solo album Schizophonic, with lead single "Look at Me", produced by co-writers and old friends, Absolute. An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Schizophonic was the first solo album by pop singer Geri Halliwell after her split from popular Girl group the Spice Girls. " Look at Me " is a pop song written by British singer-songwriter Geri Halliwell and Paul Wilson and Andy Watkins PKA Absolute Absolute may mean Philosophy Absolute (philosophy, a concept in philosophy Moral absolutes, the belief that there are absolute The single reached number two in the UK, just 700 copies behind Boyzone's "You Needed Me". Boyzone are an Irish boy band who had popular mainstream success during the 1990s " You Needed Me " is a popular song written by Randy Goodrum. The single would go on to sell over 1 million copies worldwide. Further singles from the album, "Mi Chico Latino" and "Lift Me Up", became UK number ones with the latter outselling Halliwell's former bandmate Emma Bunton. " Mi Chico Latino " ( English: "My Latin Boy" is a song by English singer Geri Halliwell and second single from her debut solo album Schizophonic " Lift Me Up " is a song by Geri Halliwell, the third single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, and occasional actress. The fourth single, "Bag It Up", also reached number one. " Bag It Up " is a pop – dance song recorded by Geri Halliwell. Geri set another two records for shortest time for a female songwriter to achieve her ninth and tenth no. 1 UK singles. Lift Me Up hit no. 1 3 years, 3 months, and 3 weeks after Wannabe's first week at no. 1, and Bag It Up hit 4 months later. " Bag It Up " is a pop – dance song recorded by Geri Halliwell. Melanie C, in contrast, took seven more months to achieve her tenth no. Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an 1 single as a songwriter, with I Turn To You. All-time leaders Lennon/McCartney took 3 years, 1 month, 3 weeks between From Me To You and their tenth no. The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and " From Me to You " is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and released by The Beatles as a single in 1963. 1 UK hit Paperback Writer. " Paperback Writer " is a 1966 pop rock song recorded and released by The Beatles.

Demonstrating her flair for outrageous promotion, Halliwell performed "Bag It Up" during the BRIT Awards ceremony in 2000, emerging between giant inflatable legs, ripping off her shirt and walking in stiletto heels over the backs of topless pink-haired men whilst singing the song. " Bag It Up " is a pop – dance song recorded by Geri Halliwell. The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards

"Look at Me" was released to radio in the U.S. in late 1999, receiving limited airplay. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the With only a radio single, Schizophonic debuted at number forty-two on The Billboard 200 before dropping out within the next month. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard This is still the highest charting by a solo Spice album in the U.S.; (Emma Bunton's Free Me peaking at no. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, and occasional actress. Free Me is the second Studio album by English pop singer Emma Bunton, released on 9 February 2004 in the 183 and Melanie C's Northern Star peaked at no. The North Star is the prominent Pole star that lies closest in the sky to the north celestial pole and which appears (approximately directly overhead to 208 on The Billboard 200). The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The album was eventually certified gold, distributing over 500,000 copies. ^[12] "Mi Chico Latino" did not have a big impact on USA radio, and no further singles from Schizophonic or albums were released in the U.S.. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 'Schizophonic' would go on to sell 2. 5 million copies worldwide. ^[13]

Halliwell had a high-profile but short-lived relationship with Chris Evans during that time. Chris Evans (born Christopher Evans, 1 April 1966 Warrington, England) is an English radio / Television presenter and She was also romantically linked to Robbie Williams. Robert Peter Maximilian Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer

Second album: Scream If You Wanna Go Faster

In 2001 Halliwell followed up with her second album, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster. Scream if You Wanna Go Faster is the second solo Album by British pop singer Geri Halliwell. It also included her cover version of the Weather Girls' 1983 hit, "It's Raining Men", used on the Bridget Jones's Diary film soundtrack, and the video game, DDRMAX2: Dance Dance Revolution 7thMIX. The Weather Girls are an American Girl group that formed in 1982 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) " It's Raining Men " is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982 Bridget Jones's Diary is a British 2001 Romantic comedy film, based on the novel of the same name written by Helen Fielding A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. DDRMAX2 Dance Dance Revolution 7thMIX is the 7th game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of Music video games It was released in the arcades by The song also won her the International Song of the Year award at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards. The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the Television network TF1 takes place every year in mid-January at

The song became a huge hit, selling over 4 million copies worldwide,^[14] in the United World Chart it hit number two (behind "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink) based on Sales, Airplay and Votes,^[15] it became the second best selling single of 2001. " Lady Marmalade " is a 1974 song written by Bob Crewe, who co-wrote many of the hits recorded by The Four Seasons, and by Kenny Nolan. ^[16][17] The song had been added to the album at the last minute; another song, "Feels Like Sex", had already been slated as the lead single. (This song remained an album-only track. "Circles Round the Moon" was rumoured to be a single as Halliwell performed it on CD:UK and 12" Vinyl Promos were sent to clubs, but it was never released. CDUK was a UK Television Music show It was launched on 29 August 1998 on ITV, in conjunction with ) The follow-up singles were "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" (number eight) and "Calling" (number seven), the latter, stated by Halliwell was her favourite co-written track on the album. " Scream If You Wanna Go Faster " is a song by Geri Halliwell, released as the second song from her second solo album " Calling " is a song by Geri Halliwell, released as the third and final single from the album Scream if You Wanna Go Faster. She even released a special French edition of the single, entitled "Calling (Au Nom de L'amour)". The album sold more than 1. 3 million copies across the world (this album wasn't released in the USA). ^[18][19] But in 2003, she came ninth in the Channel 4 poll of the 100 Worst Britons. Channel 4 is a public-service Television and Radio broadcaster in the United Kingdom centred around a television channel of the same name which began

Geri has released two autobiographies in If Only (1999) and Just for the Record (2002), detailing her rise to fame and her turbulent celebrity lifestyle. If Only is a 1999 autobiography by Geri Halliwell, written after she left the Spice Girls. She has also released two Yoga DVDs Geri Yoga and Geri Body Yoga. Yoga ( Sanskrit: योग, IAST: yóga, joːgə refers to traditional physical and mental disciplines originating in India, to the DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is

In 2002, Halliwell was featured alongside Pete Waterman and Louis Walsh as a judge on the television series Popstars: The rivals which created Girls Aloud. Peter Alan Waterman OBE (born 15 January 1947) is an English Record producer, occasional Songwriter, Radio and Michael Louis Vincent (born 5 August 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo) better known as Louis Walsh, is an Irish Music manager, and Popstars is an international Reality television program and a precursor to the Idol series Girls Aloud are a British Girl group created by ITV1 Talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002

In the U.S. Halliwell has also pursued a television career, re-uniting with former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller to appear as a judge on the reality programme All American Girl and as a guest reporter on celebrity-based series such as Extra. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960 in Hastings, England) is one of the most successful artist managers of all time and is globally recognised for All American Girl is a 2003 reality competition that started with 45 females vying for the title of the same name She has also made appearances in the television series Sex and the City and a film, Fat Slags (2004), based on characters from Viz Magazine. Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a The Fat Slags is a Comic strip appearing in the " alternative " British Comic Viz. Viz is a popular British adult Comic magazine that has been running since 1979

Third album: Passion

In 2004, Halliwell began a period of collaboration with channel Five, as was one of the hosts of the Party in the park event for the Prince's Trust, the presenter and main performer of the Tickled Pink Girls' night in Live! event and an appearance in a documentary There's Something About Geri. Party in the Park is the generic name given to popular music concerts organised by GCap Media in England and Wales, typically in various large parks during The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people

In late 2004, Halliwell made a return to music with the single "Ride It", which reached no. " Ride It " was the first single to be released from Geri Halliwell 's third album Passion. 4 on the UK charts and no. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry 1 on the dance charts. The single was not promoted abroad, but still sold well throughout continental European countries reaching high positions, such as no. Continental Europe, also referred to as mainland Europe or simply the Continent, is the Continent of Europe, explicitly excluding European 3 in Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. This was the first single from her third album, Passion which was at that stage slated for a spring release after a second single. Passion is the third and final album by English pop singer Geri Halliwell, released on 6 June, 2005 (see 2005 However, several months elapsed before another single was released, during which time she was apparently ordered to record some new tracks for the as-yet unreleased album by her record company, which was unhappy with the setlist. ^[20] Halliwell was planning her first solo tour around the UK and Ireland, but a bad management and tour schedule plus the label's pressure to record more songs and low ticket sales made her cancel the tour. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Eventually a new single, "Desire", was released on May 30, 2005, reaching no. " Desire " was the second and final single from Geri Halliwell 's third studio album Passion (2005 Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 22 in the UK singles chart and no. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry 1 on the UK Dance chart. Released shortly after, the album Passion similarly received little attention from the public or critics, and stalled at no. Passion is the third and final album by English pop singer Geri Halliwell, released on 6 June, 2005 (see 2005 41 in the UK charts. The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry It was rumoured that "Love Never Loved Me" would have been released as the third single from Passion, but it was not.

Greatest Hits

Although Geri has stated in recent interviews that she is through with music, this doesn't really mean that we've seen the last of her physical releases. Geri and her record company are rumoured to be be discussing the release of her very own Greatest Hits package. It is not clear at this stage whether Geri will record new tracks or even let unreleased gems see the light of day, or whether a slightly re-worked "Love Never Loved Me" will finally get it's deserved single release to promote the album.

Whatever happens though it is certain that the package will be a fun pop record containing her four solo hits, her other chart successes as well as a few album favourites; ensuring that as always, her fans get the best for their money.

Rumoured Track List:

Look At Me [#2], Love Never Loved Me, Mi Chico Latino [#1], There's Always Tomorrow, Let Me Love You More, It's Raining Men [#1], Desire, Breaking Glass, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster, Surrender Your Groove, Lift Me Up [#1], Circles Round The Moon, Bag It Up [#1], Calling, Ride It [#3], Loving Me Back To Life

A DVD is also rumoured to be included in the package containing all Geri's solo videos:

Look At Me, Mi Chico Latino, Lift Me Up, Bag It Up, It's Raining Men, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster, Calling, Ride It, Desire

Spice Girls reunion

On June 28, 2007, Halliwell announced she was joining her former band-mates for "The Return of the Spice Girls", a concert tour that would see all five original members of the Spice Girls together on stage for the first time since Halliwell walked out mid-tour in 1998. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Return of the Spice Girls was a Spice Girls Concert tour that visited five countries and commenced on December 2, 2007 in Vancouver The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 Part of the setlist of the reunion tour features Halliwell performing solo, singing her hit single It's Raining Men. The Return of the Spice Girls was a Spice Girls Concert tour that visited five countries and commenced on December 2, 2007 in Vancouver " It's Raining Men " is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982 It was announced on 1 February that the end of the tour will actually take place in Toronto, on 26 February 2008. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[21]

Children's author

Main article: Ugenia Lavender

On April 12, 2007, it was announced that Halliwell had signed a six-book deal with Macmillan Children's Books. Ugenia Lavender is the title character in a series of children's novels written by Geri Halliwell, who achieved fame as a member of the Spice Girls and Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ^[22] The books feature nine year old Ugenia Lavender,as well as characters loosely based on Halliwell's celebrity friends. Ugenia Lavender is the title character in a series of children's novels written by Geri Halliwell, who achieved fame as a member of the Spice Girls and In interviews to promote the book series, Halliwell said she had no plans to return to a solo musical career in the near future^[23].

Personal life

Charity work

In 1999, after having left the Spice Girls, Geri Halliwell became a representative for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The United Nations Population Fund ( UNFPA) began operations in 1969 as the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (the name was changed in 1987 As a goodwill ambassador, Halliwell toured the Philippines on a fact-finding trip. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP She visited with staff and clients of family planning clinics, women's groups in slum areas, and college students. Family planning is frequently used to mean that people plan when to have children using Birth control, preconceptional counseling.

In 2000, Geri Halliwell appeared in the two part documentary series Geri's World Walkabout for the BBC which followed her work with the UN and other travels. Geri met with kids in Rio de Janeiro and visited child piano-prodigies in the United States, among other things. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Halliwell picked up UN work again in 2006, by visiting Zambia from 14 November to 16 November, to promote greater international awareness of the urgent need to reduce maternal death and halt the spread of HIV/AIDS. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Both aims are contained in the Millennium Development Goals adopted by the world's leaders in September 2000. She attended the first 2007 BBC Four Reith Lecture and can be heard asking questions on women's rights in the recording. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. BBC Four is a BBC Television channel available to digital television ( Freeview, IPTV, satellite and cable) viewers in the A Reith Lecture is a Lecture in a series of annual Radio lectures given by leading figures of the day commissioned by the BBC and broadcast on BBC ^[24]

Halliwell attended the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London on July 7, 2007^[25] and introduced Duran Duran to the crowd. Running order In order of appearance: SOS Allstars (with drummers Roger Taylor of Queen, Taylor Hawkins of Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Wembley Stadium is a Stadium in Wembley, located in the London Borough of Brent in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two

Political affiliations

In the run-up to the 1997 UK General Election, Halliwell declared: "I saw a lot of what Mrs Thatcher did. Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 She was definitely the original Spice Girl rising from the greengrocer's daughter to Prime Minister. She was a real role model of a strong woman". She also claimed that her background was deeply-rooted in support for the Conservative Party and that Thatcher was the pioneer of 'Girl Power' and the spiritual sixth member of the Spice Girls. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The phrase " Girl Power " is a term of empowerment expressed a cultural phenomenon of the mid-late 1990s to the early 2000s and is also linked to Third-wave feminism The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994 She claimed in 1996 that Tony Blair was "not a safe pair of hands for the economy". Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to ^[26]

In the 2001 UK General Election Halliwell appeared in the first Party Political Broadcast on behalf of the Labour Party of the campaign. Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the The reason for her defection was "the good example set by Mr Blair and his wife as parents"^[27] and that she "genuinely admires and believes in Tony Blair". Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to Anthony Charles Lynton "Tony" Blair (born 6 May 1953 is a British Politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to ^[28] Some political commentators ridiculed Halliwell's "speedy" (5 years) change of support and mocked the Labour Party for its reliance on high-profile fans to inspire the electorate. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the ^[29]

Family

In October 2005, after Passion was a failure, Halliwell sacked her managers, the husband and wife team Paul and Katie Conroy, and went to Los Angeles, U.S., to work on unnamed projects. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Soon after, she was photographed by the paparazzi, having put on weight and looking exhausted. Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities The tabloids reported that Halliwell was pregnant, which was subsequently confirmed. Pregnancy ( Latin graviditas) is the carrying of one or more offspring known as a Fetus or Embryo, inside the Uterus of a Female British scriptwriter and former drummer with the band Bush, Sacha Gervasi, is reported to be the child's father. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Bush were a British Post-grunge band formed in London in 1992 Born in London in 1966 Sacha Gervasi is an English screenwriter whose directorial debut " Anvil! The Story of Anvil" premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January ^[30] On 7 March 2006, Hello! magazine published an interview with Halliwell which did not confirm the father's identity. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Hello! is a weekly magazine specialising in celebrity news and gossip published in Britain. Geri stated, "It is tacky to kiss and tell, I would never deprive a child of the right to know its father. "

On May 14, 2006, Halliwell gave birth to her daughter, Bluebell Madonna, by caesarean section at London's Portland Hospital with her sister by her side. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. A Caesarean section (or Cesarean section in American English) also known as C-section, is a form of Childbirth in which a surgical London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Portland Hospital for Women and Children, usually referred to simply as the Portland Hospital, is a Hospital in Great Portland Street, London ^[31] Explaining her name choice, she said, "What really clinched it for me was my mother telling me that the bluebell is increasingly rare – so it's a precious flower, which seems just right for my daughter. The Common Bluebell ( Hyacinthoides non-scripta, syn Endymion non-scriptus, Scilla non-scripta) is a spring -flowering Bulbous " Her daughter's second name came from two of Geri's heroines, the Virgin Madonna and pop singer Madonna. Images of the Madonna and Madonna and Child are one of the central Icons of Christianity, representing the Madonna or Mary mother of Jesus Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American

On 23 April 2007 all the former Spice Girls except Melanie B attended the christening of Halliwell's daughter, with Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton and George Michael's partner Kenny Goss serving as godparents. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Melanie Janine Brown (born 29 May 1975) professionally known as Melanie Brown, Melanie B, Mel B, and Scary Spice Victoria Caroline Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974 is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, Dancer turned Fashion Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop Singer, Songwriter, and occasional actress. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου (born 25 June 1963 best known as George Michael, is a two-time Grammy Award winning ^[32]

Discography

Main article: Geri Halliwell discography

Studio albums 1999: Schizophonic 2001: Scream if You Wanna Go Faster 2005: Passion 2008: Greatest Hits

Number One Singles in the UK 1999: "Mi Chico Latino" 1999: "Lift Me Up 2000: "Bag It Up" 2001: "It's Raining Men"

Filmography

• 1997: Spice World - Geri/Ginger Spice
• 2003: Sex and the City - Phoebe
• 2001: Fat Slags - Paige

Bibliography

• 1999 - "If Only"
• 2001 - "Just For The Record"
• 2008 - "Ugenia Lavender"

Solo awards

So far, Geri Halliwell has garnered two major musical awards in her solo career. The discography of Geri Halliwell, an English Pop music singer consists of three Studio albums nine singles, and ten Music videos Schizophonic was the first solo album by pop singer Geri Halliwell after her split from popular Girl group the Spice Girls. Scream if You Wanna Go Faster is the second solo Album by British pop singer Geri Halliwell. Passion is the third and final album by English pop singer Geri Halliwell, released on 6 June, 2005 (see 2005 " Mi Chico Latino " ( English: "My Latin Boy" is a song by English singer Geri Halliwell and second single from her debut solo album Schizophonic " Lift Me Up " is a song by Geri Halliwell, the third single from her debut solo album Schizophonic. " Bag It Up " is a pop – dance song recorded by Geri Halliwell. " It's Raining Men " is a song written by Paul Jabara and Paul Shaffer in 1979 and originally recorded by The Weather Girls in 1982 Spice World is a debut feature film of the four-time BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group The Spice Girls directed Sex and the City was an American Cable television program The original run of the show was broadcast on HBO from 1998 until 2004 for a The Fat Slags is a Comic strip appearing in the " alternative " British Comic Viz. Ugenia Lavender is the title character in a series of children's novels written by Geri Halliwell, who achieved fame as a member of the Spice Girls and All of her other musical awards came with the band Spice Girls. The Spice Girls are a BRIT Award -winning English pop Girl group formed in 1994

• 2000 - Capital FM Awards - Best British Female Singer
• 2002 - NRJ Music Awards - International Song of the Year ("It's Raining Men")

Notes

External links

• Official website
• Geri Halliwell at the Internet Movie Database
• Geri Halliwell at TV.com

TVcom is a website owned by CNET Networks. The service was launched on June 1 2005 and replaced the popular TV Tome website

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