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Birth name Geraldine Estelle Halliwell

Also known as Ginger Spice, Ginger

Born 6 August 1972 (age 38)

Watford, Hertfordshire, England

Origin London, England, UK

Genres Pop, dance pop, pop rock

Occupations Singer-songwriter, author, actress

Years active 1994–present

Labels Virgin (1996–98) Spice Girls

EMI (1999–2003)

Innocent Records (2004–05)

19 (2010–present)

Associated acts Spice Girls

Geraldine Estelle “Geri” Halliwell (born 6 August 1972) is an English
pop singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist. After coming
to international prominence in the late 1990s as Ginger Spice, a member
of the girl group the Spice Girls, Halliwell launched her solo career in
1998 and released her album Schizophonic. Since then, she has released
two more studio albums – Scream If You Wanna Go Faster and Passion – and
four number one singles at the UK Singles Chart, “Mi Chico Latino”,
“Lift Me Up”, “Bag It Up” and “It’s Raining Men”. In 2008, Halliwell
published a book series named Ugenia Lavender. As a solo artist,
Halliwell has sold 12 million records worldwide and been nominated for
two Brit Awards in 2000 and 2002.

In 1999, Halliwell launched her solo
career and released her debut album Schizophonic, with the lead single
“Look at Me”, produced by Absolute and Phil Bucknall. “Look at Me” would
go on to sell over one million copies worldwide, followed by further
number ones at the UK Singles Chart “Mi Chico Latino”, “Lift Me Up” and
“Bag It Up”. 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 performing the song.

“Look at Me” was released to radio in
the United States in late 1999, receiving limited airplay. With only a
radio single, Schizophonic debuted at number forty-two on the Billboard
200 before dropping out within the next month. The album was eventually
certified Gold, distributing over 500,000 copies. In 1999, she wrote an
autobiography If Only, in which described her life as a Spice Girl.