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Geri Halliwell
Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horner (''née'' Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress. She rose to fame in the mid-1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Ginger Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. Their slogan "girl power" was most closely associated with Halliwell and her Union Jack dress from the 1997 Brit Awards also became an enduring symbol. Halliwell left the Spice Girls in 1998, citing exhaustion and creative differences, but rejoined when they reunited for a greatest hits album (2007) and two concert tours: the Return of the Spice Girls (2007–2008) and Spice World (2019). After leaving the Spice Girls, Halliwell pursued a career as a solo artist, signing a recording contract with EMI. She released her debut album, '' Schizophonic'' (1999), which produced the UK number-one single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Half Of Me (Geri Halliwell Song)
"Half of Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Geri Halliwell. It was released on 25 October 2013 by Sony Music Australia. The song marked Halliwell's first single release in eight years since her 2005 single "Desire (Geri Halliwell song), Desire". Background While residing in Australia as part of the judging panel for ''Australia's Got Talent'', Halliwell co-wrote the song with Australian songwriting duo DNA Songs. Halliwell described the song as a mix of "love, hope and optimism, with a splash of humour." Release In September 2013, Halliwell signed with Sony Music Australia and it was announced that she would release her new single "Half of Me" exclusively in Australia as the lead single from her upcoming album. The first two live performances of "Half of Me" took place in October 2013; the first was a private free gig at the Beresford Hotel in Sydney and the second was during the Nine Network programme ''The Footy Show (rugby league), The Footy Show'' on 3 October 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Brit Awards
Brit Awards 1997 was the 17th edition of the Brit Awards, an annual pop music awards ceremony in the United Kingdom. It was organised by the British Phonographic Industry and took place on 24 February 1997 at Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. Performances Winners and nominees Outstanding Contribution to Music *Bee Gees Multiple nominations and awards The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations. Notable moments Geri Halliwell's Union Jack dress and wardrobe malfunction Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, wore the Union Jack dress whilst performing onstage with the group. Spicemania was at its height in the UK and the Spice Girls had just cracked the US as well, reaching number 1 with their debut single and album. Geri Halliwell captured the zeitgeist and became pin-up girl for Cool Britannia. Halliwell was originally going to wear an all-black dress, but she thought it was too boring so her sister sewed on a Union Jack tea-towel, with a 'p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ride It (Geri Halliwell Song)
"Ride It" is a song recorded by English singer Geri Halliwell for her third studio album, '' Passion'' (2005). It was released on 22 November 2004 by Innocent Records as the first single from the album. "Ride It" was commercially successful in Europe; it peaked at number four in the United Kingdom and reached number three on the Spanish and Scottish charts. Critical reception "Ride It" received mixed reviews from music critics. Writing for AllMusic, John Lucas described it as a "fine slice of campy dance-pop, the kind of which Halliwell has always sounded most comfortable with". ''Music Week'' staff wrote that although the track was "aimed straight at Kylie's pop audience", it lacked the "sophistication of Minogue's pop masterpieces". John Dingwall from the '' Daily Record'' panned it as a "ridiculous pop song", noting it "seems the former Spice Girl is so desperate for a pop comeback she has settled for a song which sounds like a Dannii Minogue cast-off". Matt Potter from Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passion (Geri Halliwell Album)
''Passion'' is the third studio album by English singer Geri Halliwell. It was released on 6 June 2005 by Innocent Records. Two singles were released from the album: " Ride It", which peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart and number three on the Spanish and Scottish charts; and "Desire", which charted at number 22 in the UK. The album received mixed reviews from critics and was a commercial disappointment, peaking at number 41 with 5,432 copies sold and charting for only one week on the UK Albums Chart. After one year of release, sales had reached 10,000 in the UK. Background Halliwell wrote many songs between 2001 and 2004 with a number of producers. Halliwell wanted to record the track " Some Girls" (written by Richard X and Hannah Robinson) for the album, but the track was instead given to Rachel Stevens. Halliwell described the album as "a journey through a range of extreme emotions from passion and love through to fear and hope". According to her, ''Passion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scream If You Wanna Go Faster
''Scream If You Wanna Go Faster'' is the second studio album by British singer Geri Halliwell, released on 14 May 2001 by EMI Records. Following the commercial success of her solo debut album '' Schizophonic'' two years before, the singer began working on its follow-up with producers such as Gregg Alexander, Rick Nowels, Stephen Lipson, as well as previous collaborators, the duo Absolute. The album's artwork depicting Halliwell on roller skates, holding onto the back of a car, was criticised by road safety organisations, who said the singer was setting a wrong example to children. ''Scream If Wanna Go Faster'' received generally negative reviews from music critics, who criticized the album's production and lyrics, as well as Halliwell's voice range. Commercially, it attained moderate success, reaching the top ten in Greece, Italy and the United Kingdom, whilst being certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and became the 127th best selling album of 2001 in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Look At Me (Geri Halliwell Song)
"Look at Me" is the debut solo single by British singer Geri Halliwell from her debut solo studio album, '' Schizophonic'' (1999). It was written by Halliwell in collaboration with Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson, members of the Absolute production duo, who also produced the track. The song was released on 10 May 1999 in the United Kingdom by EMI Records as the lead single from ''Schizophonic''. Musically, "Look at Me" is a jazz- pop song featuring a nine-piece brass section, while the autobiographical lyrics depict Halliwell demanding the attention of everyone around her. "Look at Me" received mixed reviews from music critics, with some finding similarities to Shirley Bassey's work. Commercially, it was successful; in the United Kingdom, the single debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart behind Boyzone's " You Needed Me", by a difference of 700 copies. It was later certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 400,000 copies. Across the world, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bag It Up
"Bag It Up" is a song recorded by British singer and songwriter Geri Halliwell for her debut solo album '' Schizophonic'' (1999). It was written by Halliwell, Andy Watkins, Paul Wilson and produced by Absolute. It was released as the fourth and final single from ''Schizophonic'' on 13 March 2000, by EMI Records, and topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming Halliwell's third consecutive number-one single in the UK. Composition The backing vocals for the song were provided by Tracy Ackerman and Pepsi & Shirlie, formerly of Wham!. Chart performance "Bag It Up" sold 106,000 copies in its first week, becoming Halliwell's third consecutive solo number one on the UK Singles Chart. It has sold over 266,000 copies and has been certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry. Music video The music video to "Bag It Up" was filmed in January 2000 and was directed by Dawn Shadforth. The video for "Bag It Up" is based around a humorous and raunchy nature. It begins with an advert p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lift Me Up (Geri Halliwell Song)
"Lift Me Up" is a song by English singer Geri Halliwell for her debut solo album, '' Schizophonic'' (1999). It was written by Halliwell, Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson, whilst produced by the latter two, who are known collectively as Absolute. "Lift Me Up" was released as the album's third single on 1 November 1999 by EMI Records. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, winning the chart battle against fellow Spice Girls member Emma Bunton's " What I Am" by 30,000 copies. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on ''Top of the Pops'', '' Pepsi Chart'', ''Musica Si'' and ''National Lottery''. Critical reception The Daily Vault's Christopher Thelen stated that tracks like "Lift Me Up" "make it clearly known to the listener that Halliwell is serious about this career move, and that she has the talent and the pipes to deliver the goods." Dotmusic's Andy Strickland said, "Geri takes a deep breath and delivers a smokers' octave, husky drawl that is pleasant, nice, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mi Chico Latino
"Mi Chico Latino" ( English: "My Latin Boy"), is a song by English singer Geri Halliwell for her debut solo album, '' Schizophonic'' (1999). It was written by Halliwell, Andy Watkins and Paul Wilson, whilst produced by the latter two, who are known collectively as Absolute. "Mi Chico Latino" was released as the album's second single on 16 August 1999 by EMI Records. It is a Latin pop song that is centred on a lost love theme. The song was written by Halliwell in order to pay homage to her mother, who has Spanish background, whilst it also has a number of Spanish lyrics. "Mi Chico Latino" received mixed reviews from music critics, who noted it was a contribution to the Latin pop phenom at the time, while others criticised Halliwell's Spanish pronunciation. The song was a commercial success in the United Kingdom, debuting at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Halliwell's first number-one solo single in the country. The song also attracted some moderate success worldwide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizophonic (Geri Halliwell Album)
''Schizophonic'' is the debut solo studio album by British pop singer Geri Halliwell. The album was released in June 1999, after her 1998 split from popular girl group the Spice Girls. The term ''schizophonic'' is a portmanteau of the Greek words ''schizo'' ("split", "divide") and ''phonic'' ("sound"), and also seemingly a play on the word "schizophrenic" and the musical term " schizophonia". This was the first solo album released by a Spice Girl. It produced four singles, all of which saw commercial success in the UK—"Mi Chico Latino", " Lift Me Up" and "Bag It Up" reached number one, while the first single " Look at Me" peaked at number two. As of 2001, the album has sold over two million copies worldwide. Background On 31 May 1998, it was announced that Halliwell had left girl group Spice Girls, with the singer claiming that she was suffering from exhaustion and wanted to take a break. However, rumours of a feud with fellow member Melanie Brown as the reason for her depa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
