Geri Halliwell

Geri Halliwell
Halliwell in 2019
Born
Geraldine Estelle Halliwell

(1972-08-06) 6 August 1972 (age 51)
Other names
  • Geri Horner
  • Ginger Spice
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • television personality
  • author
  • actress
Years active1994–present
Spouse
(m. 2015)
PartnerSacha Gervasi (2005–2005)
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Labels
Member ofSpice Girls
Websitegerihalliwell.com

Geraldine Estelle Halliwell-Horner[1][2] (née Halliwell; born 6 August 1972) is an English singer, songwriter, television personality, author, and actress. She was a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Ginger Spice. With over 100 million records sold worldwide,[3] the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time. Their slogan "girl power" was most closely associated with Halliwell[4] and her Union Jack dress from the 1997 Brit Awards also became an enduring symbol.[5][6] Halliwell left the Spice Girls in 1998, citing exhaustion and creative differences, but rejoined when they reunited in 2007.[7]

In 1999, Halliwell released her debut solo album, Schizophonic, which produced the UK number-one singles "Mi Chico Latino", "Lift Me Up" and "Bag It Up"; the lead single, "Look at Me", reached number two. In 2001, she released her second album, Scream If You Wanna Go Faster; the lead single, "It's Raining Men", reached number one in the UK. "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" and "Calling" were also top-ten singles. Halliwell's third album, Passion, was released in 2005 and produced the top five single "Ride It".

In 2002, Halliwell was a judge on the television talent show Popstars: The Rivals. In 2010 and 2012, she was a guest judge on the seventh and ninth series of the television singing competition The X Factor UK, and in 2013, she was a judge on the seventh series of the television talent show Australia's Got Talent.[8] In September 2013, it was announced that Halliwell would return to the music industry in Australia with the release of her first solo single in eight years, "Half of Me".[9] She has also appeared in films, including Spice World (1997), Crank: High Voltage (2009), and Gran Turismo (2023).

Halliwell is also an author and has released two autobiographies, If Only (1999) and Just for the Record (2002), as well as a series of children's novels titled Ugenia Lavender (2008). Her latest children’s book, Rosie Frost and the Falcon Queen, was published in 2023.

  1. ^ "Discover the Rosie Frost series". rosiefrostbooks.com. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  2. ^ Kit, Borys (4 November 2022). "'Gran Turismo': Djimon Hounsou, Spice Girls' Geri Halliwell-Horner Join Sony's Racing Movie (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Magic Radio sign Melanie C". Bauer Media (Press release). Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ Leonard, Marion (2007). Gender in the Music Industry: Rock, Discourse and Girl Power. Ashgate Publishing. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-7546-3862-9.
  5. ^ "Geri Halliwell Performs With Spice Girls In Union Jack Dress". Capital FM. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Geri revisits Spice Girls' heyday in Union Jack dress". Hello. 2 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  7. ^ Sherman, Heidi. "Ginger Spice's Departure Marks 'End of the Beginning'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Geri Halliwell". Agt.ninemsn.com.au. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  9. ^ Brandle, Lisa (12 September 2013). "Geri Halliwell Readies New Music, Signs to Sony Music Australia". Billboard. Retrieved 12 September 2013.

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