Spice Girls (Geri Halliwell; Mel C; Emma Bunton; Mel B; Victoria Beckham)
9 of 116 portraits by Harry Borden
Spice Girls (Geri Halliwell; Mel C; Emma Bunton; Mel B; Victoria Beckham)
by Harry Borden
toned bromide print, October 1996
13 3/4 in. x 13 3/4 in. (348 mm x 348 mm)
Purchased, 1997
Photographs Collection
NPG x87201
Sittersback to top
- Victoria Beckham (née Adams) (1975-), Singer; fashion designer; member of Spice Girls. Sitter in 6 portraits. Identify
- Melanie Brown (1975-), Singer; member of Spice Girls. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Emma Lee Bunton (1976-), Singer; member of Spice Girls. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Melanie Chisholm (1974-), Singer; member of Spice Girls. Sitter in 3 portraits. Identify
- Geraldine Estelle ('Geri') Halliwell (1972-), Singer; member of the Spice Girls. Sitter in 5 portraits. Identify
Artistback to top
- Harry Borden (1965-), Photographer. Artist or producer of 116 portraits, Sitter in 4 portraits.
This portraitback to top
High priestesses of Girl Power pop, whose debut single Wannabe (1996) topped the charts in 53 countries and was the first of six consecutive British number ones; a world tour and the film Spiceworld (1997) confirmed their status as the world's number one girl group.
Events of 1996back to top
Current affairs
The largest ever IRA bomb is detonated in Manchester causing the destruction of many buildings and over 200 injuries. Nobody died in the incident because a warning was given and the area evacuated. After the bombing much of Manchester was rebuild and in 1998 it won a successful bid to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games.Prince Charles and Princess Diana finalise their divorce after four years of separation.
Art and science
The Spice Girls enjoy massive popular success with their first single Wannabe going straight to Number 1. The group are remembered as much for their sassy, outspoken 'girl power' attitude and their continuing subsequent celebrity as for their music.Danny Boyle tells the story of a group of Edinburgh heroin addicts in his critically acclaimed film version of Irvine Welsh's novel Trainspotting.
International
The First Chechnya War breaks out between Chechnya and Russia when Russian forces invade the country in support of Chechnyan opposition to the government. The invasion went badly with strong Chechnyan resistance and dissent in the Russian command. However, a truce was finally established after Russia seized the capital Grozny. More than 46,000 people died as a result of the conflict.Comments back to top
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