11 fun facts about the Spice Girls in case they really do reunite

Geri Halliwell has recently hinted that the Spice Girls may reunite in 2016 for the 20th anniversary of their first single Wannabe. In case they do, here are 11 fun things to know about the band.

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Pop music sensation of the 90s, Spice Girls, may reunite. Picture courtesy: Twitter/alicerosed

New Delhi,UPDATED: Sep 10, 2015 11:21 IST

In what could well be a blast from the past, the Spice Girls, one of the most popular bands of the 90's, might just reunite next year according to former band member Geri Halliwell. Though they were immensely popular in the age of cable television, it would be interesting to see how these girls would fare in the age of Auto-tune, Instagram and Vevo. Here are 11 interesting facts about the band and the girls. Probably good info for conversation in case they do eventually come together again.

The Spice Girls (Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm, Emma Bunton, Geri Halliwell, and Victoria Adams) came into existence thanks to Heart Management, which wanted to establish a teenage girl band. The company advertised in The Stage trade magazine asking; 'WANTED: R.U. 18-23 with the ability to sing/dance'. That's how the band was formed.
In 1996, British magazine Top of the Pops gave each member of the group pseudonyms such as Scary (Mel B), Baby (Emma), Ginger (Geri), Posh (Victoria) and Sporty (Mel C). They were immediately accepted by the group and the media.
Melanie Chisholm could not appear for the second audition due to tonsillitis. Her mother requested the management to reconsider her name and the management replied that if there was one who they were not sure about, they would give her another chance.
Baby Spice aka Emma Bunton replaced Michelle Stephenson who quit the group as she could not gel with the rest.
Geri had seen the advertisement for the girl band but she went skiing in Spain and burnt her face in an accident. As a result, she missed the audition. Halliwell saw the ad after two months, and decided to call. She then applied for the audition and the management happily let her in to the last 12. That's called 'Girl Power', something the band was strongly associated with!
The Spice Girls got their first breakthrough with the single Wannabe which released in 1996. It debuted at No. 1 on the British pop singles chart, where it remained for the next two months.
The band was initially named Touch. But soon it changed to Spice Girls after a song written for them was called Sugar and Spice.
The Spice Girls were quite popular for their unique style. Geri Halliwell wore the iconic red, white and blue Union Jack mini-dress during a performance that appeared in the media around the world and became an enduring image of 'Cool Britannia'.
Emma Bunton, who joined the crew late, and was later named Baby Spice as she was the youngest, has a blue belt in karate.
Geri Halliwell and Victoria Adams (now Beckham) met at an audition for the 1995 movie, Tank Girl, before they became the Spice Girls.
In late 1998, two stars from the band, Melanie Brown and Victoria Adams, announced that they were pregnant. Mel B was married to dancer Jimmy Gulzer and gave birth to a baby girl. A month later, Adams, who was dating football star David Beckham, gave birth to their first child Brooklyn.