Geraldine Estelle Horner nee` Halliwell was born 50 years ago in Hertfordshire, England, is married and has 2 children. She is a singer, writes songs, publishes books and is also an actress.
In her teens, Geri worked as a dancer in a Spanish nightclub, a TV presenter as well as a model. In 1994, she had an audition together with Victoria Beckham, Mel B and Melanie C and later showed their works to various management companies. They formed the all-girl group ‘Spice Girls’ along with Emma Bunton.
Their performances were fruitful and they managed to sign a contract. This enabled them to proceed with writing and recording songs as well as touring the US West Coast.
Their first single ‘Wannabe’ came out in 1996 and was a number one hit in 37 countries. Right after this global success, the group members were nicknamed by the magazine ‘Top of the Pops’. In particular, Geri got the nickname ‘Ginger Spice’.
The band had 9 more number one hits including ‘Say you’ll be There’, ‘2 become 1’ and ‘Viva Forever’. Then, in 1998, Geri left the band as she was suffering from depression and due to disagreements with the other group members.
Geri began her career as a solo artist a year after leaving ‘Spice Girls’ by releasing the album ‘Schizophonic’, followed by a second one two years later. She had several hits from them, including ‘Look at Me’, ‘Mi Chico Latino’ and ‘It’s Raining Men’, amongst others.
In 2007, Geri reunited with the ‘Spice Girls’ and they released a ‘Greatest Hits’ album and also went on tour. The group reunited for a second time in 2019, this time without Victoria Beckham.
Apart from music, Geri wrote 2 autobiographies as well as a set of children’s books. She also created a swimwear collection for ‘Next’ and appeared in several TV shows. So far, Geri received 5 awards.
Halliwell is also an active philanthropist towards human rights and violence against women campaigns.