Biography
Spice Girls were the first major British pop music phenomenon of the mid-'90s to not have a debt to independent pop/rock. Instead, the all-female quintet derived from the dance-pop tradition that made Take That the most popular British group of the early '90s, but there was one crucial difference. Spice Girls use dance-pop as a musical base, but they infused the music with a fiercely independent, feminist stance that was equal parts Madonna, post-riot grrrl alternative rock feminism, and a co-opting of the good-times-all-the-time stance of England's new lad culture. Their proud, all-girl image and catchy dance-pop appealed to younger listeners, while their colorful, sexy personalities and sense of humor appealed to older music fans, … Read More
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Influenced By
- Paula Abdul
- En Vogue
- Samantha Fox
- Whitney Houston
- Janet Jackson
- Kylie Minogue
- New Kids on the Block
- Wham!
- Menudo
- Madonna
Followed
- Girls Aloud
- *NSYNC
- Elusion
- Jessica Simpson
- Cheetah Girls
- Sugababes
- No Angels
- Jennifer Lopez
- Christina Aguilera
- Britney Spears
- The Saturdays
- All Saints
- t.A.T.u.
- The Pussycat Dolls
- S Club 7
- RBD
- Brandy
- Backstreet Boys
- Atomic Kitten
- The Cheeky Girls
