Spice Girls 'may reunite'

2005-05-26 07:34

London - British pop group the Spice Girls will reunite to play at the Live Aid II charity concert in London in July, a report said late on Wednesday.

The group, who last performed as a five-piece in 1998 and finally disbanded in 2001, would come together specifically for the concert, a re-run of the original Live Aid concert of 1985, The Sun said.

Comprising the disparate talents of Victoria Adams - now Beckham following her marriage to the England football captain - Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Melanie Chisholm and Emma Bunton, the Spice Girls shot to fame in 1996.

Scoring nine number one hit singles in Britain, they also achieved massive success in the United States and dozens of other countries.

Assembled by a management team who placed an advertisement for band members, the Spice Girls were known as much for their personalities - each had a nickname, such as "Posh Spice" for Adams - as their generally throwaway music.

Rumours of a reunion have circulated for months, especially now that the solo careers of each of the five members appear to have largely ground to a halt following far more mixed success.

The band would be "honoured" to take part in Live Aid II, an unnamed showbusiness source told The Sun.

"The dance routines may be a bit rusty, but they'll put on a great show," the source added.

- AFP