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Encyclopedia > Spice Girls merchandise

Dolls

The Spice Girls "Girl Power" Dolls; left to right: Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton
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The Spice Girls "Girl Power" Dolls; left to right: Victoria Beckham, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Halliwell, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton

In 1997, Galoob Toys released the Spice Girls Dolls based on the popular girl-group, the Spice Girls. Image File history File links R444ca. ... Image File history File links R444ca. ... Victoria Caroline Beckham (born Victoria Caroline Adams on 17 April 1974) is an English popular music singer, who first came to prominence as a member of girl band the Spice Girls, as Posh Spice, a nickname given to her by the BBCs Top of the Pops magazine. ... Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born January 12, 1974 in Liverpool), also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is a singer and successful English female artist. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Melanie Janine Brown (born May 29, 1975, Leeds) is a British singer who shot to fame in the late 1990s with the girl group the Spice Girls. ... Emma Lee Burton (born January 21, 1976) is an English singer, originally in the girl band the Spice Girls, where she was known as Baby Spice. Bunton was born to parents Pauline, a karate instructor, and Trevor, a milkman, with one sibling, a younger brother. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Galoob is a toy company known for creating Micro Machines and the video game cheat device called Game Genie. ... The Spice Girls (1996–1998/2000) were the most successful girl group of the 1990s, with reported sales of over 45 million albums and 30 million singles. ...


The dolls became a huge hit during the Christmas seasons of 1997 and 1998. Different sets of dolls were released. A "Sound Stage" playset was also released. The most sought after line of all the dolls is the "Girl Power" set. When Geri Halliwell departed from the group in May of 1998, Galoob continued the line, but with only the four girls. Galoob was subsequently bought by Hasbro. Hasbro continued the line until 2000. The company stopped the line when the sales began to heavily decline. The dolls are now collectables and can be found on Ebay. Some of the dolls are very rare, especially the ones that have joints in their arms and legs, and the ones with the Spiceworld fashions. Many knock-offs of the dolls have been made, most notably the "Girls Power" dolls and the "Spicy Collections" dolls that don't bear the girl's name. A celebrity doll is a doll modelled after a celebrity. ... Christmas (literally, the Mass of Jesus Christ) is a traditional holiday observed on 25 December. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Look up May in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Hasbro logo uses a smile to indicate the carefree nature of its products. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... eBay Inc. ... Spiceworld is the second album by British pop group the Spice Girls, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ...


The dolls are still a hit with fans and they helped add hype to the Spice Girls phenomenon.


Dolls

FIVE DOLLS:

  • "Girl Power"
  • "On Tour"
  • "Concert Collection"
  • "Spice It Up 1"
  • "Superstar" (all five girls in one pack)

FOUR DOLLS:

  • "On Stage"
  • "Spice It Up 2"
  • "Viva Forever 1" (including the "Viva Forever" video tape)
  • "Viva Forever 2" (including the "Viva Forever" fairy finger puppet)

Viva Forever is a song by the Spice Girls on their second album, Spiceworld, released as a single some time after the departure of Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, in May 1998. ... Viva Forever is a song by the Spice Girls on their second album, Spiceworld, released as a single some time after the departure of Ginger Spice, Geri Halliwell, in May 1998. ... A puppet is any controlled character, whether formed by a shadow, strings, by the use of a glove, by direct mechanical contrivance (for example a cable-controlled figure for film or TV) or electronic guidance (such as a radio or infrared remote controller). ...

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