Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham (née Victoria Adams) was born 17 April 1974 in Harlow, Essex, England. She is an English singer-turned-fashion designer, a successfull businesswoman, David Beckham’s wife (whom she married on 4 July 1999) and a mother of four: Brooklyn Beckham, Romeo Beckham, Cruz Beckham and the newly-born daughter, Harper Beckham.
Victoria Beckham with daughter, Harper Beckham
Victoria Beckham in Spice Girls
She began her career in 1990s as one-fifth of a popular girl pop group, the Spice Girls. As the girls had their special nicknames, Victoria was dubbed “Posh Spice” thanks to her sophisticated style including a trademark non-smiling pout and designer clothes (a famous “little black Gucci dress”, which in fact, wasn’t Gucci). The Spice Girls members, including Victoria Beckham, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm and Geri Halliwell made a huge international success as a band. They were signed to Virgin Records and released their debut single, “Wannabe” in 1996, which hit number-one in more than 30 countries and helped establish the group as a “global phenomenon”. Their debut album, Spice, sold more than 23 million copies worldwide, becoming the best-selling album by a female group in music history. The second album, Spice World entered in the UK charts in 1997 with a single called “Spice Up Your Life”. The album sold 20 million copies worldwide and was promoted along with a a box-office film, “Spice World. The Movie”. In 1998, Geri Halliwell unexpectedly left the group in the middle of numerous rumours. The four remaining members of the Spice Girls released their third album Forever, but split in November 2000. The whole group reunited in 2007 for the Reunion Tour, alongside the release of their Greatest Hits album.
Victoria Beckham solo career
The time when Spice Girls band was put on hiatus, Victoria Beckham pursued a solo pop music career, scoring four UK Top 10 singles. Her first single to be released, “Out of Your Mind”, reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and is her highest chart entry to date. Victoria Beckham also released two best-selling books: one her autobiography “Learning to Fly“, the other a fashion guide called “That Extra Half an Inch”.
Victoria Beckham fashion
However, Victoria Beckham has found more success and internationally recognised as a style icon and a fashion designer. She started with designing jeans for Rock & Republic and continued with producing a range of handbags and jewellery in association with the Japanese store Samantha Thavasa. She furthered her fashion ventures by launching her own range of jeans, sunglasses and perfumes. During the 2008 New York Fashion Week, Victoria Beckham’s fashion collection debuted with signature body-loving hourglass dresses for high-class women. She continues her fashion ventures and as of Spring 2011, she has had six dress collections to her credit.
