Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham | |
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 Victoria Beckham in September 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Victoria Caroline Adams |
| Also known as | Posh Spice |
| Born | 17 April 1974 Harlow, Essex, England |
| Origin | Goffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England |
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| Years active | 1994–present |
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Victoria Caroline, Lady Beckham (née Adams; born 17 April 1974)[1][2] is an English singer, songwriter, fashion designer and businesswoman. She was a member of a pop group called the Spice Girls. Her nickname in the group was Posh Spice.[3][4] She is the wife of former football player David Beckham.
Birth
[change | change source]Victoria Caroline Adams was born at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex on 17 April 1974. She is the eldest child of Antony Adams and Jacqueline Cannon.
Career
[change | change source]Victoria Adams was a member of the popular girl group Spice Girls. While in the group, her nickname was Posh Spice.
She had a short solo career after leaving the Spice Girls in 2001, unlike her fellow members, she didn't have a solo No.1. She stopped her music career and became a fashion designer and started clothes and perfume businesses with her husband.
Marriage to David Beckham
[change | change source]She married David Beckham in July 1999. The couple have four children, three sons and their youngest child is a daughter.
- Brooklyn Joseph (born March 1999)
- Romeo Beckham (born September 2002)
- Cruz David (born February 2005)
- Harper Seven (born July 2011).
She reunited with the Spice Girls for a world tour in 2007.
Filmography
[change | change source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Spice World | Herself | Lead Role/Feature Film, grossed US$75,000,000 worldwide |
| 2000 | Victoria's Secrets | Reality documentary | |
| 2002 | Being Victoria Beckham | ||
| 2003 | The Real Beckhams | ||
| 2006 | Full Length & Fabulous | ||
| 2007 | Victoria Beckham: Coming to America | ||
| Ugly Betty | Episode "A Nice Day for a Posh Wedding" | ||
| 2008 | Project Runway | Appeared as a guest judge | |
| 2009 | Germany's Next Topmodel | Appeared as a guest judge | |
| 2010 | American Idol | Appeared as a guest judge | Boston & Denver Auditions |
| 2010 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Voice of Queen Amphitrite |
Discography
[change | change source]Studio albums
[change | change source]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK [5] |
AUS Hitseekers [6] | ||||||||||||
| Victoria Beckham |
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10 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Open Your Eyes |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||||||
Singles
[change | change source]| Year | Single | Charts | Certifications | Album | ||||
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| UK | IRL | SPA | ROM | AUS [8] | ||||
| 2000 | "Out of Your Mind" (featuring True Steppers & Dane Bowers) | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 27 |
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Single-release only |
| 2001 | "Not Such an Innocent Girl" | 6 | 23 | 15 | 67 | 36 |
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Victoria Beckham |
| 2002 | "A Mind of Its Own" | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | "Let Your Head Go" | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | Open Your Eyes/Come Together | |
| "This Groove" | 3 | 17 | — | — | — | |||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Victoria Beckham". People. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
- ↑ Barbara., Ellen (2 November 2003). "Watch this Spice". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
- ↑ "Posh v Posh: Spice Girl launches bid to claim club's nickname"[permanent dead link]. Independent. 6 November 2002.
- ↑ "Spice Girls Then... and Now" Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. About.com.
- ↑ "UK Charts > Shayne Ward". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ "Irish Charts > Shayne Ward". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
- ↑ Bonnici, Tony (25 October 2011). "Posh gets the push from her record label | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
- ↑ "Victoria Beckham discography in Australian-charts". ARIA charts. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
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