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Oct 1998 : After leaving the Spice Girls earlier in the year Geri Halliwell signs a $3.5 million record deal with EMI records. This is for three solo albums from Halliwell. May 1999: Geri releases her debut solo single "Look At Me''. The song would become a worldwide Top 10 hit, including in the UK where the it charted at #2 selling over 142,000 copies in its first week. ''Look At Me'' would go on to spend seven weeks in the UK Top 40 singles chart selling over 300,000 copies in the UK and around 1 million copies worldwide. June 1999: Geri releases her debut solo album ''Schizophonic''. The album entered the UK charts at #4 and would spend 43 weeks on the charts. The album would go on to sell over 420,000 copies in the UK and 2.2 million copies worldwide. July 1999: Geri gives a captivating performance at ''Party In The Park 1999'' in front of a crowd of 100,000 people. Geri performed her songs ''Look At Me'', ''Mi Chico Latino'', and ''Bag It Up''. Aug 1999: Geri releases her second solo single ''Mi Chico Latino''. The song becomes Geri's fisrt number 1 hit as a solo artist selling 132,000 copies in its first week. It would spend a total of eight weeks in the UK Top 40. The song also say high chart placements all across Europe. ''Mi Chico Latino would go on to sell 372,000 copies in the UK and close to 1 million copies worldwide. Oct 1999: Geri releases her autobiography ''If Only'' which becomes a #1 best seller and is met with rave reviews. The book would go on to sell over 400,000 copies in the UK alone. Nov 1999: Geri releases her third single ''Lift Me Up''. The single is released however the same week as Emma Bunton(baby spice) releases her debut solo single ''What I Am''. After a medio circus surrounding the chart battle Geri's single would be victories making it to #1 selling 139,000 copies its fisrt week, 33,000 copies more then Emma's single sold. The song would spend a total of 9 weeks in the UK Top 40. The song would sell a total of 337,000 copies in the UK and over half a million worldwide. |
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Mar 2000 : Geri would have a very successful 2000 as her last single from ''Schizophonic'' called ''Bag It Up'' would be performed at the 2000 Brit Awards. Geri came on stage emerging from 2 giant legs and gave a very sexy performance of the song. Geri was also up for two Brit Awards that year, Best Pop Act for ''Mi Chico Latino'' and Best British Female Solo Artist. Sadly Geri didnt win but the week after the Brits Geri would get her third #1 hit single in a row as ''Bag It Up'' went to #1 in the UK selling 106,000 copies in its first week. The song would go on to spend 8 weeks in the UK Top 40 selling 260,000 copies altogether in the UK and around 500,000 worldwide. Also to be released in 2000 was the Geri Halliwell Interview CD. April 2001 : Geri releases her new single ''Its Raining Men'',the first to be released from her second solo album ''Scream If You Wanna Go Faster. The song would become Geri's fourth number 1 hit in a row as a solo artist and give her a record breaking 11 #1 hits in total(4 solo,7 with the Spices) more then any other female artist. ''Its Raining Men'' sold 155,000 copies its first week and would spend 11 weeks in the UK top 40 selling a total of 422,000 copies in the UK and a massive 4.6 million worldwide. May 2001 : Geri releases her second solo album ''Scream If You Wanna Go Faster''. The album would be Geri's second Top 10 album debuting at #5 in the UK. The album would go on to sell 155,000 copies(pass gold status) in the UK 1.4 million copies worldwide. July 2001 : Geri releases her new single ''Scream If You Wanna Go Faster''.The song would go to #8 in the UK selling 27,000 copies in one week. This would be Geri's sixth consective Top 10 hit as a solo artist.In total the song would go on to sell around 80,000 copies in the UK. Oct 2001 : Geri plays a concert on ''Halliwell Hill'' in the Oman desert to close to 10,000 troops. The show was highlighted with Geri's high energy and sexy dancers and skippy outfits. Nov 2001 : Geri releasing her last single of off ''Sream If You Wanna Go Faster'', ''Calling''. The song would be Geri's seventh consective Top 10 hit going to #7 in the UK selling 28,000 copies in its first week. The song would go on to sell over 66,000 copies in the UK. The song enjoyed good chart success across of much of Europe including Russia where the song went to #1, prompting Geri to soon after to a concert on Moscow. Jan 2002 : Geri wins the NRJ award(french Grammy) for her single ''Its Raning Men''. On top of winning the award Geri performed "Its Raining Men'' and a french version of ''Calling'' at the show. Feb 2002: Geri is up for two Brit Awards. She is up for Best British Single for ''Its Raining Men'' and Best British Female Solo Artist. Sadly Geri didnt win. |
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Sept 2002 : Geri releases her second autobiography called ''Just For The Record'' which tells of Geri's adventures,successes,and failures since leaving the Spice Girls and making it as a solo artist. The book would become a Sunday Times Bestseller. Nov 2002: Geri releases her yoga video ''Geri Body Yoga'' which becomes a massive seller in the UK. Feb 2003: Geri becomes a Jugde on the highly rated ''PopStars'' show. This is the UK version of ''American Idol.'' May 2003 : Geri releases her second yoga video ''Geri Yoga''. June 2003: After her success on ''PopStars'',Geri becomes a judge on the TV show ''All American Girl''. The show helps Geri get some well deserved US exposure. July 2003: Geri accepts the chance to make a movie. Geri will play ''Paige'' in the comedy ''Fat Slags'' which is estimated to come out in the summer of 2004. April 2004: Geri begins to prep herself for promotion of her soon to be releaes third solo album. |
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July 2004: Geri shows off her sexy fuller figure as she hosts the 2004 Party In The Park event. Sept 2004: Geri gives a performance at Blackpool of her new single ''Ride It'' in front of a crowd of more then 20,000. Geri would preform another concert at the end of September at Royal Albert Hall. The show would be called ''Tickled Pink:A Girls Night Out''. During the show Geri sang her hits ''Look At Me'',''Its Raining Men'' and two new songs ''Ride It'' and ''Cabaret ''. The concert was set up for charity. Oct 2004: Geri reveals the name of her third album,''Dont Let Them Know About Us''. |
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