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Victoria Beckham

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Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham in September 2015
Victoria Beckham in September 2015
Background information
Birth nameVictoria Caroline Adams
Also known asPosh Spice
Born (1974-04-17) 17 April 1974 (age 50)
Harlow, Essex, England
OriginGoffs Oak, Hertfordshire, England
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • fashion designer
  • business woman
Years active1994–present
Labels
Spouse(s)
(m. 1999)

Victoria Caroline Beckham (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.

Victoria was born at Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, Essex, She was eldest child of Antony Adams and Jacqueline Cannon.

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

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She has 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 James (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

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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

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Studio albums

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List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[5]
AUS
Hitseekers

[6]
Victoria Beckham 10 1
Open Your Eyes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released
Year Single Charts Certifications Album
UK IRL SPA ROM AUS
[8]
2000 "Out of Your Mind" (featuring True Steppers & Dane Bowers) 2 4 4 27 Single-release only
2001 "Not Such an Innocent Girl" 6 23 15 67 36
  • UK: Silver
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

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  1. "Victoria Beckham". People. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2007.
  2. Barbara., Ellen (2 November 2003). "Watch this Spice". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 December 2007.
  3. "Posh v Posh: Spice Girl launches bid to claim club's nickname"[permanent dead link]. Independent. 6 November 2002.
  4. "Spice Girls Then... and Now" Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine. About.com.
  5. "UK Charts > Shayne Ward". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  6. "Irish Charts > Shayne Ward". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  7. Bonnici, Tony (25 October 2011). "Posh gets the push from her record label | Mail Online". London: Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2011.
  8. "Victoria Beckham discography in Australian-charts". ARIA charts. Retrieved 12 July 2010.