Emma Bunton
Emma Bunton, also known as Baby Spice, is a British singer-songwriter and television promoter. She was born on 21 January 1976. She was a member of girl group the Spice Girls. She gained her nickname from being the youngest member of the group and also because she looked young. She was a contestant in the 2006 series of Strictly Come Dancing. She is also the host of the Heart FM Saturday evening show from 4pm to 7pm.
Emma Bunton | |
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| Birth name | Emma Lee Bunton |
| Also known as | Baby Spice |
| Born | 21 January 1976 Finchley, London, England, UK |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pop, adult contemporary |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter TV and radio presenter |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | Virgin (1996–2007) Polydor (2003–04) 19 (2004–07) (US) Universal Music (2004–07) |
| Website | emmabuntonofficial |
On 12 August 2012, the Spice Girls performed a medley of "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony. They got back together just for the event.[1] Their performance was the most tweeted moment of the Olympics closing ceremony with over 116,000 tweets on Twitter per minute. [2]
Personal life
Bunton's long-term partner since 1998 is singer Jade Jones. The couple have two sons: Beau Lee Jones and Tate Lee Jones.[3][4] She is also a godmother to Geri Halliwell's daughter Bluebell Madonna Halliwell, alongside Victoria Beckham.
References
- "Spice Girl Mel B Dishes on New Musical". 27 July 2012. ABC News. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- "HLN". CNN.
- "Bouncing baby Beau for Emma". The Sun. 10 August 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- "Bunton celebrates birth of second child" 6 May 2011, RTE.ie