Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell (born 6 August 1972) is an English pop singer, songwriter, television personality, writer, and actress, who became famous (under the nicknames of "Sexy Spice" and "Ginger Spice") in the late 1990s as a member of the girl group the Spice Girls. As solo artist she was nominated for a Brit Award and released four number-one singles in UK and sold over 4.5 milions albums worldwide. Early life Halliwell was born to Lawrence Halliwell, who was of Swedish and English descent, and his wife Ana María (nee Hidalgo), of Spanish descent, and grew up in Watford, Hertfordshire.Geri Halliweel, If Only. She was brought up as a Jehovah's Witness. Before starting her music career, Halliwell had worked as a nightclub dancer in Mallorca, a model and presenter on the Turkish version of Let's Make a Deal, and as a nu