SPICE GIRLS - FIRST APPEARANCE ON TOP OF THE POPS IN 1996 (WANNABE)

Spice Girls performing on Top of the Pops for the first time in July 1996 with Wannabe.

[@IndustrialCake]

I cannot describe the magic I felt from this group as a kid. They really just brought so much joy and fantasy and inspiration to my childhood. EVERY kid loved them. We all had our little dance routines, we all had our favorite Spice Girl, we all had our favorite tracks. I used to draw Sporty's arm tattoo on myself and I wanted a tongue ring like Scary SO BADLY. You just had to be there.

[@weezydee4452]

How much do I wish it was summer 96...lots 😭💖

[@bootsforemmett3674]

I don’t care. I love them. They brought so much joy to the ‘90s- and beyond!

[@ValyHxM]

I remember when I was 13, the first time I saw the video of Wannabe on MTV.... I immediately became a huge fan.. Thank you Spice Girls, to have been the sunshine of my dark and painful teenage years... So much sweet memories... I wish we were in 1996 again....

[@redrocks1983]

MEL C & MEL B...SO 🔥 AND SO TALENTED...❤

[@mandgoggs]

Look at how much fun they're having! Popstars these days take themselves way too seriously. The fun has gone out of it.

[@Joke9972]

+Amanda G It was already like that by '96. The eighties had ruined a lot.

[@AR1GAT0]

I am responding to this 5 years later, and yes, now kids are even critical of themselves. There is lack of innocent fun and happy times

[@Tweezy786]

Truly the best girl group ever!

[@cuteONE22]

Tweezy786 this concept doesn’t exist because women get jealous and can’t get along for a long time like ALL female groups and bands

[@billypowell6548]

Պ

[@chrisbickley]

Its not just me then lol

[@James-hh1lq]

Manufactureed bullshit

[@James-hh1lq]

@Coffee Addict hardworking my ass they get there songs written for them could read music let alone play a instrument. Metal jazz blues classical is real music .end of discussion.

[@Scripture-Man]

Brilliant, I love them. Everything about this group was perfect, not least the choreography and directing. Wish we had this kind of act today in the UK.

[@noemistephanie93]

20 YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, WANNABE CAME OUT!!!! OMG!!! WOW!!! time goes by so quickly!!!

[@pepeclavito9923]

now read your comment 7 years ago,,heheheh..time time time....

[@AR1GAT0]

Here during Covid19, 2020. I love them!

[@Capibaracapibara1992]

this is part of the UK history

[@bonneannee334]

OASK LOUBNA DANANE VIOLETTA4EVER

[@bonneannee334]

Manuel Monge MERCREDI 21 MARS LOUBNA

[@CSM100MK2]

I'm sad for your take on "history"

[@RRADOMAL]

Bruno Fettucini he means pop culture

[@SimpleWorld08]

@@CSM100MK2 Dumbass.

[@jessietipping1299]

The spice girls are full of energy I love them uh

[@shanitrahan9904]

Spice Girls they're rocked the house on that stage I love it when mel C did a back flip that's was so cool

[@PaulieMichael]

I’d give an organ to go back in time and be in the audience.

[@michaelmonkhouse3036]

You wouldn't enjoy it as much then.

[@NghtHwkk]

You might be dead in the crowd as you gave an organ away.

[@gumpy6299]

Just to watch them lip sync?

[@user-cj8dl6uz2n]

I was there and none of us knew who they were…

[@johnodwyer80]

Mel C brilliant as always.

[@filipzawistowski4390]

This is how my childhood started.

[@babyringo3721]

Victoria looks amazing

[@adisajakupovic6184]

ICONIC

[@ivylovestatuanna8684]

Omg 1996 i was 10 years old and when i've heard this song on the radio i've become a fan of them. Every girls in class wanted to be them lol. So many memories

[@roxannegilbertson1143]

So was I

[@stacey-qo6bc]

I was also 10.... 86 babies lol. 😛

[@ivylovestatuanna8684]

@@stacey-qo6bc I was listening this song on my Walkman and dancing in my room 😁😍 I remember having their first album on the cassette hehe😋 I still listen them for the nostalgia but I will always remember them as my fave girl band from the 90s. And cool we are same age then

[@stacey-qo6bc]

@@ivylovestatuanna8684definitely, were you part of the official Spice Girls fan club aswell back then. I remember getting a jam packed envelope every month, with stuff like unseen photos, posters, and priority presale for their concerts etc. 😁

[@ivylovestatuanna8684]

@@stacey-qo6bc my old room was with Spice Girls with so many posters 😁 I also had cds the movie on VHS and few T Shirts. I still have them somewhere. I loved their movie so much. I might rewatch soon lol 😁😍

[@yusrikhldn5273]

Im from malaysia - still remembers the first TIME ever i heard wannabe & spice girls in the radio (Uk chart or something) it was an afternoon i was on my bed in my dormitory (boarding high school) and WOW the music brings so much fun energy in it!! That was a magical moment!!

[@redrocks1983]

This is GEN-X baby! Best Artists ever...

[@jsndve]

A bop that will stand the test of time.

[@eduardovalentimneto452]

Five beautiful ladies.

[@fractalign]

Hard to believe this was only 1996, it seems like a lifetime ago !

[@bgcrp2005]

It was that was 23 years ago

[@romycontreras527]

Sporty 😍

[@yuhhh_boi...efrain3265]

Best girl band ever

[@danieloconnell6722]

This is still massive hit even now

[@inebell3945]

ginger spice wrote this song ❤

[@barryxf]

Great song - thanks for posting. :)

[@AnthonyNiroshan]

What a time to be alive!!!

[@maaarfer]

I remember watching this back in 1996 like it was just yesterday. I thought Mel B's hair was amazing and I wanted to be just like them.

[@anthonynettleton2089]

After hearing there coming back I find myself here lol 2018 and there on tour 2019 I definitely going who else

[@mojojojojowhitequeen1614]

My first son was born when this was no 1 in the top 40 charts good memories hes 22 now august 8 1996 birthday 😎😎

[@Texaslawhorn]

Fun birth song!

[@TT-rx8hm]

I was working in ibiza in 96 and I was having a drink in flamingo bar 3am and this come on the telly above the bar... Lol... If anything it brings back amazing memories

[@fabriziogritti6296]

Bellissime donne che erano le Spice GIrls 🥰😘😍🥰😘

[@crazymofozo295]

i was born a year after this and i absolutely love this song

[@iykeharrison9161]

Mel B owned this song period

[@GreenBananaz]

Wow the nostalgia!!!

[@wanttobeinnorway]

I m in love this girl group until now 208

[@alichaxoxo]

babyspice is my favorite spice

[@JustinajustinaJustina]

The best band girls in the world and forever no one band girls can replace those spice girls.

[@Serena.plenasagaz]

Geri I Love you ❤

[@philbecker4676]

I very distinctly remember watching this on TV at the time. I would have been 8. Insane. I remember drawing pictures at school of Geri in that green dress.

[@kodakexpressmorrinsville2383]

wow mel c's back flip..

[@SashGirl34]

I was only eight years old when the Spice Girls made their debut...gosh its been that long...

[@noemistephanie93]

lol i was 3 but i do remember seeing their pictures and how big they were back in the day!

[@rockerdrake]

I was seven but whoa, my whole school was dancing to their songs, the kids in my class having arguments on whose is each one of them, they hit everybody so hard. I bought all the magazines with their covers and so on and so on...crazy times

[@eggomlette9651]

Omg I rem this

[@SevenDeMagnus]

Memories

[@carolinaacevedovalencia6032]

Girl power 💪❤

[@BrokeNerfing]

They sound just like the record! Amazing!

[@carloscupo6477]

Playback

[@chantalfinn6173]

All artist did it on TOTP, show's policy

[@stacey-qo6bc]

It's mimed hun, not live.

[@musicislife.2602]

​@@chantalfinn6173I don't think lipsynching is a policy on TOTP because Mel C as a solo artist sung live on it

[@Popper818]

A testament to their brilliant performance skills. They don't make 'em like that any more. Bravo

[@butterbean645]

Remember seeing this 👌

[@angiecarey5570]

All of their faces say, “We’re on Top of the Pops!!!” ☺️

[@altimes1]

demais

[@MsBananasmel]

I was 18...I wish I was 18 again and it was 1996.

[@vadjulawakaru]

if totp still airing ( on telly) lm would probably see in here singing the stme song

[@kisetsuno]

good old days . . .

[@user-th2gn8rl5j]

Summer fun

[@theytrebel]

Easily explained - although this is their first performance being shown, this broadcast was aired some years later on the last Top of the Pops show.

[@BSBSPSensGirl88]

theytrebel so that explains why they said they’d already sold 53 million albums in 1996, haha.

[@eyeseeyou3322]

2:22 pure UK harmonious sound🤯

[@chrisdeary]

This is a flashback to their first studio appearance, though they first appeared via satellite from Japan when the single first entered the charts at number 3.

[@user-fv1uj2js7s]

me too...

[@elibredi]

Quien iva a saber que se comvertirian el mejor grupo femenino de todos los tiempos

[@fabulosot]

🔝 and blessings of success 👏🏽 actually, their ⭐ STARDOM✨ their status of being famous girl band and exceptionally talented performers to the world of the pop music entertainment 🎶🎼🔂🧝‍♀️🎙️🎚️🎛️🎧📻📺📡💻📳📲

[@BELTERFAN]

@ValyHxM I think they were the sunshine of many dark teenage years.

[@katbagley3214]

I'm showing my flipping age now because i remember watching this!

[@gregajk]

Crazy to think they thought: okay, this will be broadcasted once or twice...Maybe a a few VHS tape recordings... and 27 years later milions can still see it any moment of their lives... 🙃

[@Joshieyspicex]

First appearance on TOTP in the UK ;)

[@ben_jamin160]

never see s girl group like this again like atitude and catchy songs

[@galegorgeous8857]

Wasn't their first performance on TOTP the Japan one?

[@Martin-bh9oq]

imagine saying in 1996 about rolling stones "1963 and they are still touring" now it's 2023 :D

[@Hailey_1507]

Wasn’t their first appearance on TOTP in Japan?

[@tal3265]

Mel B 😎😍😍

[@RaquelSlasher]

A talented playback.

[@champflowahbomb7630]

Baby spice my fave, with a close second of Scary. Mel b is awesome. Not sure why everyone says gerri made the group what it is.

[@jessietipping1299]

1:34-1:36

[@Mimigoss]

Because Geri was the eldest and the "bossy" one about management. She gave her energy to motivate all 5 during the time they were together.

[@Porch.monkey.slayer]

Dear ol’ Spice Girls… awww no drama, no trying to get in the media like the awful Girls aloud etc.. loved them !!

[@lifesprototype]

*LIP*-to the-*SYNC!*

[@paulinogavilan965]

It's the Top Of The Pops ridicolous requirement, not the girls' fault. Search for Spice Girls acapella here in KZbin if you want to see them sing live.

[@allknowingoracle3277]

Geris long green dress with the slits was 😍

[@Peterrdee]

Posh: are you for real. My exact reaction when I figured out that’s her only vocal in this song lmao 😂

[@markgreet3543]

Did they do it again when they were dancing on the stairs that was the following week ??

[@kathypryor937]

still first album

[@sotelio5775]

How sing and dance same time ☝️☝️☝️

[@stacey-qo6bc]

When I was younger I always thought Top of the Pops were always live performances, recently learnt no they weren't lol. Love The Spice Girls, but this performance was definitely mimed.

[@jessietipping2389]

2:19 Geri is being rather feisty with Victoria

[@DraPaulaFlor]

Scarlet's model did the backflip!

[@DraPaulaFlor]

*mother

[@crimsonclover5399]

... and the rest is history

[@wisconsinrebelhomes7587]

That 90s Show

[@gorfsixtyfour4030]

This isn’t their first appearance on TOTP. Their first one was filmed whilst in Japan

[@jessietipping2389]

0:54 get your act together we can be just fine

[@jessietipping2389]

0:55

[@peteradaniel]

Miming as usual

[@hennyson7421]

why victoria didn't had her solo part on this debut?

[@sebastianvalencic]

cos she actually has a beutiful voice hahaha

[@lagerhound]

She wasn't a great singer, sometimes her microphone used to be turned off during concerts. But she has played her cards remarkably well and ended up being the most successful one.

[@hennyson7421]

really?..but the fact that she started with having a musical/theatrical background, i think she could have been the one with the amazing voice. i just watch some documentaries about them.

[@xxxTIN0xxx]

Cause she missed the writing session. Apart from the chorus she sings back-up to Mel C's line "are you for real" at 01:32.

[@lagerhound]

She also wasn’t the most talented vocalist of the group, but fair play to her in the end she has been the most successful, she played her cards remarkably well.

[@NickSamon]

Wait. Are you sure this was in 2 August 1996- Wait. I see.. July 1996. Could be an error.

[@LottieLongLegs]

Technically it wasn't their first appearance - that was via satellite.

[@paulhunter123]

damb i was 16 then im 34 now whats happerned

[@jessietipping1299]

1:00

[@kevinhenderson2019]

Hairy Spice was my fav in the ch5 opening show and then the scary not sure why she was..... It'll kick jen kick

[@jessietipping1299]

3:00

[@jessietipping1299]

2:54

[@Simpledreamer]

@deanopepe Haha Mel B isn't even trying! lol

[@kathypryor937]

only adults spice girls just me my name is jennifer pryor

[@makaio9578]

Emma: if you wanna get with me then you better make it fast Me; deal!

[@jessietipping1299]

2:55-2:57

[@KaligulRomanov-uq2ox]

she's had 2,763. what are you, 3? "fahr." hi, it's a chloe goopie ryane.