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Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell Born 6th August 1972 In Watford Hertfordshire England United Kingdom Is An English Pop Singer-Songwriter Television Personality Writer Actress And UNICEF Ambassador. In Early 90's She Was The Hostess Of A Turkish Game Show Seç Bakalım Let's Make A Deal . She Became Famous In The Late 1990s Under The Nickname Of "Ginger Spice" As A Member Of The Girl Group The Spice Girls. As A Part Of The Spice Girls Geri Released Two Studio Albums Spice 1996 And Spiceworld 1997 Sales Combined Are Around Thirty-Five Million A Box-Office Hit Film Spiceworld The Movie 1997 And Performed With The Group On The Early Leg Of The Spiceworld Tour 1998 . On May 30 1998 Just Before The End Of The European Tour Halliwell Left The Spice Girls To Pursue A Solo Career. The First Official Confirmation Was An Announcement To The Media By Her Solicitor On 31st May. In 1999 Halliwell Released Her Debut Solo Album Schizophonic With Lead Single "Look At Me". The Single Reached Number Two In The UK Going On To Sell Over 1 Million Copies Worldwide. Further Singles From The Album "Mi Chico Latino" And "Lift Me Up" Became UK Number Ones With The Latter Outselling Halliwell's Former Bandmate Emma Bunton. The Fourth Single "Bag It Up" Also Reached Number One. In 2001 Halliwell Followed Up With Her Second Album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster. It Also Included Her Cover Version Of The Weather Girls' 1983 Hit "It's Raining Men" Used On The Bridget Jones's Diary Film Soundtrack. The Song Became A Huge Hit Selling Over 4 Million Copies Worldwide In The United World Chart It Hit Number Two Behind "Lady Marmalade" By Christina Aguilera Lil' Kim Mya & Pink Based On Sales Airplay And Votes It Became The Second Best Selling Single Of 2001. The Follow-Up Singles Were "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" Number Eight And "Calling" Number Seven . In Late 2004 Halliwell Made A Return To Music With The Single "Ride It" Which Reached No. 4 On The UK Charts And No. 1 On The Dance Charts. This Was The First Single From Her Third Album Passion Which Was At That Stage Slated For A Spring Release After A Second Single. Eventually A New Single "Desire" Was Released On May 30 2005. After The Release Of Passion She Stated That She Had No Plans To Continue With Her Solo Singing Career. On April 12 2007 It Was Announced That Halliwell Had Signed A Six Book Deal With Macmillan Children's Books. The Books Are Set To Feature Nine Year Old Ugenia Lavender Halliwell's Own Creation. In The Stories Ugenia Will Be Accompanied By Characters Loosely Based On Halliwell's Celebrity Friends Including Victoria Beckham And Gordon Ramsey. The Books Are Scheduled To Be Released In May 2008. On June 28 2007 Halliwell Announced She Was Joining Her Former Colleagues For "The Return Of The Spice Girls" A Global Tour That Would See All Five Original Members Of The Spice Girls Together On Stage For The First Time Since Halliwell Walked Out Mid-Tour In 1998. Part Of The Setlist Of The Reunion Tour Features Halliwell Performing Solo Singing Her Hit Single 'It's Raining Men'. On 1 February 2008 It Was Announced That Due To Personal And Family Commitments Their Tour Would Come To An End In Toronto On 26 February 2008 Meaning That Tour Dates In Beijing Hong Kong Shanghai Sydney Cape Town And Buenos Aires Were Cancelled. In 2010 Halliwell Announced Through Her Official Website She Was Back In The Studio And Recording. In February 2012 Halliwell Announced That The Fourth Album Was Being Mastered. In August 2012 She Reunited With The Spice Girls To Perform At The Closing Ceremony Of The Olympic Games In London. In 2010 Halliwell Stood In For Dannii Minogue As A Guest Judge On The X Factor At The Glasgow Auditions Alongside Simon Cowell Louis Walsh And Cheryl Cole And She Returned Again In 2012 As A Guest Judge At The Liverpool Auditions Alongside Walsh Gary Barlow And Tulisa Contostavlos. In October 2012 Halliwell Made Her First Solo Performance In Seven Years At The Breast Cancer Care Debutting A New Track Called "Phenomenal Woman". In January 2013 Halliwell Claimed That She Had Decided To Shelve The Album That Was Ready And Continue Writing And Recording Moving In A Different Style Direction. In March 2013 A Demo Version Of A Song Titled "Putting On The Bling" From The Old Recording Sessions Was Leaked. In April 2013 The Nine Network Announced That She Would Become The Fourth Judge On Australia's Got Talent. On 5 September 2013 It Was Confirmed By Channel 9's NRL Footy Show One Of The Longest Running Shows In Australia That Geri Halliwell Would Be Performing A World Exclusive Of "Half Of Me" Her First Solo Single In Nearly Eight Years At Its Grand Final Show. The Performance Took Place On 3 October 2013 Exactly One Year After Her Last Exhibition With New Material At The Breast Cancer Care Show. On 12 September 2013 It Was Announced That The Song "Half Of Me" Would Be Released Exclusively In Australia As Part Of A New Deal With Sony Music Australia. The Single Was Released On 25 October 2013 And Reached A Dismal Number 281 In The Australian Charts. Halliwell Then Took To Her Official Blog To Write About Her Upsetting Experience Back In The Music Business And Hinted Of Possibly Retiring For Good. On The Grand Final Of Australia's Got Talent She Performed An Acoustic Version Of The Spice Girl's Hit Single Wannabe.
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Look at Me
Geri-Halliwell - Schizophonic
Look At Me" Is A Song By British Singer Geri Halliwell Who Recorded And Released It After Leaving Spice Girls. Written And Composed In Collaboration By Halliwell Paul Wilson And Andy Watkins It Was Released On 10 May 1999 As The First Single From Halliwell's Debut Solo Album Schizophonic. It Peaked At Number One In New Zealand Number Two In The United Kingdom And Number Three In Australia And Ireland. To Promote The Single Halliwell Performed The Song On Top Of The Pops Party In The Park Wetten Dass Tickled Pink Tapis Rouge Musica Si Festival Bar 1999 The Rosie O'Donnell Show Graine De Star And The Tonight Show With Jay Leno. The Lyrics Of "Look At Me" Consist Largely Specifically In The Verses Of Rhymed Couplets Of Phrases That Evoke Contrasts. But Two Lines Are Repeated In Both Verses These Are The Warning "What You See Ain't What You Are Gettin'" And A Reference To "superficial Expectations". NME Felt That The Track Was Attempting To "create A Self-Reflexive Conundrum The Knowingly Blank Canvas The Irony-Chip Idoru". Halliwell Admitted That She Intended To Convey That "we Shouldn’t Take Each Other On Just Face Value. We Can Be Anything. We Can Be All Of These People." Reception For "Look At Me" Was Mostly Positive. Website AllMusic Deemed The Song "upbeat" "self-Conscious" And "silly". BBC News Described It As "undeniably Catchy" Comparing Halliwell's Performance To Shirley Bassey As "the Queen Of The Scene Flanked By A Posse Of Subservient Men" And Added That It "has Shades Of 'The Lady Is A Vamp" From The Album Spiceworld. Larry Flick From Billboard Described The Song As A "eccentric Over-The-Top Track" And Noted Further That The Song Is "tinged With Everything From James Bond Thematics And Vaudeville To Britpop And Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking"". CantStopThePop Stated That The Song "is A Little Bit Pop A Little Bit Jazz And A Whole Lot Theatrical. Musically It’s Vaguely Reminiscent Of The Lady Is A Vamp From Spiceworld Albeit Less Pastiche And More Pointed." They Added That "there’s No Doubt That Geri Had A Lot To Say As An Artist And Much Of It Came Out In The Music Video For Look At Me." Lou Carlozo From The Chicago Tribune Felt That "Spice Girls Fans Should Like The Single" Because The Song Had A "bouncy Pop Feel But A More Polished Sound Than The Typical Spice Girls Song". Look At Me" Was Selected As The One Of The Few Post-Spice Girls Song To Be Featured In The Jukebox Musical Viva Forever! In Its Entirety Producer Judy Craymer Said Of It "It's A Very Diva-Like Song And Perfect For The Hard World Of Television And Its Judges Who We Portray As The Gods On Mount Olympus".
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Geraldine Estelle "Geri" Halliwell Born 6th August 1972 In Watford Hertfordshire England United Kingdom Is An English Pop Singer-Songwriter Television Personality Writer Actress And UNICEF Ambassador. In Early 90's She Was The Hostess Of A Turkish Game Show Seç Bakalım Let's Make A Deal . She Became Famous In The Late 1990s Under The Nickname Of "Ginger Spice" As A Member Of The Girl Group The Spice Girls. As A Part Of The Spice Girls Geri Released Two Studio Albums Spice 1996 And Spiceworld 1997 Sales Combined Are Around Thirty-Five Million A Box-Office Hit Film Spiceworld The Movie 1997 And Performed With The Group On The Early Leg Of The Spiceworld Tour 1998 . On May 30 1998 Just Before The End Of The European Tour Halliwell Left The Spice Girls To Pursue A Solo Career. The First Official Confirmation Was An Announcement To The Media By Her Solicitor On 31st May. In 1999 Halliwell Released Her Debut Solo Album Schizophonic With Lead Single "Look At Me". The Single Reached Number Two In The UK Going On To Sell Over 1 Million Copies Worldwide. Further Singles From The Album "Mi Chico Latino" And "Lift Me Up" Became UK Number Ones With The Latter Outselling Halliwell's Former Bandmate Emma Bunton. The Fourth Single "Bag It Up" Also Reached Number One. In 2001 Halliwell Followed Up With Her Second Album Scream If You Wanna Go Faster. It Also Included Her Cover Version Of The Weather Girls' 1983 Hit "It's Raining Men" Used On The Bridget Jones's Diary Film Soundtrack. The Song Became A Huge Hit Selling Over 4 Million Copies Worldwide In The United World Chart It Hit Number Two Behind "Lady Marmalade" By Christina Aguilera Lil' Kim Mya & Pink Based On Sales Airplay And Votes It Became The Second Best Selling Single Of 2001. The Follow-Up Singles Were "Scream If You Wanna Go Faster" Number Eight And "Calling" Number Seven . In Late 2004 Halliwell Made A Return To Music With The Single "Ride It" Which Reached No. 4 On The UK Charts And No. 1 On The Dance Charts. This Was The First Single From Her Third Album Passion Which Was At That Stage Slated For A Spring Release After A Second Single. Eventually A New Single "Desire" Was Released On May 30 2005. After The Release Of Passion She Stated That She Had No Plans To Continue With Her Solo Singing Career. On April 12 2007 It Was Announced That Halliwell Had Signed A Six Book Deal With Macmillan Children's Books. The Books Are Set To Feature Nine Year Old Ugenia Lavender Halliwell's Own Creation. In The Stories Ugenia Will Be Accompanied By Characters Loosely Based On Halliwell's Celebrity Friends Including Victoria Beckham And Gordon Ramsey. The Books Are Scheduled To Be Released In May 2008. On June 28 2007 Halliwell Announced She Was Joining Her Former Colleagues For "The Return Of The Spice Girls" A Global Tour That Would See All Five Original Members Of The Spice Girls Together On Stage For The First Time Since Halliwell Walked Out Mid-Tour In 1998. Part Of The Setlist Of The Reunion Tour Features Halliwell Performing Solo Singing Her Hit Single 'It's Raining Men'. On 1 February 2008 It Was Announced That Due To Personal And Family Commitments Their Tour Would Come To An End In Toronto On 26 February 2008 Meaning That Tour Dates In Beijing Hong Kong Shanghai Sydney Cape Town And Buenos Aires Were Cancelled. In 2010 Halliwell Announced Through Her Official Website She Was Back In The Studio And Recording. In February 2012 Halliwell Announced That The Fourth Album Was Being Mastered. In August 2012 She Reunited With The Spice Girls To Perform At The Closing Ceremony Of The Olympic Games In London. In 2010 Halliwell Stood In For Dannii Minogue As A Guest Judge On The X Factor At The Glasgow Auditions Alongside Simon Cowell Louis Walsh And Cheryl Cole And She Returned Again In 2012 As A Guest Judge At The Liverpool Auditions Alongside Walsh Gary Barlow And Tulisa Contostavlos. In October 2012 Halliwell Made Her First Solo Performance In Seven Years At The Breast Cancer Care Debutting A New Track Called "Phenomenal Woman". In January 2013 Halliwell Claimed That She Had Decided To Shelve The Album That Was Ready And Continue Writing And Recording Moving In A Different Style Direction. In March 2013 A Demo Version Of A Song Titled "Putting On The Bling" From The Old Recording Sessions Was Leaked. In April 2013 The Nine Network Announced That She Would Become The Fourth Judge On Australia's Got Talent. On 5 September 2013 It Was Confirmed By Channel 9's NRL Footy Show One Of The Longest Running Shows In Australia That Geri Halliwell Would Be Performing A World Exclusive Of "Half Of Me" Her First Solo Single In Nearly Eight Years At Its Grand Final Show. The Performance Took Place On 3 October 2013 Exactly One Year After Her Last Exhibition With New Material At The Breast Cancer Care Show. On 12 September 2013 It Was Announced That The Song "Half Of Me" Would Be Released Exclusively In Australia As Part Of A New Deal With Sony Music Australia. The Single Was Released On 25 October 2013 And Reached A Dismal Number 281 In The Australian Charts. Halliwell Then Took To Her Official Blog To Write About Her Upsetting Experience Back In The Music Business And Hinted Of Possibly Retiring For Good. On The Grand Final Of Australia's Got Talent She Performed An Acoustic Version Of The Spice Girl's Hit Single Wannabe.
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Look at Me" is a song by British singer Geri Halliwell, who recorded and released it after leaving Spice Girls. Written and composed in collaboration by Halliwell, Paul Wilson, and Andy Watkins, it was released on 10 May 1999 as the first single from Halliwell's debut solo album, Schizophonic. It peaked at number one in New Zealand, number two in the United Kingdom and number three in Australia and Ireland. To promote the single, Halliwell performed the song on Top of the Pops, Party in the Park, Wetten Dass, Tickled Pink, Tapis Rouge, Musica Si, Festival Bar 1999, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Graine de Star and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
The lyrics of "Look at Me" consist largely, specifically in the verses, of rhymed couplets of phrases that evoke contrasts. But two lines are repeated in both verses; these are the warning "What you see ain't what you are gettin'" and a reference to "superficial expectations". NME felt that the track was attempting to "create a self-reflexive conundrum, the knowingly blank canvas, the irony-chip Idoru". Halliwell admitted that she intended to convey that "we shouldn’t take each other on just face value. We can be anything. We can be all of these people."
Reception for "Look at Me" was mostly positive. Website AllMusic deemed the song "upbeat", "self-conscious", and "silly". BBC News described it as "undeniably catchy", comparing Halliwell's performance to Shirley Bassey as "the queen of the scene flanked by a posse of subservient men", and added that it "has shades of 'The Lady Is a Vamp", from the album Spiceworld. Larry Flick from Billboard described the song as a "eccentric, over-the-top track" and noted further that the song is "tinged with everything from James Bond thematics and vaudeville to Britpop and Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking"". CantStopThePop stated that the song "is a little bit pop, a little bit jazz and a whole lot theatrical. Musically, it’s vaguely reminiscent of The Lady Is A Vamp from Spiceworld, albeit less pastiche and more pointed." They added that "there’s no doubt that Geri had a lot to say as an artist, and much of it came out in the music video for Look at Me." Lou Carlozo from the Chicago Tribune felt that "Spice Girls fans should like the single", because the song had a "bouncy pop feel, but a more polished sound than the typical Spice Girls song".
Look at Me" was selected as the one of the few post-Spice Girls song to be featured in the jukebox musical Viva Forever! in its entirety; producer Judy Craymer said of it, "It's a very diva-like song and perfect for the hard world of television and its judges who we portray as the gods on Mount Olympus". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.