Spice Girls reunite, heat up London stage during Olympics closing ceremony
From left: Victoria Beckham, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, and Melanie Brown of The Spice Girls performed during the Closing Ceremony at Olympic Stadium in London on Aug. 12. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
The Spice Girls are back -- or at least they were last night during the closing ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic games. Making a grand entrance in glitzy taxi cabs, the all-time best-selling girl group performed hit songs "Wannabe" and "Spice Up Your Life," dancing on top of the taxis around Olympic Stadium. The British group, who formed in 1994 and rose to worldwide fame in 1996 with the release of "Wannabe," previously reunited for a tour in 2007. Watch their performance at nbcolympics.com.
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