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Victoria Beckham
Occupation : Actress, musician
Birth Date : April 17, 1974
Birth Place : Hertfordshire, England, UK
Birth Name : Victoria Caroline Adams
Nationality : British
Height : 5' 5½
Sex : F
Education : Jason Theatre School
Laine Arts Theatre College
Relationship : David Beckham (member of Real Madrid Football Club; born on May 2, 1975, married on July 4, 1999)
Father : Tony
Mother : Jackie
Sister : Louise
Brother : Christian
Son : Cruz (born on February 20, 2005 in Madrid via Caesarean section), Romeo (born on September 1, 2002 at 9.40am; at the Portland Street Hospital in London), Brooklyn Joseph Beckham (born on March 4, 1999)
Claim to fame : as Posh Spice in Spice Girls
Born Victoria Caroline Adams on April 17, 1974, in Hertfordshire, England, to parents Tony and Jackie, the singer admits to having wanted to be a star from the age of eight after seeing the film Fame. Recognising the showbiz bug in their little girl, her parents sent eight-year-old Victoria to the Jason Theatre School in Enfield where she studied until she was 17.
A year later the budding performer moved on to Laine Arts Theatre College in Surrey, taking dancing lessons on the side. Three years later she answered an ad in the magazine The Stage looking for five girls who could sing and dance. It was to be her ticket to fame. The female quintet – Geri Halliwell, Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Victoria – would go on to become The Spice Girls.
The Spice Girls' first single, Wannabe, went straight to number one and, for a few years, the girls could not put a foot wrong. Capturing the imagination of youngsters around the globe, they notched up number one after number one and broke record after record.
Amid all the success, in 1997 Victoria met her future husband, footie ace David Beckham. The couple married two years later and have three sons - Brooklyn, Romeo and Cruz.
By 1997, The Spice Girls had reached the peak of their popularity and were even starring in their own movie Spiceworld. Everything changed, however, when in 1998 the de facto leader of the group, Geri Halliwell quit the group.
The remaining "Spices" continue without her for a while, but marriage, motherhood and solo careers were beginning to take precedence. Although Victoria released a solo single Not Such An Innocent Girl and self-titled debut album in 2001, her family was playing an increasingly important role in her life.
In May 2003 she was once again active on the music scene, teaming up with US hip hop artist Damian Dash, but the project fizzled out. Since then Victoria has become more involved in another of her great passions - fashion - and has collaborated on collections with several international design labels.
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