Victoria Caroline Beckham (née
Adams; born 17 April 1974)
[Victoria Beckham. People. Retrieved on 2007-12-18.][Ellen, Barbara. Watch this Spice. The Guardian, 2003-11-02. Retrieved on 2007-12-20.] is an
English singer,
dancer,
fashion designer,
author,
businesswoman,
actress and
model.
During her rise to fame with 1990s pop group the
Spice Girls, she was dubbed
Posh Spice, a nickname first coined by the
British tabloid press. Since the Spice Girls followed separate careers, Beckham has dabbled in
pop music, scoring four UK Top 10 singles as a solo artist. Her first single to be released, "
Out of Your Mind", reached number two in the
UK Singles Chart and is her highest chart entry to date. During her solo music career she has been signed to
Virgin Records and
Telstar Records.
Beckham has found more success as an internationally recognised and photographed
style icon. She has had a career in fashion, designing a
line of jeans for
Rock & Republic and later designing her own denim brand, dVb Style. Beckham has brought out her own range of sunglasses and fragrance, entitled Intimately Beckham, which has been released in the UK and America. In association with the Japanese store
Samantha Thavasa, she has produced a range of handbags and jewellery. In addition, she has released two bestselling books; one her autobiography, the other a fashion guide.