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Spice Girls Finalist Was 'Gutted' to Miss Out on Band

Melanie Coloma says she reached the final eight in auditions and realised later the band was the Spice Girls after seeing them on TV.

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A singer who made it to the final eight to be in the Spice Girls said she was "gutted" she was not part of the superstar girl group but always tipped Geri Halliwell-Horner and Melanie Brown to make the band.

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Singer who almost became a Spice Girl reveals moment she realised what she’d missed

‘It was something quite different compared to the normal sort of auditions you see,’ says Melanie Coloma

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Spice Girls finalist was 'gutted' to miss out on band

A singer who made it to the final eight to be in the Spice Girls said she was "gutted" she was not part of the superstar girl group but always tipped Geri Halliwell-Horner and Melanie Brown to make the band.

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Spice Girls finalist ‘gutted’ she did not make band but tipped Mel B for success

Melanie Coloma made it to the final eight at auditions to be in the band.

·London, United Kingdom
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Evening Standard broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Friday, September 11, 2026.
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