Emma Bunton was once known as Baby Spice; that is, when she was one-fifth of multi-million selling girl group the Spice Girls. These days, she is just known as Emma.

Her U.S. solo debut, "Free Me," is due January 25 via 19 Recordings/Universal. Wildly buoyant, the album is equal parts Petula Clark, Motown and Burt Bacharach-with sun-bleached splashes of bossa nova.

In November, remixes of the title track went top 5 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music Club Play chart and top 10 on the Hot Dance Radio Airplay tally, and Emma couldn't be happier with that success.

--I swore all of their 15 minutes of fame was up. Looks like I may have been wrong.

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Posted by Lawren at December 13, 2004 06:29 AM

You Said

Umm, she's hot.

Says: Iceman at December 13, 2004 10:13 AM

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Apparently they're using their 15 minutes of fame separately and consecutively rather than concurrently.

Says: Heidi at December 13, 2004 07:53 PM

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She always was the hottest Spice Girl, in my opinion. Of course, I never listened to them (what self-respecting male did?).... :)

Says: Skerdog at December 15, 2004 03:10 PM

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