Emma Lee Buntonis an English singer, songwriter, media personality, and actress. She rose to fame in the 1990s as a member of the pop group the Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed Baby Spice, reflecting the fact that she was the youngest member. With over 100 million records sold worldwide, the Spice Girls are the best-selling female group of all time.
During the Spice Girls hiatus, Bunton released her debut solo album, A Girl Like Me (2001), which debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry for sales in excess of 100,000 copies. The album spawned the successful singles "What Took You So Long?", "What I Am" and "Take My Breath Away". Her second album, Free Me (2004), included the top five single "Free Me", and the top ten singles "Maybe" and "I'll Be There". Following the release of her third studio album, Life in Mono (2006), which included the successful single "Downtown", Bunton reunited with the Spice Girls in 2007 for a one-off international tour and greatest hits album. In 2019, she released her fourth studio album, My Happy Place, and reunited with the Spice Girls for a tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Bunton had a recurring role on the BBC One comedy series Absolutely Fabulous (2003–2012). She competed on the fourth series of the BBC dancing show Strictly Come Dancing in 2006. Bunton has also served as a judge on television talent shows, including Dancing on Ice (2010–2011), Your Face Sounds Familiar (2013), and Boy Band (2017). From 2013 to 2018, Bunton was a co-presenter on the Heart Breakfast radio show in London with Jamie Theakston. She currently presents her own show for Heart Radio on Sunday evenings.
