In 2007 , the Spice Girls regrouped and announced plans for a reunion tour , from which they were said to have earned £ 10 million each ( about US$ 20 million ) . The group 's members said that they were still enjoying doing their " own thing " . The group decided to tour as a quintet for the last time and release their first compilation album , a collection of their '' Greatest Hits '' . This album was released in early November 2007 , and the tour began on 2 December 2007 . During the reformation , film maker Bob Smeaton directed an official film of the tour , which he titled '' Spice Girls : Giving You Everything '' . In addition to their sell-out tour , the Spice Girls were contracted to appear in Tesco advertisements , for which they were paid £ 1 million each . In March 2010 , vocal coach and singer Carrie Grant announced on ITV1 's '' The Alan Titchmarsh Show '' that Halliwell would be making a return to music . In April 2010 , Halliwell posted a message on her website , saying she was back in the studio and referring to Lady Gaga as one of her influences . In May 2011 , reports suggested that Halliwell would be making a return to music . On 31 July 2011 , Halliwell confirmed she had been working on her fourth album , stating of it , " The album 's pretty much finished . " In February 2012 , Halliwell announced that the fourth album was being mastered . In August 2012 , she reunited with the Spice Girls to perform as a quintet for the last time at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in London . This was the last Spice Girls concert to feature Victoria Beckham . In 2010 , Halliwell stood in for Dannii Minogue as a guest judge on '' The X Factor '' at the Glasgow auditions alongside Simon Cowell , Louis Walsh , and Cheryl Cole , and she returned again in 2012 as a guest judge at the Liverpool auditions alongside Walsh , Gary Barlow , and Tulisa Contostavlos . In October 2012 , Halliwell made her first solo performance in seven years at the Breast Cancer Care , debuting a new track called " Phenomenal Woman " . In January 2013 , Halliwell claimed that she had decided to shelve the album she had finished to continue writing and recording , moving in a different style direction . In April 2013 , the Nine Network announced that she would become the fourth judge on '' Australia 's Got Talent ''
closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in London
2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony
Geri Halliwell