I think I'm right in saying that the Spice Girls were at one time called Bananarama. Then they decided to add a couple of members, plus invent themselves new identities to keep the action figure industry afloat. I believe the original names were Slapper Spice, Hairy Lezzo Spice, Stuck Up Bitch Spice, Frigid Spice and Tinky Winky.
Then Tinky Winky left, (due to management's concerns regarding body image), to form her own band. She was replaced by Minger Spice.
They've been around a long time, it was them who gave up their seats on the plane to Buddy Holly and The Big Bopper.