August 6, 2007 9:54

Baghdad misses out on Spice Girls gig

Find out who beat Iraq's capital to Girl Power show

The Spice Girls have chosen Toronto as their 'Spice City'.

The band let fans vote via their website on the city they would be playing as part of their winter world tour.

On Thespicegirls.com they wrote: “One city had to win and we are now delighted to announce the winner is…Toronto. Thanks to everyone in Canada who voted for us to play there - we’ll work out the date over the next few weeks and let you know.”

Listing the other contenders, the band wrote: “Since we launched there have been literally millions of votes for us to play in hundreds of cities, including places like Rio, Chicago, Melbourne, Manchester, Paris, Alice Springs, Baghdad and Diss!”

Speaking about the choice Mel C told Jam Showbiz!: “(Toronto) just narrowly beat Manchester and I’m from Liverpool, which is quite close.

“I'd have been happy with Manchester, which is near all my family. But I love Toronto and I also have family there too.”

As previously reported on NME.COM, there was a concerted internet campaign for Iraq's capital Baghdad to host the show, with the city receiving a large number of votes.

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