The pop star reflected on the band's legacy as she picked up a global impact award in London.

Mel C was talking at the Silver Clef Awards, where she won the global impact award Spice Girls star Melanie C has said the 30th anniversary of the band's debut single Wannabe - which fell on Wednesday - was a "very emotional day". The singer formerly known as Sporty Spice recalled that seeing the song in shops had been "so exciting, because it was everything we dreamed of". The track went on to become one of the defining singles of the 1990s, selling more than 8 million copies worldwide, and launching the band's Girl Power agenda. "We knew exactly what we wanted to achieve but nobody imagined the scale [of what] we went on to do," said the star, whose real name is Melanie Chisholm. The 52-year-old was speaking at the Nordoff And Robbins Silver Clef Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, where she was honoured with the global impact award. The Spice Girls celebrated Wannabe's 30th birthday with separate posts on social media earlier this week. Victoria Beckham said, external the song had "forever changed our lives", while Geri Horner wrote, external: "Thank you to my beautiful spice sisters."