The Saturdays are the hottest girl band in the UK at the moment with three hit albums under their belt, eight Top 10 UK singles and over 2 million records sold! But who are these five fabulous girls that make up The Saturdays? Meet the girls behind the pop music on Kidzworld!
The Fab Five
The girls were discovered during auditions for a girl band in 2007 and were instantly signed to the same record company as Girls Aloud, Polydor Records. The British/Irish girl band released their debut album “Chasing Lights” in 2008. They toured with Girls Aloud on their “Tangled Up” tour before going on their own UK tour called “The Work Tour”.They quickly made a name for themselves as ones to watch after only a year of being in the band together! Not only are they known for their danceable tunes and energetic stage presence, their eye-catching style and love of bright colours make them pop music style icons in the making!
Check out their very first single “If This Is Love”!
Who Are The Saturdays?
Only two of the members of the group knew each other before 2007. Frankie Sandford and Rochelle Wiseman were members of S Club 8 together! The rest of the girls, Una Healy, Mollie King and Vanessa White were discovered through auditions!
Check out their video for the song “Higher”!
Frankie Sandford: Mini Bio
Born 14 January, 1989 in Upminster, Essex, Francesca Sandford (Frankie) was part of the band S Club 8 and dated McFly bassist Dougie Poynter for two years! She tried to pursue a solo career before joining The Saturdays!
Frankie Sandford
Rochelle Wiseman: Mini Bio
Born 21 March, 1989, she was also a member of the popular group S Club 8 with Frankie. They had six Top 10 hits in the UK and made two albums. She dated JLS member Marvin Humes for 8 months in 2010!
Rochelle Wiseman
Mollie King: Mini Bio
Born on 4 June 1987 in Richmond, London, she ski raced for Great Britain as a child and was even part of the English Alpine Ski Squad! She also modeled for Abercrombie and Fitch, Gilette and Clean & Clear. Also was a member of girl band Fallen Angelz in 2005 - they made it to the bootcamp of X Factor!
Mollie King
Una Healy: Mini Bio
Born 10 October 1981, Una is the oldest member of the band and is fro Co. Tippery, Ireland. She’s a talented songwriter and won Ireland’s Glinsk Song Contest in 2004 and 2006.
Una Healy
Vanessa White: Mini Bio
Born 30 October, 1989 in Somerset, England, her father is English and her mother is Filipino. She has a younger sister named Celine who she begged her mom to name after Celine Dion! She was Young Nala in the London West End musical The Lion King when she was a child!
Vanessa White
Fun Facts!
- They are all dog lovers and have more than 5 dogs between them!
- Vanessa White attended the same performing arts school in London as Pixie Lott!
- They have an autobiography out called “The Saturdays: Our Story”
