Mollie King
About
Mollie King is an English singer-songwriter and model. She is best known for being a member of girl group The Saturdays.
Early Career
Mollie King auditioned for The X Factor in 2005, before joining The Saturdays.
As a result of her audition being broadcast, King appeared on The X Factor in 2007 again as part of girl group Fallen Angelz which was formed in 2005. They managed to get to the final stages of boot camp before being eliminated from the competition. With the Fallen Angelz, King appeared in Singing with the Enemy.
The Saturdays
Since 2007, King has been a member of girl group The Saturdays. The group has achieved thirteen Top 10 hits, and four Top 10 albums. The girl group released their debut single “If This Is Love” in July 2008, and it peaked at number eight in the UK.
In late October 2008, the group released their first studio album Chasing Lights. It charted at number nine in the UK, and went platinum according to the BPI.
In December 2011, the group went on their first headlining arena tour, All Fired Up Tour! The band released their first single taken from their fourth studio album “30 Days” in May 2012, which peaked at number seven.
Television Appearances
King appeared in a number of episodes of Hollyoaks Later, along with Frankie Sandford. As a part of The Saturdays, she has appeared in BBC series Myths. King has appeared in two episodes of bebo-based online show Sam King portraying herself as an ex-girlfriend. King also appeared on The King is Dead on BBC Three and Never Mind the Buzzcocks in 2010.
Chasing The Saturdays
In early 2013, The Saturdays appeared in another reality TV documentary about their lives, Chasing The Saturdays. The programme followed the band as they tried to break into the American market after signing with Island Def Jam Records and Mercury Records. The show aired in on TV network E! on Sunday nights. The US premiere received 914,000 viewers. Upon its premiere in the UK, the show received 72,000 views and became the networks most watched show of the week.
Endorsement Deals
It was revealed in 2009 that The Saturdays would be the new faces of hair removal product Veet. They later became the new faces of a major campaign for Impulse women’s deodorant. The group recorded a television ad, which featured their songs “Forever Is Over” and “Ego”.
King also was an ambassador for Maybelline during the Vodafone London Fashion Week. In 2017, King became the face of the Christmas campaign for Boux Avenue.