I
hope everyone has had a great week so far! It is Wednesday once again so it is
time to pick another Artist of the Week. This week I have chosen another import
from the U.K. A girl group that goes by the clever name The Saturdays. This
girl includes group members Mollie King, Una Healy, Vanessa White, Frankie
Sandford and Rochelle Humes. The
Saturdays were formed in 2007 after holding auditions to become a member of the
group. The group was put together through the record label Polydor
Records, which meant they would have an instant record, deal and were
signed to Fascination Records, a sub-label of Polydor. The
band began recording their debut album while touring with Girls Aloud
on their Tangled Up Tour. While the girls were still on
tour they released their first single called
"If This Is Love". The song charted at number
eight on the UK Singles Chart after it sold 14,990 copies in
its first week of release.[5]
The single was also the second highest new entry of the week behind Katy Perry's
"I Kissed a Girl" which debuted at number four.
Their debut album, Chasing
Lights was released in October 2008 and peaked at number 9 on the UK
Albums Chart. Later the album was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry.
This success only
proved to be just the beginning to The Saturdays music industry career. Since
their debut in 2008 they released three more very successful albums. This lead
them to take that all-important leap to crossover to the U.S market. So in 2012
the group worked on their fifth overall release, it was announced that The
Saturdays had signed to Island Def Jam and Mercury
Records to release future music in the United States. “What" was
released as the bands first worldwide single. The Saturdays also star in a reality
series called Chasing The Saturdays, which premiered on
E! on 20 January
2013. The show features the group trying to make it in America. Upon its
premiere in the United Kingdom, Chasing The Saturdays became that week's
#1 most watched show with 72,000 viewers, having 10,000 more viewers than Kourtney and Khloé Take Miami.[64]
"What About Us" is knocked Justin
Timberlake's "Mirrors" off the number-one
spot on the UK Singles Chart on 24 March 2013.
What I like about
this group is that they don’t seem to be just another girl group to add to the
list of Pop girl groups. I feel they have true talent. They of course have
vocal ability to just about sing anything.
They have all the true components of becoming an iconic female
powerhouse girl group. So take a listen and tell me what you think. Remember
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