The Saturdays

The Saturdays biography

The Saturdays are a British-Irish girl group based in London. The group consists of Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with Fascination, a sub-division of Polydor Records.

The band rose to fame when they released their debut single "If This Is Love", which gave them their first top ten hit. They later released their first mainstream studio album Chasing Lights. It was accredited platinum certification by the British Phonographic Industry, while "Up", "Issues" and "Just Can't Get Enough" all received silver certifications. After the album, the band began their first sell-out tour The Work Tour. While touring, the band began recording their second studio album, Wordshaker which was released in October 2009, which gained silver certification by BPI.

In 2010, as a bridge between their 2010 release Wordshaker and their planned 2011 album, the band released their first extended play, Headlines!, the first single "Missing You" released and second single, "Higher" which featured guest vocals from Flo Rida. On Your Radar is their third studio album which was released in November 2011, with top ten singles "Notorious" and "All Fired Up" released before the album. To date the band have released thirteen singles in the United Kingdom alone.

In 2011, it was revealed that the band were attempting the crack the American music industry, They are currently due to star in their own TV show on American cable network E!, in 2012. The band have previously had their own TV show in the UK, The Saturdays: 24/7. They have furthermore written a book titled, The Saturdays: Our Story.

History

2007-09: Formation, Chasing Lights and The Work Tour

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. They were also offered songs which were rejected by Girls Aloud. They said "We all thought it was a bit of a cheek. Why would we want their rejects? ... It's bad enough with all the comparisons being made." The song charted at number eight on the UK Singles Chart after it sold 14,990 copies in its first week of release. 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. As well as supporting Girls Aloud, The Saturdays also supported the Jonas Brothers at their Hammersmith Apollo gig.

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. The last track of Chasing Lights, "Why Me, Why Now" was originally a demo by Alex Cartana, but later picked up by the band. The band were often compared to other British female acts such as the Sugababes and Girls Aloud, however they have been praised for their debut album. "Up" was confirmed to be the second single from the album and first studio version of "Up" premiered on Popjustice on 17 July 2008 in the form of a short clip, after the group previously performed the song, when it was being recorded, live at various gigs in the United Kingdom. The song then officially premiered in full on 31 August 2008 on BBC Radio 1. On 19 October 2008 "Up" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Chart with first week sales of 26,593. In turn outpeaking and outselling previous single "If This Is Love" which debuted at number eight with first week sales of 14,990. Third single released "Issues" which became a commercial success after charting at number-four. Both "Up" and "Issues" found themselves gaining a certification of Silver by the British phonographic industry. In March 2009 The Saturdays released a cover of Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough" for Comic Relief, the single was a success and charted at number-two on the UK Singles Chart and was also certificated Siver by the BPI. "Work" was released as the fifth and final single from the album and was their first single to miss the top-ten on the Singles Chart.

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