About Mollie King
Mollie Elizabeth King (born 4 June 1987) is an English radio presenter, singer and songwriter who rose to fame as a member of girl group the Saturdays. As part of the Saturdays, King has had 13 top 10 and eight top 5 singles, including the UK number-one hit "What About Us" on the UK Singles Chart and five top-ten albums on the UK Albums Chart. Before the Saturdays, King was a member of another girl group, Fallen Angelz, with whom she appeared on The X Factor. In 2015, King signed a solo deal with Island Records. In August 2017, King was the first contestant announced for that year's series of BBC's Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with AJ Pritchard. King was eliminated in the semi-final in December 2017, finishing in fifth place. In April 2018, it was announced that King would join BBC Radio 1 to co-host a show with Matt Edmondson beginning in June on that year from Fridays to Sundays. As of 2024, they now co-host from Mondays to Thursdays. King later raced for Great Britain as one of the youngest on the team and later went on to ski for the British Alpine squad although she turned down a ski career to pursue her dream of becoming a singer. In late October 2008, the group released their first studio album Chasing Lights. The fifth and final single from the album was "Work", which was the first single by the group to fail to reach the Top 20.
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