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 2009 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 to 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.