Dolly Style
| Dolly Style | |
|---|---|
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Members |
Mikaela Samuelsson (Molly) Alexandra Salomonsson (Holly) Polly3 |
| Past members |
Marielle Myhrberg (Polly) Carolina Magnell (Molly) Emma Pucek (Polly) |
Dolly Style is a Swedish pop group. The group was created by Emma Nors and Palle Hammarlund and features three girls, all born in 1996, that call themselves Molly, Holly and Polly,[1] The trio claims to originate from a "dollhouse in Dollyville".[1] The group gets its inspiration from Japanese culture, such as fairy kei, gyaru and the lolita subcultures.[2]
Career
2014–15: Debut with "Hello Hi", Melodifestivalen and line-up changes
Dolly Style was formed in the summer of 2014 by Emma Nors and Palle Hammarlund under Capitol Records Sweden. The idea was to based the idea off Lolita and other Japanese styles for their image. Their debut was first announced in late 2014 and was confirmed to make their debut in Melodifestivalen in February 2015 with "Hello Hi". The group participated in Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Hello Hi", in the first semifinal. The group made it to the "Second Chance" round but failed to make it to the Melodifestivalen final.[3][4] "Hello Hi" charted at number 32 in Sweden.
In April 2015 it was announced that Emma Pucek, the first "Polly" had left the group, and that she had been replaced with another person, Marielle Myhrberg, who would take on the "Polly" persona.[5]
On May 1, Dolly Style uploaded a preview from a performance of a new song called "Upsy Daisy", a release date has not been announced yet for this song, however, on May 4, Dolly Style revealed the cover art for their second single called "Cherry Gum" and announced the release date for May 8. They also announced that "Cherry Gum" would be released internationally. Their second single "Cherry Gum" was released internationally on May 8. Dolly Style's third single, "Upsy Daisy", was released on September 10. On November 5, it was announced that Carolina Magnell, better known by her Dolly Style persona Molly, had left Dolly Style due to personal reasons. Emma Nors, their manager, had announced that they would be looking for a new Molly for Dolly Style. On November 17, the new singer for the "Molly" persona, Mikaela, was revealed.
2015–present: Second attempt at Melodifestivalen, new releases & Marielle's departure
On November 28, it was revealed that Dolly Style would participate again in Melodifestivalen 2016 with a new single, "Rollercoaster". Like last time, they made it to the Second Chance round of Melodifestivalen. "Rollercoaster", their fourth single, is Dolly Style's highest charting single to date, peaking at number 27 in Sweden.
On June 3 2016, Dolly Style released their fifth single "Unicorns & Ice Cream", with a music video for it later coming out in August.
On August 10th, Marielle announced that she will be leaving Dolly Style and that the new Polly will be announced soon.
On September 12th, the new Polly presented herself on Facebook and promised to answer questions in a near future. The new Polly also announced on September 20th that they are currently recording a new single that will be released soon.
Member timeline
Discography
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE [6] | |||||||||
| "Hello Hi" | 2015 | 32 |
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Non-album singles | |||||
| "Cherry Gum" | — | ||||||||
| "Upsy Daisy" | — | ||||||||
| "Rollercoaster" | 2016 | 27 |
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| "Unicorns & Ice Cream" | — | ||||||||
| "Young & Restless" | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Unreleased songs
References
- 1 2 "Dolly Style:". Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Dolly Style – Hello Hi". svt.se. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Jessica Andersson och Eric Saade vidare". Expressen. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "SvD liverapporterar från Melodifestivalen". SvD.se. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ↑ "Polly hoppar av Dolly Style". GP. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ↑ Swedishcharts.com Dolly Style disography
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dQRw-41X2g
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj-Yns_wwSE
- ↑ https://play.spotify.com/album/7dTWNOKcNjabHRqcB7c0nW?play=true&utm_source=open.spotify.com&utm_medium=open&lf=d7da98358a4c3d71e9f7ddef02607bda