By TYLER PATRICK
Britain’s newest power girl group, The Saturdays, might as well be the greatest thing to ever come across the pond, if only they could get enough recognition to actually travel across the pond. Although highly popular in Europe, The Saturdays are about as well-known here as Miley Cyrus before she was Hannah Montana.
Their lack of recognition creates confusion in the few fans the girls possess in the United States, as this girl group consists of everything America needs on a daily basis. Mollie King, Una Healy, Vanessa White, Rochelle Wiseman and Frankie Sandford represent friendship, sex appeal and the best pop music to hit the market since the Spice Girls.
The Saturdays were discovered through an audition for girl singers between the ages of 18 and 28.
Their music consists of pop beats mixed with a collection of versatile voices giving it the urban flair people love. These girls possess actual talent in each of their individual singing voices, opposed to bands like the Plain White Tee’s and the Pussycat Dolls who rely on one or two strong singers for the group. The wide range of vocsl talent provides accurate high notes that don’t sound horrible, an intriguing composition that keeps the audience interested and a reason to keep listening to their relatable music.
Like most pop music artists the girls sing about heartbreak, love and having fun, but their un-enhanced voices add a sense of imperfection to each song they perform, making it much more amazing and believable. Although the girls don’t write their own music, they still make it their own. Perhaps the best part of their music is that when The Saturdays perform live. the music is actually live and sounds fantastic, which cannot be said about pop artists, like Britney Spears and Madonna, who depend on lip syncing or other technology.
Although The Saturdays have had seven out of eight of their songs become Top 10 hits in the UK, they have not gotten a number one. If the group were to travel to America the girls would finally be able to have the success of a number one in their pocket.
So many times when flipping on the television, one witnesses the damaging effects of fame and exactly what not to do in his life, but The Saturdays are the complete opposite in the way they live their lives on a daily basis.
These five girls have remained the same quirky pack of British females they were when they first gained British success in 2008. Their actions are exemplified in a four episode special entitled The Saturdays: 24/7.
During the program, the girls display their love lives, their sense of humor and just how they remain a group of sane girls within the music industry. In one scene, Rochelle pulls herself away from traditional mindset by responding to a report of her putting on weight by saying “Yeah I have [gained weight]. It was Christmas, I ate; big deal.” The audience can view Vanessa, the only band member without a boyfriend, flirting with a boy and how the other girls freak out like giddy school girls shouting “he fancies her” at one another. Being able to see a star in her natural zone and remaining normal is a fantastic way to know that she is a great role model.
The girls constantly display true friendship with one another, a quality not often found within a band.
Actions such as true friendship show their fan base that The Saturdays actually remain real and give Americans a reason to long for the arrival of the girls here in the U.S.
The Saturdays look is versatile enough to relate to a variety of people both here in America and in England.
There is Vanessa, the innocent young one; Frankie, the prankster; Rochelle, the organizer of the group; Mollie, the “lady” of the group; and Una, who is feisty and fearless, as well as the oldest and only Irish band member.
Finding ways to relate to a band is what captures the mind set of a fan base, and these girls are easily relatable to Americans, who will find it worth their while to explore the magnificence that is The Saturdays.
America is constantly surrounded with bad role models. Singers that need their voices tuned and do not represent themselves well dominate the music scene and serve as poor examples for admirers of all ages. This is why America needs somebody they can look to as role models and performers. This is why our country needs The Saturdays.