Francesca "Frankie" Sandford born 14 January 1989 an English singer and member of girl group The Saturdays. She was previously a member in the band S Club 8 and appeared with them in children's television programme I Dream before they disbanded.
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 2001-2004: S Club 8
2.2 2007-present: The Saturdays
2.3 Solo releases and appearances
3 Personal life
4 Discography
5 Filmography
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Frankie was born in Upminster, London, United Kingdom to Kevin and Julie Sandford, and has a sister, Victoria Sandford attended her local primary school, and after hours she went to dance school; she later went to stage school in Romford Sandford previously worked in a bar and had a Saturday job as a salesperson in AllSaints concession in House of Fraser, London got a tattoo to pay a tribute to her grandmother. The tattoo saying Sunshine 'n' Showers Sandford stated that she went through an "emo" phase when she was 15, and she had no idea what she wanted to do as a career
Career
2004: S Club 8
S Club Juniors were formed in 2001 through a reality television show, known as S Club Search.The auditions were aired on CBBC. S Club Juniors' appearances was considered a success and consequently 19 Entertainment, the management company that had created S Club 7 and auditioned S Club Juniors, decided they should perform as a support act at all of the venues on the tour The band released their first single "One Step Closer" where it charted at number two in the UK, selling roughly 52,000 copies in its first week. "Automatic High" was released as the second single from the band's first studio album, where it also debuted at number two. Sandford was the only member of the band to get a solo in every chorus of the song. A third single was released from the album, "New Direction" where, again charted at number two in the UKThe Juniors released their debut album Together on 21 October reaching number five in its first week of sale and selling 40,000 copies Fourth single, "Puppy Love/Sleigh Ride", was released on 9 December 2002. It was at this time in the bands history that Steve "Dafney" Adams declared that Sandford, then 13, had potential.
In early 2003, the Juniors began working on their second studio album, Sundown, and Polydor Records wanted a complete change after high expectations for their debut album; a format with Simon Fuller wanted a massive improvement and there were even plans to remove members after negative reviews But the band released the lead single from the album "Fool No More", where the single debuted at number four.The second single released, the album title track, reached number 13 in the UK. A third and final single was released, "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry", which charted at number 11.
The group split in early 2004, but they still went on to I Dream for 19 Entertainment because they had already agreed to do it. Unlike the S Club 7 shows which focused upon the band's fictional exploits, I Dream saw S Club 8 as members of a larger ensemble cast. I Dream revolved around the summer school Avalon Heights, run by Professor Toone played by Christopher Lloydwhere the characters tried to improve on their talents in the performing arts. The show prominently featured songs and dances, with normally two songs per episode.
2007-present: The Saturdays
Sandford performing with The Saturdays
Since 2007, Sandford has been a member of the girl group The Saturdays. The band have enjoyed eight top ten hits, and three top ten album hits The girl band released their first debut single, "If This Is Love" in July 2008, where it peaked at number 8 in the UThe band released a second single "Up" where it charted at number five in the UK and later the song enjoyed a certification of Silver in the United Kingdom In late October 2008, the band released their first studio album, Chasing Lights, where it charted at number nine in the UK, and also achieved a certifications of Platinum by BBI The band released a third single from the album, "Issues", which also received a silver certificate by the BBIThe Saturdays released a cover of "Just Can't Get Enough" by Depeche Mode; the song debuted at number 2 in the UK, behind Flo Rida's "Right Round". The fifth and final single from the album was "Work", which was the first single by the band to not reach the top 20. The band later went on a tour titled The Work Tour.
In October 2009, the band released a second studio album, Wordshaker, which charted at number nine in United Kingdom and was given a silver certification by the BBI The first single, "Forever Is Over", charted at number two in the UK. The Saturdays appeared in advertisements for several products including a brand of deodorant, tampons, phones, an operating system, and hair removal productsBut in early 2010, the band released a second and final single from their second debut album, "Ego", which charted at number nine Although the song became the second lowest single to chart by the band, it became one of their highest selling singles, after getting a certification of silver by the BBI
In summer 2010, the band released their first mini album, their third album overall, Headlines!, which charted at number 3 in the UK and number 10 in IrelandThe band released their eighth single, "Missing You", which charted at number three in the UK and number six in Ireland Rochelle Wiseman confirmed that the second single from the album would be "Higher After Flo Rida beat the group to number one for the second time, the American rapper offered to do a collaboration with the bandIt was later confirmed, by the band's official website that Flo Rida had recorded vocals for "Highe Solo releases and appearances
In November 2008, along with her other bandmates from The Saturdays, she appeared in the Channel 4 Hollyoaks spin-off Hollyoaks Later They performed the song Issues in the 10 minute BBC drama Myths in January 2009, in the episode 'A Syren's Call' Sandford was ranked number 17 in the 2009 and number 4 in the 2010 edition of FHM's Sexiest Womenand was voted to have the "best bum" by readers of Zoo magazineSandford took part in TV series The Door, where she was eliminated first from the show. Boyzone singer Keith Duffy won the show. Sandford is a guest vocalist on Kids in Glass Houses' second album Dirt, appearing on the track "Undercover Lover
Personal life
Sandford began dating Dougie Poynter from McFly in October 2008 after over a year together, the pair split up in March 2010 reunited and split up again in November 2010. After Cheryl Tweedy and Ashley Cole's marriage broke up, The Sun reported that Sandford and Ashley Cole had been having "secret dates but Sandford later stated, "I haven't even met the man!" and her label expressed views taking legal action towards the tabloid newspaperDuring the split with Poynter, Sandford had also been linked to JLS member Aston Merrygold, although Sandford has stated that she and Merrygold are just friends. Frankie Sandford is now dating West Ham footballer Wayne Bridge as of January 2011
Sandford plans to move to Los Angeles, United States in a later stage of her life Sandford stated in an interview with Mail Online, "I like a good time. But I go through stages where I just want to be at home in trackie bottoms. I love being glamorous but I also like putting on my ripped denim shorts, a pair of flat boots and going to a smelly club to see a ban Discography
Main article: S Club 8 discography
Main article: The Saturdays discography
Televisio
Year s Role Notes4
2010 The Door ITV1 Celebrity game show
2010 Impulse Into Glamour Presents: A Diary of the Saturdays T4 Special
2010 The Alan Titchmarsh Show 11 January
2009 Myths Syren As herself
2009 The Xtra Factor
2009 The Alan Titchmarsh Show Several appearances with The Saturdays
2009 T4 Several appearances with The Saturdays
2009 This Morning Several appearances with The Saturdays
2009 Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
2009 Something for the Weekend
2008 2009 Loose Women Two appearances with The Saturdays
2008 Hollyoaks Later Series 1, Episode 3
2008 Never Mind the Buzzcocks Episode 22.2
2008 Blue Peter Several appearances with The Saturdays
2008 TMi
2008 2009 GMTV Several appearances with The Saturdays
2008 Big Brother's Little Brother
2008 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2008
2004 Smile
2004 Ministry of Mayhem
2004 Top of The Pops Saturday One performance with S Club Juniors
2004 I Dream Frankie
2002 2003 Top of The Pops Five performances with S Club Juniors
2002 Smash Hits Poll Winners Party 2002 With S Club Juniors
2002 Viva S Club Fan 
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