Maria Alexandra Florea (born 11 January 1996), known professionally as Holy Molly, is a Romanian singer, songwriter and musician. She started her career in 2010 as Miss Mary, and in 2019 she reinvented herself and became Holy Molly.[1]
Holy Molly | |
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 Holy Molly on the red carpet at The Artist Awards 2021 | |
| Born | Maria Alexandra Florea 11 January 1996 Bucharest, Romania |
| Other names | Miss Mary |
| Education | Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2010–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Dance-pop |
| Labels |
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| Website | globalrecords |
Life and career
edit1996–2007: Childhood years. The first musical activities
editMaria Alexandra Florea was born on 11 January 1996 in Bucharest, Romania. She started singing as a child, under the guidance of her mother, who wanted to become a singer.[2] In 1999, she started singing in the Allegretto Children Choir of Bucharest. At the age of seven, she met her first singing teacher and began attending music competitions all over the country. She then attended the Gymnasium School of Arts no. 4 in Bucharest for piano and guitar classes.[3]
2008-2018: «Miss Mary» Period
editAt twelve years old, she meets Mihai Căciulă, who would become her manager. She went to a studio for the first time in 2010 and recorded “You Don’t Love Me” under the stage name of Miss Mary.[4] Shortly after, she signed with a local record label called Red Clover and released her first music video for “Open”.[5] In 2016, she started writing songs and became an independent artist. In 2017, she released “Shadows”, her first international song with “It's Different”, immediately followed by “Outlaw”.[6] During this period, she graduated from Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest, an acting speciality.[2]
2019-2021: «Holy Molly» Period
editIn 2019, after one year of failed attempts to work with people and create music, she released “Everybody’s Scared”, her first single as Holy Molly.[7] Her next song "Ménage À Trois" was a collaboration with the German producer Lizot.[8] On August 6, 2021, Holy Molly released a collaboration with the French-Italian duo Shanguy called “C’est La Vie.”[9]
Discography
editSingles
editAs lead artist
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album details | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM [10] |
POL [11] |
CIS [12] |
RUS [13] |
UKR [14] | ||||
| "Everybody's Scared"[15] (with Parah Dice) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Ménage à trois"[16] (with Lizot) |
— | 27 | 103 | — | — | |||
| "Back to Her"[17] (with Lizot & Alex Parker) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Alcohol"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Twinkle Twinkle"[19] | 2021 | 74 | — | 707 | — | — | ||
| "Talk Talk"[20] (with Drenchill) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Gangster"[21] (with Cosmo & Skoro) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "C'est la vie"[22] (with Shanguy) |
— | — | 203 | — | — | |||
| "Shot a Friend"[23] | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||
| "Bang Bang"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Plouă"[26] (with Tata Vlad) |
2022 | 1 | — | 76 | — | — | ||
| "Douche"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Watch Me"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sunday Night"[29] (with Lizot) |
— | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| "Pump It Up"[30] (with Olivia Addams) |
— | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Promotional singles
edit| Title | Year | Album details |
|---|---|---|
| „În Golul Tău (Live Session)”[31] (with Olivia Addams and The Motans) |
2021 | Non-album single |
References
edit- ^ Adi, Mondiru (10 March 2020). "De la Miss Mary la Holy Molly" [From Miss Mary to Holy Molly] (in Romanian). Agenția de presă RADOR. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ a b Iulian, Ioncea (28 April 2021). "Interviu Holy Molly: "Îmi doresc să evoluez împreună cu oamenii care mă ascultă"" [Holy Molly Interview: "I want to evolve with people who listen to me"] (in Romanian). Pro TV. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Cosmina, Hrituc (9 February 2021). "Holly Molly Guacamolly! Piesa "Twinkle twinkle" se lansează LIVE, la After Morning" [Holly Molly Guacamolly! The song "Twinkle twinkle" is released LIVE on After Morning] (in Romanian). RadioImpactFM. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "You Don't Love Me - Single by Miss Mary". Apple Music. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Miss Mary a lansat videoclipul piesei "Open", în premieră pe MTV.RO!" [Miss Mary released the video for the song "Open", for the first time on MTV.RO!] (in Romanian). Pro FM. 28 April 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
- ^ "Shadows - Single (feat. Miss Mary) - Single by It's Different". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
- ^ Drew, Justin. "Parah Dice, Holy Molly – Everybody's Scared". Finestofedm. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Raluca, Chirilă (5 November 2021). "Holy Molly lansează piesa "Shot a friend"" [Holy Molly releases "Shot a friend"] (in Romanian). Info Music. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Adriana, Mihaela (10 August 2021). "Holy Molly a lansat single-ul "C'est la Vie", în colaborare cu Shanguy" [Holy Molly released the single "C'est la Vie" in collaboration with Shanguy] (in Romanian). Radio Impuls. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Romania:
- "Twinkle Twinkle": Arvunescu, Victor (24 March 2021). "Top Airplay 100 - The Business e piesa momentului!" [Top Airplay 100 – The Business is the song of the moment!] (in Romanian). Un site de muzică. Archived from the original on 24 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- "Plouă": "Romania Songs". Billboard. 23 April 2022. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:
- "Ménage à trois": "AirPlay Top: 14.03. – 20.03.2020" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "Shot a Friend": "AirPlay Top: 12.03. – 18.03.2022" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Sunday Night": "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay – statystyki dla wykonawcy Holy Molly" (Search for "Holy Molly" and select "Wykonawca".) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ For peak positions in CIS:
- For all except "Shot a Friend" and "Plouă": "Holy Molly – Listen All Songs". Tophit. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
- For "Shot a Friend": "CIS Airplay Chart for 2022-05-20". Tophit. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- For "Plouă": "CIS Airplay Chart for 2022-05-13". Tophit. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Russia Airplay Chart for 2022-05-20". Tophit. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2022-10-07". Tophit. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
- ^ "Everybody's Scared - Single by Parah Dice & Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Menage a Trois - Single by LIZOT & Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Back To Her - Single by LIZOT, Holy Molly, & Alex Parker". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Alcohol - Single by Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Twinkle Twinkle - Single by Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Talk Talk - Single by Drenchill & Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Gangster - Single by Holy Molly & Cosmo & Skoro". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "C'est la vie - Single by Holy Molly & SHANGUY". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Shot a friend - Single by Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ "Albums and singles certified Gold in 2022" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Bang Bang - Single by Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "Plouă - Single by Holy Molly & Tata Vlad". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Douche - Single by Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Watch Me - Single by Holy Molly". Apple Music. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Sunday Night - Single by Holy Molly & LIZOT". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Pump It Up - Single by Holy Molly & Olivia Addams". Apple Music. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Olivia Addams - Singles & EPs, 27 December 2021, retrieved 27 December 2021
External links
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- GlobalRecords.com - Official website
- Holy Molly Channel on YouTube