name	Kids in Glass Houses
background	group_or_band
origin	Cardiff, Wales, UK
genre	Alternative rock, indie rock
years active	2003–present
label	Warner Music, Roadrunner
website	www.kidsinglasshouses.com
current members	Aled PhillipsIain MahantyPhilip JenkinsJoel FisherAndrew "Shay" Sheehy
past members	Aled ReesMatt HittEarl PhillipsLuke BentleyLloyd BreezeGareth Hopes }}

Kids in Glass Houses are a Welsh rock band from Cardiff, and are considered a significant part of the Cardiff music scene. The band's name is inspired by the lyrics "not throwing stones at you anymore" from Glassjaw song "Tip Your Bartender". The band achieved success on the strength of the singles "Give Me What I Want" and "Saturday" off their debut album ''Smart Casual'' in 2008. The band released their second album ''Dirt'' in early 2010, releasing four singles; most notably "Matters at All". The band's third album, ''In Gold Blood'', was released on August 15, 2011.

History

Beginnings (2003-2007)

The quintet had a series of support slots during late 2006 and early 2007, playing alongside Lostprophets, 30 Seconds to Mars, Hundred Reasons, Manic Street Preachers and The Goo Goo Dolls. In the band's early stages, they also shared the stage with the likes of Funeral for a Friend and The Used on the Taste of Chaos 2005 UK tour in Cardiff. They released their debut full-length EP ''E-Pocalypse!'' on 9 October 2006.

During their time as an unsigned band, the band garnered a rare and unprecedented amount of press and support from rock media, including ''Kerrang!'' and ''NME'' as well as BBC Radio 1 and XFM. In a television interview Lostprophets vocalist Ian Watkins claimed that "relatively unknown bands such as Kids in Glass Houses are a lot better than a lot of known bands out there."

In August 2007, the band were nominated for Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards, where the group were beaten to the award by Gallows. Despite Kids in Glass Houses' disappointment at not winning, fellow countrymen Lostprophets brought the band up on stage with them to claim their own award. During the run up to the awards, Kids in Glass Houses played a special show, titled The Day Of Rock, inside Zavvi on Oxford Street, London, alongside Enter Shikari, Fightstar, The Answer and Turisas.

During October 2007, the band completed a 16 date headline tour of the UK supported by London's Tonight Is Goodbye (now Futures) and friends of the bands rotating on the tour - Saidmike (now Straight Lines) and The New 1920. Following that they supported fellow Welshmen Funeral for a Friend, on their December 2007 UK tour.

''Smart Casual'' (2008)

They signed to Roadrunner records on 8 December 2007, shortly before going on stage to support Funeral For A Friend. Between the October and December tours, the band recorded their debut album at Long Wave Studios with Romesh Dodangoda, who also produced the band's previous EP. During a studio session, the band recorded a live version of Glassjaw's "Ry Ry's Song".

The band released "Easy Tiger" as their first single on 10 March 2008. The video received considerable rotation on music channels, as well as entering the Kerrang! Top 10 Overdrive upon the first week of its release.

The band released their debut album, entitled ''Smart Casual'', on 26 May 2008. The album features re-recordings of three songs from ''E-Pocalypse''. Prior to this, the single "Give Me What I Want" (a re-recording of the track "Me Me Me") was released on 19 May 2008.

On 21 May 2008, the band embarked on a headline tour to promote ''Smart Casual'' which finished with a performance at Astoria 2 on 5 June 2008. The support for the tour was provided by American punk rock band Valencia. This was followed by another headline tour during October, with support provided by This City and Save Your Breath, and a European tour with Zebrahead and Simple Plan. The band were one of the support acts for Paramore and New Found Glory on the 2008 RIOT Tour - during which guitarist Iain Mahanty joined New Found Glory onstage to perform their song, "Hit Or Miss". They also supported Fall Out Boy on their UK arena tour in March 2009.

In February 2009, website Punktastic.com released the video for "Dance All Night". The song was announced as a single but was not released.

''Dirt'' (2010)

Recording of the second album started on 1 August 2009, in Texas, USA.

The first single was released on 5 October titled "Young Blood (Let It Out)", being released as a digital download single. Their second single "Matters At All" was released on 31 January 2010 and reached a peak of number 65 on the UK Singles Chart and also giving the band their first number 1 single on the UK Rock Chart. The band toured in February and March providing support for Lostprophets.

''Dirt'' was released on 29 March 2010. The digital special edition includes three bonus tracks: "Believer", "Reputation" and "When The World Comes Down".

On 2 May 2010, they embarked on their headline tour starting in Newcastle and finishing in Exeter on 14 May. On 23 May they played the In New Music We Trust stage at the Radio 1 Big Weekend in Bangor, North Wales. They were joined on stage by Frankie Sandford for "Undercover Lover" and Dev from Radio One for a cover version of "Jump". On 5 June 2010, the band were one of three supporting acts for Stereophonics at their gig at the Cardiff City Stadium.

They released the third single from album ''Dirt'', "Undercover Lover", on June 13, which featured Frankie Sandford on guest vocals from The Saturdays. The single proved successful when it reached number 62 on the UK Singles Chart, the highest placement of a Kids In Glass Houses' single besides "Give Me What I Want".

The band were confirmed in June 2010 to appear at Reading & Leeds Festival 2010 on the NME/Radio 1 Stage. The band toured the UK in November 2010 with Boys like girls and You And What Army for the Dirt Tour Part II.

Kids In Glass Houses also supported Stereophonics at Belsonic, a music festival in Custom House Square, Belfast.

''In Gold Blood'' (2011 - present)

In Kerrang! Magazine, Aled Phillips was quoted as saying the band are going in a "radically different direction". He added "It'll be a concept record, a big, grown-up rock record. It's going to document a journey. I don't want to give too much away, but it's looking to be our most 'mature' album." Recording for the album began in March with producer Jason Perry. Frontman Aled Phillips also announced on his Twitter account that Kids In Glass Houses will be touring in September/October. Aled later announced that the album would be released in late summer.

A new single entitled "Gold Blood" was premiered on Radio 1 on 23, May 2011.

On 23 May 2011 the band announced that the title of their third studio album would be 'In Gold Blood'. It was released on 15 August. The title track 'Gold Blood' was released as a free download on the 23 May, for a number of 4 days.

The 1st single from IGB, 'Animals' will be released as a single on August 7.

Members

Current

Aled Phillips - Lead Vocals

Joel Fisher - Guitar

Iain Mahanty - Guitar

Andrew Shay - Bass Guitar

Philip Jenkins - Drums & Percussion

Former

Aled Rees - Lead Guitar

Lloyd Breeze - Lead Guitar

Matt Hitt - Guitar

Earl Phillips - Bass Guitar

Luke Bentley - Drums

Gareth Hopes - Lead Guitar

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
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2008	align="left"	* Released: 26 May 2008	Roadrunner Records>Roadrunner	CD, Music download>Download	29	—
2010	align="left"	* Released: 29 March 2010	Roadrunner Records>Roadrunner	CD, Music download>Download	27	—
2011		* Released: 15 August 2011	Roadrunner Records>Roadrunner	CD, Music download>Download	27	—

Singles

{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" border="1" ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Single ! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:100%;"|UK |- | 2007 ! scope="row"| "Me Me Me" | — | rowspan="1"| ''E-Pocalypse'' |- | rowspan="4"|2008 ! scope="row"| "Easy Tiger" | 113 | rowspan="4"| ''Smart Casual'' |- ! scope="row"| "Give Me What I Want" | 62 |- ! scope="row"| "Saturday" | 184 |- ! scope="row"| "Fisticuffs" | — |- | 2009 ! scope="row"| "Youngblood (Let It Out)" | 151 | rowspan="4"| ''Dirt'' |- | rowspan="3"|2010 ! scope="row"| "Matters At All" | 65 |- ! scope="row"| "Undercover Lover"(featuring Frankie Sandford) | 62 |- ! scope="row"| "The Best Is Yet to Come" | — |- | rowspan="2"|2011 ! scope="row"| "Gold Blood" | — | rowspan="2"|''In Gold Blood'' |- ! scope="row"| "Animals" | TBC |- |colspan="8" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

EPs

''The Things Bricks Say (When Your Back Is Turned)'' - 2004

''Trust Issues With Magicians'' - 2005

''E-Pocalypse!'' - 2006

References

External links

Official website

Facebook

Category:Musical groups established in 2003 Category:Musical quintets Category:Roadrunner Records artists Category:Warner Music Group artists Category:British pop punk musical groups Category:Welsh rock music groups Category:British indie rock groups

de:Kids in Glass Houses fr:Kids in glass houses it:Kids in Glass Houses pt:Kids in Glass Houses

name	Glass Houses
type	Album
artist	Billy Joel
cover	Billy Joel - Glass Houses.jpg
released	March 12, 1980
recorded	1979
genre	Rock
length	35:06
label	Family Productions/Columbia
producer	Phil Ramone
last album	''52nd Street''(1978)
this album	''Glass Houses''(1980)
next album	''Songs in the Attic''(1981) }}

''Glass Houses'' is the seventh album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released in 1980 (see 1980 in music). It features Joel's first song to peak at #1 on Billboard's Pop Singles chart, "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me." The album itself topped the Pop Albums chart for six weeks and was ranked number 4 on ''Billboard'''s 1980 year-end album chart. The album is the 41st best selling album of the 1980s, with sales of 7.1 million copies in the US alone.

Background

Opening with the sound of glass shattering, ''Glass Houses'' has more of a hard rock feel than Joel's previous albums. The cover shows Joel poised to throw a rock through the two-storey window of his real-life waterfront glass house in Oyster Bay. On the back, Joel is shown looking through a jagged hole he supposedly made with the rock he threw.

Joel has been quoted as saying he recorded the album to throw a rock at his 'pop-crooner' image. Some reviewers, like Stephen Thomas Erlewine, believe that the album was Joel's response to New Wave and punk rock (Joel does reference both New Wave and punk rock in the lyrics of the song "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me"). Erlewine concludes, "[The album] may not be punk -- then again, it may be his concept of punk -- but ''Glass Houses'' is the closest Joel ever got to a pure rock album."

This album was the third collaboration between Joel and producer Phil Ramone, following ''The Stranger'' and ''52nd Street''.

Track listing

All songs written by Billy Joel.

#"You May Be Right" – 4:15 #"Sometimes a Fantasy" – 3:40 #"Don't Ask Me Why" – 2:59 #"It's Still Rock and Roll to Me" – 2:57 #"All for Leyna" – 4:15 #"I Don't Want to Be Alone" – 3:57 #"Sleeping With the Television On" – 3:02 #"C'était Toi (You Were the One)" – 3:25 #"Close to the Borderline" – 3:47 #"Through the Long Night" – 2:43

Personnel

Billy Joel – synthesizer, harmonica, piano, accordion, vocals

Dave Brown – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Richie Cannata – organ, flute, saxophone

Liberty DeVitto – percussion, drums

Russell Javors – acoustic guitar, electric guitar

Doug Stegmeyer – bass

Production

Producers: Phil Ramone

Engineer: Jim Boyer

Assistant engineer: Bradshaw Leigh

Mastering: Ted Jensen

Photography: Jim Houghton

Chart positions

Album

!Year	!Country	!Chart	!Position	!Weeks	!Sales/shipments	!Cetification (if any)
	United States	The Billboard Pop Albums	1 (x6)	73	7,000,000+	7x Multi-Platinum
Norway	VG-lista Albums Chart (top 40)	2	31
	Oricon Weekly LP Albums Chart (top 100)	6	45
Oricon Weekly CT Albums Chart (top 100)	12	35
United Kingdom	UK Albums Chart (top 75)	9	24	100,000+	Gold
Austria	Albums Chart (top 20)	4	20
Sweden	Albums Chart (top 50)	6	10

Singles

!Year	!Single	!Country	!Chart	!Position
	"All for Leyna"	United Kingdom	UK Singles Chart	40
rowspan=3		Billboard Hot 100	7
	48
Japan	Oricon Weekly	60
		Billboard Hot 100	1
Billboard AC	40
United Kingdom	UK Singles Chart	14
rowspan=2		Billboard AC	1
	19
"Sometimes a Fantasy"	36

Awards

Grammy Awards

Year	Winner	Category
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References

Category:Billy Joel albums Category:1980 albums Category:Albums produced by Phil Ramone Category:Columbia Records albums

de:Glass Houses es:Glass Houses it:Glass Houses ja:グラス・ハウス pt:Glass Houses sv:Glass Houses

name	Frankie Sandford
background	solo_singer
birth name	Francesca Sandford
born	January 14, 1989Essex, England
instrument	Vocals
genre	Pop, R&B;
occupation	Singer
years active	2001–2005; 2007–present
label	Fascination, Polydor
associated acts	S Club 8, The Saturdays, Kids in Glass Houses
website	}}

Francesca "Frankie" Sandford (born 14 January 1989) is an English pop and R&B; singer-songwriter and currently a member of girl group The Saturdays; under the record label of Fascination Records and Polydor Records. The band have had huge success, releasing nine singles of which eight have charted inside the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. Including three top 10 albums on the UK Album Charts, which have all gained a certification from the British Phonographic Industry. Sandford has previously been a member in band S Club 8 and released six singles and five of them charting in top ten of the UK Singles Chart. She also appeared in children's television programme ''I Dream'' with them before they disbanded.

Sandford released a solo song with Calvin Goldspink, "Dreaming" which became a hit. She later featured on Kids in Glass Houses song, "Undercover Lover". After featuring on the song, Sandford went on tour with them; ''The Dirt Tour''. She is also known as a style icon after Glamour Magazine often publishes "Get Frankie's Look" showing you how to get Sandford's style.

Early life

Sandford was born in Upminster, London, United Kingdom to Kevin and Julie Sandford, and has a sister, Victoria Sandford. When Sandford was younger she attended her local primary school in Upminister, and after school hours Sandford spent her time at a private dance school; after finishing school Sandford decided she wanted to go to stage school where she studied in Romford, studying musical arts, she also expressed views in going to the BRIT School. Sandford previously worked in a bar in her local town during the week and had a Saturday job as a sales assistant clothing shop in AllSaints concession in House of Fraser, London.

Career history

2001-2004: 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 UK. The 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.

In early 2003, the Juniors began working on their second studio album, ''Sundown'' The second single released, the album title track, also reached number 4 in the UK. A third and final single was released, "Don't Tell Me You're Sorry", which charted at number 9.

The group split in early 2004, but they still went on to ''I Dream'' for 19 Entertainment. 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 Lloyd), where 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

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 group released their first debut single, "If This Is Love" in July 2008, where it peaked at number 8 in the UK The 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 BBI. The 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, mobile phones, an operating system, and hair removal products. But 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 Ireland. The 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 band. It was later confirmed, by the band's official website that Flo Rida had recorded vocals for "Higher".

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 number 4 in the 2010 and number 22 in the 2011 edition of FHM's Sexiest Women, and was voted to have the "best bum" by readers of Zoo magazine. Sandford took part in TV series The Door. Sandford is a guest vocalist on Kids in Glass Houses' second album ''Dirt'', appearing on the track "Undercover Lover". Sandford is frequently referred to as the "sexy" one of the band, regularly appearing in men's magazine polls and is a paparazzi favourite, and well documented by magazines and websites for her interest in fashion and stylish looks. Sandford has been linked to take over Cheryl Cole's seat on the judging panel of ''The X Factor'' After producers stated; "Frankie has all the right ingredients for an X factor judge – she looks great, she can hold her own and she’s been there. The Saturdays have had to work hard so she knows what the wannabes are going through." When she was questioned about the show she stated she was just happy to be herself if she got the role.

Other endeavours

Television appearances

On September 22, 2004 the broadcast of ''I Dream'' which is children's musical television comedy programme aimed at and mostly about teenagers. It was set at an esteemed performing arts college near Barcelona, Spain, and focuses on thirteen youths, with one of them being Sandford, who are invited to enroll at the college, Avalon Heights, over the summer. Christopher Lloyd was also in the setting. The show was created by Simon Fuller who is responsible for the ''Idol series.''

In late 2008 Sandford was confirmed to appear in late-night teen soap, ''Hollyoaks Later'' where she was credited as herself. Sandford's band, The Saturdays were giving their own reality TV series, ''The Saturdays: 24/7'' where it followed herself and her band to their day-to-day life styles on promoting their new album [at the time] ''Headlines!''. The programme was sponsored by watch makers, Sekonda. The programme also exclusive performances of Sandford and her band performing. She stated "You always see in the papers, that me and girls are always arguing, we really don't, and there is no bitching at all." In the first episode of ''The Saturdays: 24/7'' the band were shown gigging around the UK, without King, after she was taken ill after being bitten by a horse-fly and Sandford had to learn new lines of their song "If This Is Love" after she stated she didn't know all the song's lines.

She also took part in paranormal television programme titled ''Ghosthunting with...'', where she appeared with Vanessa White, Mollie King, Rochelle Wiseman and Una Healy. On the programme the band investigating purported paranormal activity in three different known to be haunted locations in Wales. The show aired on 8 November 2010. They were accompanied by host of the show Yvette Fielding, where she took to visit three equally terrifying locations, nestled within the Welsh mountains, the clock tower, the manor and the kitchen block. In each of these areas there have been countless reports of strange sightings, the sounds of chatter coming from empty rooms, cooking smells coming from an empty kitchen, and reported ghostly sightings. During the time in the first location, Frankie Sandford said she could smell a smell of someone cooking, although no-one was cooking. She also experienced a ghost throwing marbles at her, when there was no one there. When the she was about to leave the haunted location the spirit of the little girl apparently threw marbles at them.

She appeared in ''The Door.'' The overview of the show was that you had to pass through a series of doors and take on a number of tough challenges. The last star standing claims a cash prize for their chosen charity. Sandford was the first celebrity to be eliminated from the show after she could not put her hand in with loads of spiders to get the key to the door to pass through to the next level. The show was hosted by Amanda Holden and Chris Tarrant. The show was eventually won by Keith Duffy. Sandford was due to take over Cheryl Cole's place on the judging panel of ''The X Factor'' where she will sit alongside Gary Barlow, Dannii Minogue and Louis Walsh. But it was announced that Sandford was taken out of the running because she did not have a high profile.

Merchandise and sponsorship deals

Sandford contributed to the book ''The Saturdays: Our Story'' an autobiography with her The Saturdays bandmates, released on 25 October 2010. The book was written with a ghostwriter and published by the Transworld imprint Bantam Press. Sandford and her band also began a book signing on at WH Smith in Bluewater. The book gives an insight into the world of Sandford, where she explains her success with her band, The Saturdays and her ex-band S Club 8. She also talks about her love life, her friendships within the band and personal insight into her life before finding fame. She also gives fashion and beauty tips throughout the book and gossip accompanied by photos from her own collection.

As a member of The Saturdays she became of new face of hair removal product, Veet. In the photoshoot to promote Veet's new collection, the band models in a range of micro mini-skirts and body con dresses to show off their fuzz-free legs. She and her band later became the new faces of major campaign of Impulse women's deodorant. The band recorded a television ad dubbed "The Impulse Diaries." The TV content, which involves a sponsorship package on Channel 4, will show the girls in various settings, including a hotel room, a tour bus and backstage before a gig. This first aired on October 23.

Philanthropy

She took part in in TV show, ''The Door,'' which she took part in aid for charity. Sandford stated, "It's funny because I know when I watch it that I'll look like I hate every second of it but I absolutely loved it, I wanted it to keep going." She was granted money for the charity for doing the show, and the winner would win more money for their charity, although Sandford was first to be eliminated from the programme. Sandford is a supporter of ''SpongeBob FancyPants Charity.''

Musical style

Sandford gained a record deal in 2002 with band ''S Club 8,'' and the band released pop song, "One Step Closer" which Sandford sings the solo's parts in every chorus and backing vocals in the end of the song. All of the band's songs were pop-based music. After the band split up, Sandford remained signed to Polydor Records and uploaded a R&B; song titled "Bored" onto MySpace. She later uploaded another track titled "Swallow" which was a pop rock song. She later became a member of The Saturdays and recorded a song titled "If This Is Love," featuring elements of Synthpop and New Wave. Sandford's style has also been described by music critics as "obligatory fluffy summery pop," "pure uplifting pop," "an 80's throwback" and "an electro-soul number." She later went on to release another solo song in 2010 with Kids in Glass Houses, "Undercover Lover" which was a Pop punk song, released from their 2010 album ''Dirt.'' ''The Sun'' reported that Sandford "flirts her way through the song" with her vocals. She later released a new song with The Saturdays, "Missing You" and then "Higher" where the band have made use of auto-tuning on their vocals. The production of "Higher" was described as "hectic" yet very catchy." Sandford was criticized by press after the release of "Missing You" after she used Auto-Tune on some of her vocals. Many artists have expressed views in collaborating with Sandford including Bruno Mars and Flo Rida who stated he would like to work with Sandford as a solo act.

Image

Sandford became a style icon to the British public after joining band, The Saturdays. She spoke about loving high street fashion. In Glamour Magazine there is often a articles "Get Frankie's Look" which shows people how they can dress like Sandford. Her hair became a huge success to the British public, with a lot of people wanting the style; and Frankie later released a video on to Youtube "How to Get Frankie's Hairstyle" where her hair stylist cuts her hair, explaining how he is doing it. Trevor Sorbie a hairstylist stated; "Short, powerful undercut styles are definitely having a renaissance. To achieve the look and this season's key trend, work a good cut with a strong global colour." Her hair became known as the "Frankie Sandford Hair Style" or the "Frankie Sandford Bob Cut." When she made her hair slightly lighter for the music-video of "Higher" the British wanted it. She got a tattoo of a star on her wrist. She also has a tattoo on her back under her neck which says "Sunshine 'n' Showers." Inspiration of the tattoo was her grandmother, who used to call her by the nickname of 'Sunshine and showers.'

Personal life

Sandford dated McFly bassist Dougie Poynter from October 2008 to November 2010. After the split some of Poynter's fans sent Sandford death threats. During their relationship, it was alleged by tabloid newspaper ''The Sun'' that Sandford was having an affair with Ashley Cole, but Sandford denied the allegations.

Sandford has been dating Manchester City footballer, Wayne Bridge since December 2010.

Discography

As featured artist

Year	Single	Peakpositions	Album
		! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"
2010	"Undercover Lover"(Kids in Glass Houses featuring Frankie Sandford)	62

Tours

With ''The Saturdays''

#''The Work Tour'' #''The Headlines Tour''

As solo supporting act

#''The Dirt Tour'' (with Kids in Glass Houses''; selected dates)

Awards and nominations

! Year	! Award-giving body	! Award	! Result
		Most Fanciable Female
Hottest Female
rowspan="1"	Sexiest Female
	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World	#17 Sexiest Woman in the World
	#2 Hottest Female
	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World	#4 Sexiest Woman in the World
rowspan="1"	Best Bum
rowspan="1"	Hottest female
	FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World	#22 Sexiest Woman in the World
rowspan="1"	#1 Hottest Body in the World
rowspan="3"	Best Dressed
Woman of the Year
Inspiration

Filmography

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References

External links

Frankie Website profile at TheSaturdays.co.uk

Sandford's Official Twitter

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name	Raise Hell
background	group_or_band
origin	Stockholm, Sweden
genre	Thrash metal/death metal
years active	1995–present
label	Nuclear Blast
current members	Jonas NilssonJimmy FjällendahlJoakim KuloNiklas SjöströmDennis Ekdahl
past members	Torstein Wickberg
notable instruments	}}

Raise Hell is a thrash metal band from Stockholm, Sweden. The group changed names several times in their early history; their first demo, 1997's ''Nailed'', was released under the name In Cold Blood, a name they abandoned for Raise Hell after signing with Nuclear Blast--which they did while still in their teens. After the album's release the group toured Europe with Dismember, Children of Bodom, and others. Their second album, ''Not Dead Yet'', was released in 1999 and produced by Anders Friden (of In Flames), and was followed by a tour with Destruction. After further touring and appearances at the Wacken Open Air Festival, the group returned to the studio in 2002 for ''Wicked Is My Game''. Guitarist Jonas Nilsson did the vocals for the first three albums. In 2002 Jimmy Fjällendahl joined the band as vocalist, so Jonas could focus on playing guitar. The group signed with Black Lodge Records in 2004; ''City of the Damned'' followed in 2006, and another tour of Europe with Necrophobic and Origin Blood followed later that year.

Members

;Current

Jonas Nilsson - guitar, vocals

Jimmy Fjällendahl - vocals (2002–present)

Joakim Kulo - guitar

Niklas Sjöström - bass

Dennis Ekdahl - drums

;Former

Torsten Wickberg - guitar

Discography

''Nailed'' (demo, 1997)

''Holy Target'' (Nuclear Blast, 1998)

''Not Dead Yet'' (Nuclear Blast, 2000)

''Wicked Is My Game'' (Nuclear Blast, 2002)

''City of the Damned'' (Black Lodge/Sound Pollution, 2006)

References

Category:Musical groups established in 1995 Category:Swedish death metal musical groups Category:Swedish thrash metal musical groups

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