Frankee Connolly

Francesca Rose Connolly is an English singer from Helmshore. She was a member of the groups Mini Viva, who had a No. 7 hit with "Left My Heart in Tokyo", and M.O, with whom she had a No. 18 hit with "Who Do You Think Of?".

Life and career Francesca Rose Connolly was born to Eddie and Lorraine, and has two older sisters, Both Natalie and their uncle were dentists in Rawtenstall. She grew up in Helmshore in Rossendale Valley in Lancashire, and attended All Saints' Catholic High School in Rawtenstall, they contacted Connolly via her Myspace account, prompting her to attend an audition in London, where she met Britt Love, a singer from Newcastle upon Tyne, who she bonded with over their shared Northern roots. the pair told the Lancashire Telegraph in September 2009 that Love acquired her nickname after wearing a Minnie Mousesque polka dot dress and that Connolly acquired hers after Love described her as bright and beautiful. Connolly then underwent her first singing lessons, having not taken any prior to being signed. Diversity, and Aggro Santos on tour. They announced their split in November 2010; Connolly later formed M.O in 2012 with Nadine Samuels and Annie Ashcroft of the girl group Duchess, taking their name from a lyric in "The Motto" by Drake. Between 2014 and 2016, the band supported Little Mix on their Salute Tour and entered the UK Singles Chart at numbers 49, 51, and 18 with "Dance On My Own", "Preach" and "Who Do You Think Of?", and then teamed up with Kent Jones for "Not in Love", which peaked at No. 42. Connolly left the band in June 2017; she was replaced by Chanal Benjalili, who had auditioned for the previous year's series of The X Factor.

Discography With Mini Viva Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Engine Room Session Released: 14 December 2009 Label: Polydor Format: Digital download

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK FIN IRE "Left My Heart in Tokyo" 2009 7 7 23 "I Wish" 73 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

With M.O Extended plays + List of EPs, with selected details Title Details Good Friends Released: 9 February 2016 Label: Operator Records Format: Digital download Who Do You Think Of? Released: 2 August 2016 Label: Operator Records Format: Digital download

Singles