Mallory Merk

Mallory Merk is an American singer, songwriter, and model. She began her career as a model, appearing in campaigns for Pat McGrath Labs and Fenty Beauty, among others. In 2016, she began releasing music and was signed to Warner Records in association with Field Trip Records in 2020. Her most recent collection, an EP entitled Thorns, was released in August 2022.

Early life

Mallory Merk was born in Shreveport, Louisiana. She grew up in both Milford in Connecticut (with her mother) and Trenton, New Jersey (with her father). She began composing songs as early as age 12. Merk was also a competitive fencer as a child.

Career

At age 14, Merk debuted as a model in a campaign for Yeezy Season 2. The following year, she met makeup artist Pat McGrath, and appeared in numerous campaigns for Pat McGrath Labs in the ensuing years. Merk also appeared as a model in several magazines and was featured in the first campaign for Fenty Beauty in 2017. While modeling, Merk also began releasing music. She gained some recognition after the release of a cover of Drake's "Marvins Room" in 2016. and "Fresh Out". Her Strangers EP came out in October 2020 via Field Trip Recordings. That song appeared on her major label debut EP, Counterparts, in August of that year. She followed that with the EP, Thorns, released in August 2022. Merk's cover of Jet's "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" appeared in the trailer for the Netflix series, Enola Holmes 2, in September 2022.

Discography

EPs

+ List of EPs with selected details Title Details MM & Hh Scheduled release: August 2016 (US) Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download 111 Reasons Scheduled release: July 12, 2018 (US) Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download Strangers Scheduled release: October 9, 2020 (US) Label: Field Trip Formats: Digital download Counterparts Scheduled release: August 13, 2021 (US) Label: Warner/Field Trip Formats: Digital download Thorns Scheduled release: August 12, 2022 (US) Label: Warner/Field Trip Formats: Digital download

Singles + List of singles as a lead artist with selected details Title Year Album "Ghosts" 2020 Strangers "Fresh Out" "Just Because" 2021 Counterparts "Thorns" 2022 Thorns