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Holy Molly

{{Short description|Romanian singer, songwriter and musician (born 1996)}}

{{About||the Russian singer-songwriter who performed as Holy Molly|Olga Seryabkina}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Holy Molly

| image = Holy Molly at The Artist Awards 2021.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| alt = Holy Molly on the red carpet at The Artist Awards 2021

| caption = Holy Molly on the red carpet at The Artist Awards 2021

| birth_name = Maria Alexandra Florea

| alias = Miss Mary

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1996|01|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania

| education = Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film

| occupation = {{Flatlist|

  • Singer
  • Songwriter
  • Musician

}}

| years_active = 2010–present

| works =

| awards =

| module = {{Infobox musical artist | embed=yes

| genre = Dance-pop

| label = {{flat list |

  • Red Clover
  • Creator Records
  • Nitron Music
  • Global

}}

| associated_acts =

| website ={{URL|https://globalrecords.com/our-artists/holy-molly/}}

}}

}}

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.{{cite web| title = De la Miss Mary la Holy Molly|trans-title=From Miss Mary to Holy Molly| url =https://www.rador.ro/2020/03/10/de-la-miss-mary-la-holy-molly/| access-date = March 10, 2020|publisher=Agenția de presă RADOR|language=ro|author=Adi, Mondiru|date=March 10, 2020}}

Life and career

=1996–2007: Childhood years. The first musical activities=

Maria 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.{{cite web| title = Interviu Holy Molly: "Îmi doresc să evoluez împreună cu oamenii care mă ascultă"|trans-title=Holy Molly Interview: "I want to evolve with people who listen to me"| url =https://www.protv.ro/exclusiv/interviu-holy-molly-imi-doresc-sa-evoluez-impreuna-cu-oamenii-care-ma-asculta.html| access-date = April 28, 2021|publisher=Pro TV|language=ro|author=Iulian, Ioncea|date=April 28, 2021}}

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.{{cite web| title = Holly Molly Guacamolly! Piesa "Twinkle twinkle" se lansează LIVE, la After Morning|trans-title=Holly Molly Guacamolly! The song "Twinkle twinkle" is released LIVE on After Morning | url =https://www.radioimpactfm.ro/holly-molly-guacamolly-piesa-twinkle-twinkle-se-lanseaza-live-la-after-morning/| access-date = February 9, 2021|publisher=RadioImpactFM|language=ro|author=Cosmina, Hrituc|date=February 9, 2021}}

=2008-2018: «Miss Mary» Period=

At 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.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-dont-love-me-single/1053378590|title=You Don't Love Me - Single by Miss Mary |publisher=Apple Music|access-date=November 9, 2010}} Shortly after, she signed with a local record label called Red Clover and released her first music video for “Open”.{{cite web| title = Miss Mary a lansat videoclipul piesei "Open", în premieră pe MTV.RO!|trans-title=Miss Mary released the video for the song "Open", for the first time on MTV.RO!| url =https://www.profm.ro/stiri/video-miss-mary-a-lansat-videoclipul-piesei-open-in-premiera-pe-mtv-ro-16544| access-date = April 28, 2011|publisher=Pro FM|language=ro|date=April 28, 2011}} 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”.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shadows-single-feat-miss-mary-single/1188003978|title=Shadows - Single (feat. Miss Mary) - Single by It's Different|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=January 5, 2017}} During this period, she graduated from Caragiale National University of Theatre and Film in Bucharest, an acting speciality.

=2019-2021: «Holy Molly» Period=

In 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://finestofedm.com/parah-dice-holy-molly-everybodys-scared/|title=Parah Dice, Holy Molly – Everybody's Scared|magazine=Finestofedm|access-date=December 7, 2019|author=Drew, Justin}} Her next song "Ménage À Trois" was a collaboration with the German producer Lizot.{{cite web| title = Holy Molly lansează piesa "Shot a friend"|trans-title=Holy Molly releases "Shot a friend"| url =https://www.infomusic.ro/2021/11/holy-molly-shot-a-friend-audio/| access-date = November 5, 2021|publisher=Info Music|language=ro|author=Raluca, Chirilă|date=November 5, 2021}} On August 6, 2021, Holy Molly released a collaboration with the French-Italian duo Shanguy called “C’est La Vie.”{{cite web| title = Holy Molly a lansat single-ul "C'est la Vie", în colaborare cu Shanguy|trans-title=Holy Molly released the single "C'est la Vie" in collaboration with Shanguy| url =https://www.radioimpuls.ro/holy-molly-a-lansat-single-ul-c-est-la-vie-in-colaborare-cu-shanguy-20163591| access-date = April 28, 2021|publisher=Radio Impuls|language=ro|author=Adriana, Mihaela|date=August 10, 2021}}

Discography

=Singles=

== As lead artist ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:18em;" | Title

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:3em;" | Year

! colspan="5" scope="col" | Peak chart positions

! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Certifications

! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:19em;" | Album details

style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |Romanian music charts
Peak chart positions for singles in Romania:

  • "Twinkle Twinkle": {{cite news|url=https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/topuri/Top-Airplay-100-The-Business-e-piesa-momentului-p12335|title=Top Airplay 100 - The Business e piesa momentului!|trans-title=Top Airplay 100 – The Business is the song of the moment!|author=Arvunescu, Victor|date=24 March 2021|accessdate=24 March 2021|language=Romanian|publisher=Un site de muzică|archive-date=24 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324101741/https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/topuri/Top-Airplay-100-The-Business-e-piesa-momentului-p12335|url-status=live}}
  • "Plouă": {{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/romania-songs-hotw/2022-04-23/|title=Romania Songs|access-date=19 April 2022|magazine=Billboard|date=23 April 2022|archive-date=19 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220419111119/https://www.billboard.com/charts/romania-songs-hotw/2022-04-23/|url-status=live}}

! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry
Peak chart positions for singles in Poland:

  • "Ménage à trois": {{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2020&idlisty=3349#title|title=AirPlay Top: 14.03. – 20.03.2020|publisher=ZPAV|language=Polish|access-date=27 December 2021}}
  • "Shot a Friend": {{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/airplays/top/archiwum.php?year=2022&idlisty=4044#title|title=AirPlay Top: 12.03. – 18.03.2022|publisher=ZPAV|language=Polish|access-date=21 March 2022}}
  • "Sunday Night": {{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay – statystyki dla wykonawcy Holy Molly|publisher=OLiS|language=Polish|access-date=16 January 2023|type=Search for "Holy Molly" and select "Wykonawca".}}

! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |TopHit
For peak positions in CIS:

  • For all except "Shot a Friend" and "Plouă": {{cite news|url=https://tophit.ru/en/artist/Holy_Molly|title=Holy Molly – Listen All Songs|publisher=Tophit|access-date=28 June 2022}} Note: The 'Peak Position On Top Radio Hits' column is to be taken into consideration.
  • For "Shot a Friend": {{cite news|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/airplay/weekly/2022-05-20/all/all|title=CIS Airplay Chart for 2022-05-20|publisher=Tophit|access-date=28 June 2022}}
  • For "Plouă": {{cite news|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/airplay/weekly/2022-05-13/all/all|title=CIS Airplay Chart for 2022-05-13|publisher=Tophit|access-date=28 June 2022}}

! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |TopHit
{{cite news|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/russia/weekly/2022-05-20/all/all|title=Russia Airplay Chart for 2022-05-20|publisher=Tophit|access-date=28 June 2022}}

! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%;" |TopHit
{{cite news|url=https://tophit.ru/en/chart/ukraine/weekly/2022-10-07/all/all|title=Ukraine Airplay Chart for 2022-10-07|publisher=Tophit|access-date=10 November 2022}}

scope="row" | "Everybody's Scared"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/everybodys-scared/1488136814?i=1488136816|title=Everybody's Scared - Single by Parah Dice & Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=November 29, 2019}}
(with Parah Dice)

| rowspan="2" |2019

| — || — || — || — || —

|

| rowspan="15" {{N/A|Non-album single}}

scope="row" | "Ménage à trois"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/menage-a-trois/1488908891?i=1488908898|title=Menage a Trois - Single by LIZOT & Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=December 13, 2019}}
(with Lizot)

| — || 27 || 103 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Back to Her"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/back-to-her/1510922222?i=1510922317|title=Back To Her - Single by LIZOT, Holy Molly, & Alex Parker|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=June 5, 2020}}
(with Lizot & Alex Parker)

| rowspan="2" | 2020

| — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Alcohol"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/alcohol/1523536968?i=1523536969|title=Alcohol - Single by Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=July 31, 2020}}

| — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Twinkle Twinkle"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/twinkle-twinkle/1544266658?i=1544266670|title=Twinkle Twinkle - Single by Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=February 5, 2021}}

| rowspan="6" | 2021

| 74 || — || 707 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Talk Talk"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/talk-talk/1562687043?i=1562687045|title=Talk Talk - Single by Drenchill & Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=April 30, 2021}}
(with Drenchill)

| — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Gangster"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/gangster/1566776966?i=1566776970|title=Gangster - Single by Holy Molly & Cosmo & Skoro|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=June 3, 2021}}
(with Cosmo & Skoro)

| — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "C'est la vie"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/cest-la-vie/1577183116?i=1577183131|title=C'est la vie - Single by Holy Molly & SHANGUY|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=August 6, 2021}}
(with Shanguy)

| — || — || 203 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Shot a Friend"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/shot-a-friend/1590405002?i=1590405281|title=Shot a friend - Single by Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=November 5, 2021}}

| — || 2 || 4 || 1 || 1

|

  • ZPAV: Gold{{cite web|url=http://bestsellery.zpav.pl/wyroznienia/zloteplyty/cd/archiwum.php?year=2022#title|title=Albums and singles certified Gold in 2022|language=Polish|publisher=Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=21 September 2022}}
scope="row"| "Bang Bang"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/bang-bang-single/1595169322|title=Bang Bang - Single by Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=December 27, 2021}}

| — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Plouă"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/plou%C4%83-single/1608859461|title=Plouă - Single by Holy Molly & Tata Vlad|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=June 28, 2022}}
(with Tata Vlad)

| rowspan="5" | 2022

| 1 || — || 76 || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Douche"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/douche-single/1616584124|title=Douche - Single by Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=June 28, 2022}}

| — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Watch Me"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/watch-me-single/1611048397|title=Watch Me - Single by Holy Molly|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=June 28, 2022}}

| — || — || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Sunday Night"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/sunday-night-single/1649916857|title=Sunday Night - Single by Holy Molly & LIZOT|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=November 21, 2022}}
(with Lizot)

| — || 2 || — || — || —

|

scope="row"| "Pump It Up"{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/pump-it-up-single/1650555568|title=Pump It Up - Single by Holy Molly & Olivia Addams|publisher=Apple Music|access-date=November 21, 2022}}
(with Olivia Addams)

| — || — || — || — || —

|

colspan="9" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

== Promotional singles ==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

! Title

! Year

! Album details

scope="row" |„În Golul Tău (Live Session)”{{Citation|title=Olivia Addams - Singles & EPs|date=2021-12-27|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/olivia-addams/1419856049/see-all?section=singles|language=en-US|access-date=2021-12-27}}
(with Olivia Addams and The Motans)

| 2021

| {{N/A|Non-album single}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

{{sister project links|wikt=no|b=no|q=no|s=no|commons=Category:Holy Molly (Romanian singer)|n=no|v=no|species=no|d=y}}

  • [https://globalrecords.com/our-artists/holy-molly/ GlobalRecords.com] - Official website
  • [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzdJryaKfOpxiH3kYLNmAQQ Holy Molly Channel] on YouTube

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Category:1996 births

Category:Romanian singer-songwriters

Category:English-language singers from Romania

Category:Romanian women pop singers

Category:Musicians from Bucharest

Category:Living people

Category:Eurodance musicians

Category:People from Bucharest

Category:Romanian dance musicians

Category:21st-century Romanian women singers

Category:Global Records artists

Category:21st-century Romanian singers

Category:21st-century Romanian musicians

Category:Romanian songwriters