Mallory Merk
{{Short description|American musician and model}}
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| birth_place = Shreveport, Louisiana
| origin = New York City
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| genre = {{hlist|Alternative R&B|Pop}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|model}}
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| years_active = 2016–present
| label = {{hlist|Warner|Field Trip}}
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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).{{cite news | last=Rudi| first=Mariella| title =Mallory Merk's Music Feels Different Now| work=The New York Times| date =November 13, 2020 | url =https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/style/mallory-merks-music-feels-different-now.html| accessdate =September 28, 2022}} She began composing songs as early as age 12. Merk was also a competitive fencer as a child.{{cite news | last=Dunn| first=Frankie| title =For NYC's Mallory Merk, songwriting feels like an out of body experience| work=i-D| date =August 10, 2020 | url =https://i-d.co/article/mallory-merk-on-her-debut-ep-strangers/| access-date =September 28, 2022}}
Career
At age 14, Merk debuted as a model in a campaign for Yeezy Season 2.{{cite magazine | last=Mamo| first=Heran| title =Mallory Merk Signs to Warner Records in Partnership With Zack Bia's Field Trip: Exclusive| magazine=Billboard| date =December 8, 2020 | url =https://www.billboard.com/pro/mallory-merk-signs-warner-records/| accessdate =September 28, 2022}} 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.{{cite news | last=Gaynor| first=Emily| title =Mallory Merk on Her Beauty Secrets, Modeling Highlights, and Music Career| work=Teen Vogue| date =September 8, 2016 | url =https://www.teenvogue.com/story/mallory-merk-interview-modeling-music-beauty| accessdate =September 28, 2022}}{{cite news | last=Garcia| first=Tess| title =MALLORY MERK IS A BONA FIDE, MODERN MUSE| work=V Magazine| date =July 12, 2020 | url =https://vmagazine.com/article/mallory-merk-is-a-most-modern-muse/| accessdate =September 28, 2022}} While modeling, Merk also began releasing music. She gained some recognition after the release of a cover of Drake's "Marvins Room" in 2016. In August of that year, she released her first EP, MM & Hh. In 2017, Merk appeared on the song SAD SAD from RAT BOY’s album SCUM (Deluxe). She followed that in July 2018 with her second EP, 111 Reasons'. In 2019, she was signed to Zack Bia's new record label, Field Trip Recordings.j
In 2020, Merk debuted several new singles, including "Ghosts"{{cite news | last=Apardian| first=Krista Marina| title =Mallory Merk Reminds Us of the Important Distinction Between Being Lonely and Alone| work=Ones to Watch| date =February 24, 2020 | url =https://www.onestowatch.com/en/blog/mallory-merk-ghosts| accessdate =September 28, 2022}} and "Fresh Out". Her Strangers EP came out in October 2020 via Field Trip Recordings. In December 2020, Warner Records announced the signing of Merk in partnership with Field Trip. In February 2021, she released her first single with Warner entitled "Just Because".{{cite news | last=Ju| first=Shirley| title =MALLORY MERK STEALS MORE THAN HEARTS IN "JUST BECAUSE" VIDEO| work=Flaunt| date =March 16, 2021 | url =https://flaunt.com/content/premiere-mallory-merk| accessdate =September 28, 2022}} That song appeared on her major label debut EP, Counterparts, in August of that year.{{cite news | last=Sun| first=Curtis| title =Mallory Merk Breaks Down New EP Counterparts Track by Track: Exclusive| work=Consequence of Sound| date =August 31, 2021 | url =https://consequence.net/2021/08/mallory-merk-counterparts-ep-breakdown/| accessdate =September 28, 2022}} 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.{{cite news | last=Herh| first=Kala| title =MALLORY MERK DROPS EXPLOSIVE NEW VIDEO, "THORNS"| work=V Magazine| date =June 28, 2022 | url =https://vmagazine.com/article/mallory-merk-thorns/| accessdate =September 28, 2022}}{{cite news | last=Noboru Lima| first=Leo| title =What Is The Song In Netflix's Enola Holmes 2 Trailer?| work=Looper| date =September 25, 2022 | url =https://www.looper.com/1024072/what-is-the-song-in-netflixs-enola-holmes-2-trailer/| accessdate =September 28, 2022}}
Discography
= EPs =
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|+ List of EPs with selected details ! scope="col" style="width:13em"| Title ! scope="col"| Details |
| scope="row"| MM & Hh
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| scope="row"| 111 Reasons
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| scope="row"| Strangers
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| scope="row"| Counterparts
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| scope="row"| Thorns
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= Singles =
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|+ List of singles as a lead artist with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Album |
| scope="row"| "Ghosts"
| rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="2"| Strangers |
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| scope="row"| "Fresh Out" |
| scope="row"| "Just Because"
| 2021 | Counterparts |
| scope="row"| "Thorns"
| 2022 | Thorns |