Frankie Sandford
Frankie Sandford performing as part of The Saturdays in June 2009
Background information
Birth name	Francesca Sandford
Born	14 January 1989 (1989-01-14) (age 21) Upminster, Greater London, England
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	2001-2005; 2007-present
Labels	Fascination Records
Associated acts	S Club 8 The Saturdays

Francesca "Frankie" Sandford (born 14 January 1989) is an English singer and member of girl group The Saturdays. She was previously a member in the band S Club 8 and appeared with them in children's television programme I Dream before they disbanded.

Career

Sandford started her career in 2001 with pop music S Club 7 spin-off group, S Club Juniors, later renamed to S Club 8 in April 2003 following the disbanding of S Club. Prior to joining S Club 8, she also appeared on SMTV Live as a cheerleader. The group went on to shoot children's television programme I Dream, before officially disbanding in early 2005.

Since 2007, Sandford is a member of the girl group The Saturdays, whose other members are Una Healy, Mollie King, Vanessa White, and fellow former-S Club 8 member Rochelle Wiseman. They have achieved six top ten singles and two top ten albums, as well as recording the official charity single for Comic Relief. Their debut album, Chasing Lights, has been certified platinum. 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 and number 4 in the 2010 edition of FHM's Sexiest Women.

Sandford is a guest vocalist on Kids in Glass Houses' second album Dirt, appearing on the track "Undercover Lover".

Personal life

Sandford previously worked in a bar and had a Saturday job as a salesperson in All Saints and House of Fraser in London.

Sandford dated and lived with Dougie Poynter from McFly; after over a year together, the pair split up in March 2010. They resumed their relationship after a two-week break, and now live together in Edmonton, London.

Discography

Filmography

External links

• Frankie Website profile at TheSaturdays.co.uk
• Francesca Sandford at the Internet Movie Database
• Frankie Sandford at TV.com
• Sandford's Official Twitter