Holy Molly
Quick Facts
Biography
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.
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.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.
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. Shortly after, she signed with a local record label called Red Clover and released her first music video for “Open”. 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”. 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. Her next song "Ménage À Trois" was a collaboration with the German producer Lizot. On August 6, 2021, Holy Molly released a collaboration with the French-Italian duo Shanguy called “C’est La Vie.”
Discography
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album details | ||||
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ROM | POL | CIS | RUS | UKR | ||||
"Everybody's Scared" (with Parah Dice) | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Ménage à trois" (with Lizot) | — | 27 | 103 | — | — | |||
"Back to Her" (with Lizot & Alex Parker) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Alcohol" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Twinkle Twinkle" | 2021 | 74 | — | 707 | — | — | ||
"Talk Talk" (with Drenchill) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Gangster" (with Cosmo & Skoro) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"C'est la vie" (with Shanguy) | — | — | 203 | — | — | |||
"Shot a Friend" | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
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"Bang Bang" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Plouă" (with Tata Vlad) | 2022 | 1 | — | 76 | — | — | ||
"Douche" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Watch Me" | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sunday Night" (with Lizot) | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||
"Pump It Up" (with Olivia Addams) | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Album details |
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„În Golul Tău (Live Session)” | 2021 | Non-album single |