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Find sources: "The Faders" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2011) (Learn how and when to remove this message) The Faders (l-r) Molly Lorenne, Cherisse Osei, Toy Valentine Background information Origin London, England Genres Pop rock Years active 2004–2006 Label MCA Music, Inc./Polydor Past members Molly Lorenne Toy Valentine Cherisse Osei **The Faders** were a British female [pop rock](/source/Pop_rock) band, formed in January 2004 by [Polydor Records](/source/Polydor_Records). [Bassist](/source/Bassist) and [keyboardist](/source/Keyboardist) Toy Valentine and [drummer](/source/Drummer) [Cherisse Osei](/source/Cherisse_Osei) were the first members to get through the first audition. [Frontwoman](/source/Frontwoman) and [lead guitarist](/source/Lead_guitar), Molly Lorenne (daughter of [Midge Ure](/source/Midge_Ure) and [Annabel Giles](/source/Annabel_Giles)),[1][2][3] was later introduced to the band by a mutual friend, completing the lineup. ## Members - Molly Lorenne (born Molly Decima Ure, 7 March 1987) – lead vocals and lead guitar - Toy Valentine (born 4 July 1985) – bass, rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, songwriting - Cherisse Osei (born 23 December 1986) – drums, backing vocals ## Career After signing to [Polydor](/source/Polydor_Records), the band released their first single, "[No Sleep Tonight](/source/No_Sleep_Tonight_(The_Faders_song))", which reached No. 13 in the [UK Singles Chart](/source/UK_Singles_Chart), in March 2005.[4] Their second single, "Jump", came out a few months later and reached No. 21.[4] In April 2006, weeks before the third single "Look At Me Now" was released, the band was dropped from Polydor. The band made fun of this fact by wearing slogan T-shirts saying "Polygone" in a style mimicking the Polydor logo. With various members of the group not wanting to look for another record deal, news of the group splitting appeared on their [MySpace](/source/MySpace) page, mailing lists and official forum on 6 July 2006. ### Live performances The band performed at The Jersey Telecom – Summer Sizzler tour, in [Jersey](/source/Jersey), on 9 July 2005. They also played four performances at the [100 Club](/source/100_Club) in London, England and Various Summer Party in the Parks. They supported [American Idol](/source/American_Idol) winner [Kelly Clarkson](/source/Kelly_Clarkson) on the UK portion of her 2006 [Breakaway World Tour](/source/Kelly_Clarkson_concert_tours#2005:_The_Breakaway_Spring_Tour). They also performed at [Southampton Common](/source/Southampton_Common) on 5 June 2005. ### Songs used in other media "**No Sleep Tonight**" was featured in: - "[Blast from the Past](/source/Blast_from_the_Past_(Veronica_Mars))", episode 5 of the 2nd season of *[Veronica Mars](/source/Veronica_Mars)*, along with "Whatever It Takes". The Faders themselves appear in the episode, performing at the Neptune High School [Homecoming](/source/Homecoming) dance. "No Sleep Tonight" also appears on the show's [soundtrack](/source/Veronica_Mars#Soundtrack). - Season 2, Episode 8 of *[Grey's Anatomy](/source/Grey's_Anatomy)* - The soundtrack of the British television series *[Sugar Rush](/source/Sugar_Rush_(UK_TV_series))*. - [Television commercial](/source/Television_commercial) in the United States for the [Cingular ROKR phone](/source/Motorola_ROKR_E1) with [iTunes](/source/ITunes). - Television commercial in the United States for [VO5](/source/Alberto_VO5) Extreme Style [hair products](/source/Hair_products) (It is also featured on the [VO5 website](http://www.vo5.com/)). - Television commercial in the United Kingdom for the [Vodafone](/source/Vodafone) "Stop The Clock" campaign. - [McDonald's](/source/McDonald's) music toys in [Happy Meals](/source/Happy_Meal), worldwide in 2006. - Opening credits sequence and soccer scene in an Amanda Bynes' movie called *[She's the Man](/source/She's_the_Man)* - A soccer scene and on the soundtrack of *[The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants](/source/The_Sisterhood_of_the_Traveling_Pants)* - The song is also in the trailer of *Bratz The Movie* - Scene where Ben runs to Hannah's house in *My Super Ex-Girlfriend* (Molly McQueen Version) - The pilot episode of [ABC Family](/source/Freeform_(TV_channel))'s *[Greek](/source/Greek_(TV_series))*. - The TV documentary *Chelsea: The Inside Story*, about the popular London-based football team. "**Jump**" and "**Whatever It Takes**" were featured in: - *[The Sims 2: Nightlife](/source/The_Sims_2%3A_Nightlife)*, re-recorded into [Simlish](/source/Simlish), the unique language created by Maxis for the game. The songs are titled "Bunge" and "Wanebo Da Way" in the game. ### Post-breakup careers All three members currently have new music-related projects. Toy Valentine has begun a new music project. Molly Lorenne was signed by [EMI](/source/EMI) then subsequently dropped, and is performing under the name "Molly McQueen". She re-released "No Sleep Tonight", which appeared on the [soundtrack](/source/Soundtrack) of the 2006 film *[My Super Ex-Girlfriend](/source/My_Super_Ex-Girlfriend)*. Cherisse Osei joined the Swedish band [Calaisa](/source/Calaisa), then played for [Mika](/source/Mika_(singer)) before joining [Bryan Ferry](/source/Bryan_Ferry)'s band. In 2016 Cherisse joined Scottish rock band [Simple Minds](/source/Simple_Minds) on their new *Acoustic* album and tour.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] ## Discography ### Albums - *Plug In + Play* (2005) ### Singles - "[No Sleep Tonight](/source/No_Sleep_Tonight_(the_Faders_song))" (2005) UK No. 13[4] - "Jump" (2005) UK No. 21[4] - "Look At Me Now" (2006) − originally scheduled for 17 April 2006 release, but was cancelled due to the band splitting up. ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Petridis, Alexis (4 March 2005). ["What, no pillow fights?"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/mar/04/popandrock). *The Guardian*. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0261-3077](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0261-3077). Retrieved 15 November 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Midge Ure: 'Phil Lynott protected me from drugs'"](https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/midge-ure-phil-lynott-protected-me-from-drugs/38219930.html). *Independent.ie*. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The Faders are no Girls Aloud"](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/whats-on/music/the-faders-are-no-girls-aloud-1061369). *Manchester Evening News*. 30 June 2005. Retrieved 15 November 2023. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_4-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_4-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums_4-3) Roberts, David (2006). *British Hit Singles & Albums* (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 192. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-904994-10-5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-904994-10-5). ## External links - [Molly's Official Myspace](http://www.myspace.com/mollymcqueen) - [Cherisse's Official Myspace](http://www.myspace.com/cherissefader) - [Cherisse Osei Official Website](https://www.cherisseosei.com/) - [Toy's Official Myspace](http://www.myspace.com/toyvalentine) Authority control databases International ISNI Artists MusicBrainz --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Faders](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faders) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Faders?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.