The lineup consists of Frankie Bridge, Una Healy,[1] Rochelle Humes, Mollie King, and Vanessa White.

Songwriters and producers Ina Wroldsen, Steve Mac, Camille Purcell, and Quiz & Larossi have helped create their music.

In 2010, the Saturdays released a mini album, Headlines!, which contained the top 10 hits "Missing You" and "Higher", the latter of which featured guest vocals from Flo Rida.

[2] Although "Gentleman" followed as the next single, it was "Disco Love" that entered the UK charts at number five, becoming their thirteenth Top Ten hit.

The Saturdays were often compared to other British female acts such as the Sugababes and Girls Aloud, however, they have been praised for their debut album.

[10] "Up" was confirmed to be the second single from the album and the first studio version of "Up" premiered on Popjustice on 17 July 2008 in the form of a short clip, after the group previously performed the song, when it was being recorded, live at various gigs in the United Kingdom.

[24] The group performed two songs from the recording sessions at The Work Tour : "One Shot" and "Wordshaker" which later would appear on the album.

[25] The band began working with a number of writers and producers, including Louis Biancaniello, Chris Braide, Jörgen Elofsson, Quiz & Larossi, Steve Mac, Per Magnusson and Norwegian songwriter Ina Wroldsen who has previously written for the group, as well as working with the Pussycat Dolls, Pixie Lott and Leona Lewis.

[9] The Saturdays originally intended not to release any material in 2010,[28] but Rochelle Humes explained in an interview with Digital Spy that "[they]'d come across some songs that [they] were really excited about.

[31] The music video was shot at the end of May 2010, in Málaga, Spain[28] and later premiered on 26 June on the group's official website.

[58] Rochelle Humes explained the concept of the single, "It's a really amazing, catchy song but the sentiment behind it is being all excited and counting down the days to seeing someone when you've really been missing that person.

[60] It was announced that the Saturdays had signed to Island Def Jam and Mercury Records to release future music in the United States.

[66] The Saturdays revealed that they were due to call their upcoming fourth studio album The Chase, but decided against the title.

On 2 December 2014, the Saturdays announced that they created a cover of the Waitresses' song "Christmas Wrapping" for the film Get Santa.

On 22 March 2015, in an interview with the Irish Independent, Mollie King revealed that the group was on hiatus and will not be releasing any new music until at least 2016.

"[75] On 11 May, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, Frankie Bridge stated that the Saturdays would be heading back into the recording studio later in the year to begin work on new material.

[77] While promoting her debut country music album The Waiting Game, Una Healy also confirmed that the band had no current plans anytime soon.

They played a singing group called the Syrens in a modern version of The Odyssey, with Una Foden as "Peisone".

Mollie King appeared on The X Factor as a solo act and in a group in a bid to find fame as a singer.

[92] They became ambassadors for Nintendo 3DS game, Nintendogs + Cats prior to the release of their third studio album, taking over from Girls Aloud.

The song debuted at number-two making the groups the first artist to miss the number-one spot with a Comic Relief single.

The Saturdays later changed to yellow tabards and they toured London's Westfield Shopping Mall with buckets and asked customers to part with their cash.

[95] King and Wiseman appeared on 24 March 2012 episode of The Million Pound Drop to raise money for Marie Curie, leaving with a £5000 consolation prize after missing the 8th and final question.

[98] The Saturdays music is pop but throughout the group's lifetime they have experimented and recorded R&B which features styles urban, contemporary and dance-pop.

[10] To create the music the group have closely worked with Ina Wroldsen, Quiz & Larossi, Louis Biancaniello, Steve Mac throughout their career.

Their first album was described as "sassy, modern, chart-ready pop is more straightforward than most Girls Aloud singles and younger than the music Sugababes are now recording.

"[10] Petridis of Allmusic described Wordshaker "combining aggressive basslines and vocals that are a pinch of prowess" and "praised the catchiness [that the songs] can't be denied".

[102] The Saturdays' debut album, Chasing Lights takes influence from a number of genres such as, synthpop, power pop, and new wave.

[29] The synth-laden "Higher" has become an instant fan fave following recent live performances and, with its infectious chorus and super-sassy lyrics.

[42] Britney Spears, Rihanna, John Mayer, Katy Perry, Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland are all influences on the group.