Dolly Style
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Dolly Style | |
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 Dolly Style at Rockbjörnen (left to right: Molly, Holly, Yolly and Polly) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Capitol Music Group Sweden |
| Members | Mikaela Samuelsson (2015–2019, 2024–present) Vilma Davidsson (2018–present) Caroline Aronsson (2018–present) Annie Moreau (2021–present) |
| Past members | Alexandra Salomonsson (2014–2018) Carolina Magnell (2014–2015) Emma Pucek (2014–2015) Marielle Myhrberg (2015–2016) Sarah von Reis (2016–2018) Linnéa Källström (2019–2021) |
| Website | dollystyle |
Dolly Style is a Swedish girl group created by Emma Nors and Palle Hammarlund. It features four girls going by Molly, Holly, Polly and Yolly. In-universe, the quartet originates from a dollhouse in Dollyville. The group is inspired by the kawaii aesthetic from Japanese subcultures, such as fairy kei, gyaru and lolita.[1][2] The group has participated in Melodifestivalen four times: 2015 with "Hello Hi", 2016 with "Rollercoaster", 2019 with "Habibi", and 2025 with "Yihaa".
Career
[edit]2014–2019: Three Melodifestivalen participations
[edit]Dolly Style was formed in the summer of 2014 by Emma Nors and Palle Hammarlund under Capitol Records Sweden.[citation needed] The group participated in the first heat of Melodifestivalen 2015 with the song "Hello Hi", qualifying to the repechage but failing to advance to the final.[3]
Following the competition, they were accused by Remixed Records of having plagiarized the virtual group the Caramella Girls. The claims were denied by the group's manager.[4]
On 5 April 2015, it was announced that Emma Pucek had left the group,[5] and that she had been replaced by Marielle Myhrberg, who would continue playing the character of Polly.[6] In 2019, Pucek would come forward with allegations of abuse against the creators of the group.[7]
In May 2015, they released the single "Cherry Gum".[citation needed] On 16 September 2015, they released the single "Upsy Daisy".[8] In November 2015, it was announced Carolina Magnell had left the band for personal reasons, and she was replaced with Mikaela Samuelsson who would continue playing the character Molly.[citation needed]
In November 2015, it was announced that Dolly Style would participate in Melodifestivalen 2016 with the song "Rollercoaster". Like the previous year, they qualified to the repechage from their heat, but failed to qualify for the final.[9]
In August 2016, Marielle Myhrberg announced that she would be leaving Dolly Style.[10] On 12 September 2016, Sarah von Reis was announced as her replacement.[citation needed] In October 2016, they released another single, "Young and Restless".[citation needed]
On 18 November 2018, Sarah von Reis appeared to make an announcement that she was leaving the group voluntarily.[11] However, this post was not written by her, yet published in her name; as she had been fired from the group on short notice and replaced by Caroline Aronsson.[12]
Dolly Style participated in Melodifestivalen 2019 with the song "Habibi", but failed to advance from the third heat, finishing in fifth place.[13]
2019–present: Documentary series, Melodifestivalen comeback
[edit]In February 2019, SVT released the documentary series Dolly Style-fabriken ("The Dolly Style factory") that explored the formation of the group. In the documentary, several former members came forward with allegations of abuse towards founders Emma Nors and Palle Hammarlund.[14] The founders deny the allegations, calling it a smear campaign.[15]
On 19 June 2019, Mikaela Samuelsson announced that she was leaving the group.[16][17]
Linnea Källström joined the group in September 2019 and later left in July 2021.[citation needed] Annie Moreau joined the group in August 2021.[citation needed]
On 24 December 2023, Mikaela Samuelsson, who previously played Molly, was announced as having returned to Dolly Style as a new character, Yolly.[citation needed]
On 26 November 2024, it was announced that Dolly Style would compete in Melodifestivalen 2025. [18] Their entry, "Yihaa", competed in the third heat of the contest, and qualifed to the final via the repechage. They placed fifth in the final of the contest on 8 March 2025.[19]
Member timeline
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Discography
[edit]EPs
[edit]| Title | Year |
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| "Moonlight" | 2017 |
| "Sunrise" | 2019 |
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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| SWE [20] | ||||||||||
| "Hello Hi" | 2015 | 32 |
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| "Cherry Gum" | — | |||||||||
| "Upsy Daisy" | — | |||||||||
| "Rollercoaster" | 2016 | 27 |
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| "Unicorns & Ice Cream" | — | |||||||||
| "Young & Restless" | — | |||||||||
| "Tänd ett ljus" | — | |||||||||
| "Bye Bye Bby Boo" | 2017 | — | ||||||||
| "L-O-V-E" | 2018 | — | ||||||||
| "Hush Little Baby (VIP) (feat. Molly)" | — | |||||||||
| "Red Lights (feat. Holly)" | — | |||||||||
| "B-A-B-Y (feat. Polly)" | — | |||||||||
| "Habibi" | 2019 | 8 |
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| "How Far I'll Go" | — | |||||||||
| "Sayonara" | — | |||||||||
| "Frkn Perfect" | 2020 | — | ||||||||
| "Boom Boom Box" | — | |||||||||
| "Open Your Arms (It's Xmas)" | — | |||||||||
| "Kick It & Break It" | — | |||||||||
| "We R" | 2021 | — | ||||||||
| "Christmas Lights" | — | |||||||||
| "Bam Bam" | 2022 | —[A] | ||||||||
| "Dance 'Til Tomorrow" | 2023 | — | ||||||||
| "Jump" | — | |||||||||
| "Mi Amor" | — | |||||||||
| "Girls Girls Girls" | 2024 | — | ||||||||
| "Mermaid" | — | |||||||||
| "Yihaa" | 2025 | 2 [23] |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Dolly Style – Hello Hi" (Press release). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Söderlund, Rose-Marie. "Dolly Style: "Vi kommer från ett dockhus i Dollyville"" [Dolly Style: “We come from a dollhouse in Dollyville”]. Chic (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 7 February 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2015: Svenska folkets röster, hjärtröster, telefon och SMS" [Melodifestivalen 2015: The votes of the Swedish public, via the app, telephone, or SMS] (PDF) (Press release) (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Söderlund, Frida; Trus, Helena; Ek, Torbjörn (5 March 2015). ""Dolly Style är en ren kopia"" [”Dolly Style are a ripoff”]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Quinn, Angus (6 April 2015). "Sweden: Polly leaves Dolly Style". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Hagström, Johanna. "Polly hoppar av Dolly Style" [Polly quits Dolly Style]. Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 5 April 2015.
- ^ Lindstedt, Moa (17 February 2019). "Emma Pucek hoppade av Dolly Style – vittnar om viktkrav" [Emma Pucek left Dolly Style – alleges abusive weight standards]. Expressen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Alexed, Johan (16 September 2025). Dolly Style - Upsy Daisy (Video). Popmuzik.
- ^ "Melodifestivalen 2016: Svenska folkets röster, hjärtröster, telefon och SMS" [Melodifestivalen 2016: The votes of the Swedish public, via the app, telephone, or SMS] (PDF) (Press release) (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Gallagher, Robyn (11 August 2016). "Hello bye! The second Polly leaves Dolly Style as group heads "to the next level"". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Gallagher, Robyn (20 November 2018). "Sweden: Third Polly leaves Dolly Style, leaving fans wondering if purple wig is cursed". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Farran-Lee, Lydia (23 February 2019). "Sarah fick sparken ur Dolly style – dagarna före Mello-beskedet" [Sarah was fired from Dolly Style – days before the Melfest announcement]. Kulturnyheterna (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 14 August 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Dahlander, Gustav (27 November 2018). "Artisterna i Melodifestivalen 2019: Hela listan – så blir deltävlingarna". Gustavs expertblogg (in Swedish). SVT. Archived from the original on 27 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
- ^ Larsson, Ylva (20 February 2019). "Artisten om tiden i Dolly Style: "Vi blev behandlade som små dockor"" [Former members of Dolly Style: ”They treated us like dolls”]. Kulturnyheterna (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ Palm, Johanna; Nilsson, Lisa (4 March 2019). "Dolly Style-grundaren: "Aldrig uttalat mig nedlåtande angående deras vikt"" [Dolly Style founder: ”I never spoke ill of their weight”]. Kulturnyheterna (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- ^ "dollystyleofficial". Instagram. dollystyleofficial. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
- ^ Gallagher, Robyn (20 June 2019). "Sweden: Second Molly leaves Dolly Style and we're honestly not even sure who is in the group anymore". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Wyser, Daniel (15 February 2025). "Dolly Style tillbaka i Melodifestivalen 2025 – tävlar med "Yihaa"" [Dolly Style make their Melodifestivalen comeback in 2025 – competing with the song “Yihaa”]. Kulturnyheterna (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
- ^ Holdiness, Timothy (8 March 2025). "KAJ Wins Melodifestivalen 2025". ESCXTRA. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com Dolly Style discography". Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar 2019" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 11, 2025". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10, 2025". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dolly Style biography, news, discography at Bubblegum Dancer
Media related to Dolly Style at Wikimedia Commons
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