HOME

TheInfoList



Click Here for Items Related To - Molly Rainford
OR:
Molly Rainford on:   [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Amazon]

Molly Anne Rainford (born 22 November 2000) is an English singer, actress and television presenter. She was a finalist on the sixth series of ''
Britain's Got Talent ''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially ...
'' in 2012 and was one of the presenters on ''
Friday Download ''Friday Download'' was a British children's entertainment television programme, produced by Saltbeef Productions on CBBC. It premiered on 6 May 2011. The final presenting team consisted of Molly Rainford, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, ...
'' between 2014 and 2015. She has since released two extended plays and has gone on to portray the titular character in the
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
comedy drama series ''
Nova Jones ''Nova Jones'' is a British musical science-fiction television series which airs on CBBC, created by Helen Serafinowicz. It focuses on the adventures of the titular galactic pop singer, portrayed by Molly Rainford. It began broadcast on 22 Septe ...
'' from 2021 onwards. In 2022, Rainford competed in the twentieth series of ''
Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...
''; she reached the final and finished as a runner-up. Then in 2023, she was cast in the
BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ...
...
soap opera ''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
''.


Life and career


Early life and ''Britain's Got Talent''

Rainford was born on 22 November 2000 in the
London Borough of Havering The London Borough of Havering () in East London, England, forms part of Outer London. It has a population of 259,552 inhabitants; the principal town is Romford, while other communities are Hornchurch, Upminster, Collier Row and Rainham. The ...
. Her father is former Chelmsford City F.C. midfielder and assistant manager Dave Rainford. She attended the
Sylvia Young Theatre School Sylvia Young Theatre School is an independent school in Marble Arch, London, England. It is a specialist performing arts school named after its founder and principal, Sylvia Young OBE. Outline The Sylvia Young Theatre School was founded in ...
and later
East London Arts & Music East London Arts & Music (also known as ELAM) is a free school sixth form located in Bromley-by-Bow in East London, England. History Established in 2014, ELAM is for students aged 16 to 19 who wish to pursue a career in music, games design or ...
. In 2012, at the age of 11, she auditioned for the sixth series of ''
Britain's Got Talent ''Britain's Got Talent'' (often abbreviated to ''BGT'') is a televised British talent show competition, and part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise created by Simon Cowell. Presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially ...
'', singing her own version of
Jennifer Hudson Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981), also known by her nickname J.Hud, is an American singer, actress, and talk show host. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades for her works in recorded music, film, televisio ...
's " One Night Only" from the film ''
Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,Gro ...
''. She advanced to the semi-final stages where she sang "
It Must Have Been Love "It Must Have Been Love", originally "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)", is a song written by Per Gessle and performed by the Swedish pop duo Roxette. The power ballad became the duo's third number one hit in the United ...
" by
Roxette Roxette was a Swedish pop rock duo, consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and keyboards) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar). Formed in 1986, the duo became an international act in the late 1980s, when they released their breakthrough second a ...
; Rainford made it through to the final after finishing second in the public vote. In the final, she sang
Beyoncé Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
's version of "
Ave Maria The Hail Mary ( la, Ave Maria) is a traditional Christian prayer addressing Mary, the mother of Jesus. The prayer is based on two biblical passages featured in the Gospel of Luke: the Angel Gabriel's visit to Mary (the Annunciation) and Mary's s ...
" and finished the competition in sixth place. Following the show, she was signed to
Sony Music Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment ...
.


Television and music career

In 2014, Rainford joined the presenting team on the
CBBC CBBC (initialised as Children's BBC and also known as the CBBC Channel) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast children's television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is also the bran ...
children's entertainment series ''
Friday Download ''Friday Download'' was a British children's entertainment television programme, produced by Saltbeef Productions on CBBC. It premiered on 6 May 2011. The final presenting team consisted of Molly Rainford, Anaïs Gallagher, Harvey Cantwell, ...
'' alongside
Akai Osei Akai Osei (born 12 April 1999) is a British actor, dancer, presenter and musician, who is best known for winning the first series of ''Got to Dance'' in February 2010 It is reported that he was inspired by Michael Jackson, Diversity, Flawless an ...
and
Bars and Melody Bars and Melody (often abbreviated as BAM) are a British R&B and rap duo consisting of rapper Leondre Devries and singer Charlie Lenehan, who took part in the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2014. During their audition, they were autom ...
, appearing as a presenter on the eighth and ninth series until the show's cancellation in 2015. In 2016, she appeared in an episode of CBBC's ''
Millie Inbetween ''Millie Inbetween'' is a British children's sitcom series broadcast on CBBC and starring Millie Innes. The first episode premiered on 1 October 2014, with the final episode airing on 12 December 2018. It focuses on 12-year-old Millie and her 1 ...
'' as Chloe. In 2021, Rainford began starring in the CBBC comedy drama ''
Nova Jones ''Nova Jones'' is a British musical science-fiction television series which airs on CBBC, created by Helen Serafinowicz. It focuses on the adventures of the titular galactic pop singer, portrayed by Molly Rainford. It began broadcast on 22 Septe ...
'', portraying the titular character, with the series focusing on the life and adventures of a galactic pop singer. The series was subsequently renewed for a second and third series. In 2019, she released her debut
extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
''Commitment'', which featured the songs "I Like You", "Long Run", "Forever and a Day", "How Many Times" and the titular single "Commitment", which has amassed over two million streams online. In 2020, she released a second EP, ''Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)'', which featured covers of Christmas songs including "
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" is a Christmas song released in 1971 as a single by John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir. It was the seventh single release by John Lennon outside his work with the Beatles. The song reach ...
", " Who Would Imagine a King", "
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday "I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday" is a Christmas song recorded by British glam rock band Wizzard. It was first released in December 1973 and, as with most Wizzard songs, was written and produced by the band's frontman Roy Wood—formerly ...
" and the
title track A title track is a song that has the same name as the album or film in which it appears. In the Korean music industry, the term is used to describe a promoted song on an album, akin to a single, regardless of the song's title. Title track may a ...
. In 2022, Rainford was announced as a contestant on the twentieth series of ''
Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (informally known as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of usually 4 ...
''. Partnered with
Carlos Gu '' Strictly Come Dancing'' returned for its twentieth series with a launch show on 23 September 2022 on BBC One, with live shows beginning the following day on 24 September. The launch show was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 17 Septemb ...
, the pair reached the final where they performed finished as a runner-up. Shortly after Rainford completed her run in the ''Strictly Come Dancing'' national tour in 2023, it was announced that she had been cast on the BBC soap opera ''
EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
''. Her character is set to be a daughter in a family introduced as new owners of the fictional Queen Vic pub.


Filmography


Discography


Extended plays


Singles


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rainford, Molly 2000 births 21st-century English actresses 21st-century English singers Alumni of the Sylvia Young Theatre School Britain's Got Talent contestants British children's television presenters English child actresses English child singers English soap opera actresses English television actresses English television presenters Living people Participants in British reality television series People from the London Borough of Havering