Mabel (singer)

Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey (born 19 February 1996) is a Spanish-born British-Swedish singer and songwriter. In 2018, she had her breakthrough with "Finders Keepers", peaking at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Her debut studio album, "High Expectations", was released in August 2019 and entered the UK Albums Chart at number three. It spawned the UK top-10 singles "Don't Call Me Up" and "Mad Love". Mabel has received numerous awards and accolades, including the Premios 40 Principales for Best International New Artist in 2019 and the Brit Award for British Female Solo Artist in 2020.
Early life.
Mabel Alabama-Pearl McVey was born in Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga, Spain on 19 February 1996. She is the daughter of Swedish singer Neneh Cherry and English record producer Cameron McVey. Her step-grandfather is American jazz trumpeter Don Cherry, her uncle is rock singer Eagle-Eye Cherry and her half-brother is the former Mattafix singer Marlon Roudette. Growing up, she spent time in Spain and Sweden, and after finishing secondary school in Sweden, she moved to London in order to pursue her music career.
Career.
2015–2018: "Bedroom" and "Ivy to Roses".
After moving to London, Mabel released her debut single "Know Me Better" in July 2015, which caught the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac, who made the song her Tune of the Week. Within weeks, Mabel signed a recording contract with Universal. In March 2017, after the releases of singles "My Boy My Town" and "Thinking of You", she released "Finders Keepers" featuring British rapper Kojo Funds, which reached the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart in late 2017. In May 2017, she released her debut extended play "Bedroom".
In October 2017, Mabel released "Begging", the lead single from her debut mixtape "Ivy to Roses", which was released shortly after. In December, she collaborated with Not3s on "My Lover". Following the January 2018 release of a second Not3s collaboration, "Fine Line", Mabel opened for English singer Harry Styles during the European part of the second leg of a tour in the support of his debut studio album. After her tour with Styles, she embarked on her own headline tour through the United Kingdom and Europe. In June, she was featured on "Ring Ring" alongside American rapper Rich the Kid and British DJ Jax Jones. Later that year, after releasing "One Shot", she co-wrote "Blind", a song for British girl group Four of Diamonds.
2019–present: "High Expectations".
In January 2019, Mabel was nominated for British Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards. She re-released "Ivy to Roses" with a new cover art and the inclusion of all the singles that had been released since the first edition's release. With this, Mabel also released "Don't Call Me Up", which debuted at number 11 on the UK Singles Chart. The song peaked at number 3, becoming her highest-charting single to date. On 7 June 2019, she released "Mad Love", the second single from her debut studio album, "High Expectations", which was released on 2 August that year. The song debuted at number 18 in the UK, later peaking at number 8. Following the November 2019 release of her Christmas single Loneliest Time Of Year, in January to March 2020 Mabel embarked on the High Expectations Tour across North America, the United Kingdom and Europe.
In February 2020, she released the song "Boyfriend". She then featured in a BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge cover of the Foo Fighters song "Times Like These" as part of the Live Lounge Allstars. This was organised in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Later that year, Mabel collaborated with AJ Tracey on "West Ten". The following month, Clean Bandit released "Tick Tock" featuring Mabel and 24kGoldn.