Described by the BBC’s Dean Jackson as a “Soul Queen”, this stirring singer is one to add to your Spotify playlists.

Nottingham based singer songwriter Mollie has performed in some of the most musically renowned venues including The Royal Concert Hall where she supported the Gypsy Kings and Rock City as part of the 2019 Future Sound of Nottingham night.

With a vocal range that echoes that of Amy Winehouse and Paloma Faith it is no surprise that Ralph has collected a catalogue of accolades since finding her voice in 2016. Three years later she would release her debut EP titled Old Cafe, in 2020 she released a slew of singles including breakthrough track traitor which reached over 80,000 streams.

Traitor is an emotional ballad, lifted with soulful jazz instrumentals, about a relationship gone wrong. A lover’s decision to defy their foreseen future for the embrace of a temporary hand. This selfish surrender of someone else for one’s own gain stings and you can hear both the pain and rage in Mollie’s powerful vocals. Those of us who have felt this blow of betrayal realise soon enough it is not just about this other person’s decision, in once choosing to trust them you slowly betrayed yourself. Everything you had with this person everything you perceived it to be based on a forced fed false reality. You betrayed your worth for someone you can no longer see. This person you once loved died in the arms of a stranger and now stands before you with an unknown face.

This piece of poetry catapulted her to the stages of the Isle of Wight festival where she stunned crowds enough to land her extended performances on two more stages. It was here she performed her album Dealbreaker. The same titled song itself explores the narrative of too many second chances, a torrent of torture that breaks a heart enough for it to crack but to also keep coming back, the hand that holds is also the one that lets go. Love becomes a commodity instead of a meaningful exchange where both feel wealthy, one heart turns to greed, another to self-debt spending all they can to keep their so-called lover in check.

As well as developing her own distinctive style she has used her range to refresh old classics. Most recently covering Nina Simone’s 1965 I put a spell on you. Fittingly released on the eve of Halloween Mollie’s haunting vocals and mystic persona posess the bewitching narrative of the song.

Not only is her music powerful due to the strength of her voice but also due to the meaning of her message. In 2020 she performed her single Give it up, in what I am assuming is her neighbourhood, to raise money for the NHS. The music video includes faces of friends, family, frontline workers during the lockdown all lip syncing her song. As a nurse herself Ralph felt first hand the impact of the pandemic and the desperate situation of our health service. The song itself was very fitting with the poignant lyric ” I want to be your hero, when the days get rough”. The song herald’s resilience and optimism conquering all,