Mabel reveals what we can expect from her album and it sounds epic
She's been announced for KISS Haunted House Party
Following the super exciting news that Mabel has been announced for this year's KISS Haunted House Party, Jordan and Perri welcomed the 'Ring Ring' singer into the studio. And of course, they wanted to know all about her new music, what her perfect night out is like and what scares her! 👀
What is 'About Last Night' about?
We're just a few weeks away from Mabel's second album called 'About Last Night' and Jordan and Pez wanted to know what we can look forward to, and it sounds epic. Explaining the concept of the album, Mabel told us how it's practically a night out!
"I've basically written it as if it was one night, from beginning to end," she explained. "So the last song is like walking home from the party, and it's like the sun's coming up. I thought about creating the ultimate house party, and every song is like a room in that party. So you have all the different nuances of like what happens on a night out."
What is a Mabel night out?
Mabel went on to reveal that a Mabel night out is chaotic. Explaining: "You have to have the amazing moments, but you also have to have those moments in the bathroom crying about your ex." That definitely sounds emotional!
When is Mabel's album 'About Last Night' out?
Mabel's new album 'About Last Night' will be released on 15th July and she has already announced some album launch gigs including her headline show at Somerset House in London, followed by some very intimate shows across England, where she will be performing in record shops.
What is Mabel scared of?
Mabel, who is set to appear at KISS Haunted House Party on 28th October, revealed that she's actually scared by something that you'll find it in pretty much every supermarket - a banana!
However, it seems green bananas are OK for Mabel, who admitted: "I don't like bananas that have any brown on them. Honestly don't... I can't even... If I walk in my dressing room and I'm like, that's the one thing I get divaish about, bananas have to be like green!" 😮
She continued: "I'm almost phobic of bananas when they have the brown on them, and then you peel them and they have the little strings that come off. No! Honestly, I'll run, I'll cry, like it makes me so stressed."
The singer went on to explain that as they're great for energy she likes to have one half way through her set, but it has to be green, otherwise you might hear her scream!
Who is performing at KISS Haunted House Party?
So far along with Mabel, Craig David, N-Dubz, Bad Boy Chiller Crew and Nathan Dawe have been announced.
When is KISS Haunted House Party?
KISS Haunted House Party will take place on Friday 28th October 2022.
Where is KISS Haunted House Party?
KISS Haunted House Party will take place at OVO Arena Wembley.
How can I buy tickets for KISS Haunted House Party?
You can buy tickets from kisshaunted.com.
You can hear songs by Mabel on KISS.
Now take a look through Mabel's fantastic career:
2014 - Mabel attends the Stella McCartney show as part of the Paris Fashion Week
Growing up in a family of multi-talented people, it was always inevitable that Mabel would start to show some creative promise herself. As one of her first public appearances, Mabel attended the Stella McCartney show at Paris Fashion Week in 2014 at the age of 18 with her mum, thanks to her Swedish style blog. Her online success landed her in the front row of HUGE runway shows with her mum, including the likes of Stella McCartney.
2015 - Mabel starts her music career
According to Openmic.co.uk, Mabel self-released her first song 'Know Me Better' on Soundcloud in 2015. Despite having famous parents she found her own way in the music industry, cold calling management companies and studying music. Eventually her perseverance paid off when her debut song was picked up and played on the radio. A few weeks after her first radio interview she was approached by Universal. From there she supported Years & Years and appeared in Skepta's music video for 'Shutdown'.
2017 – Mabel released her breakthrough song ‘Finders Keepers’
'Finders Keepers' was Mabel's breakthrough song, getting her into the UK Top 10. The song was released on 26th May 2017 and was written by Mabel along with a songwriting team. It featured British singer-songwriter and rapper Kojo Funds and was included on her album 'High Expectations'.
2018 - Mabel supported Harry Styles on tour
In 2018, Mabel joined Harry Styles on tour in support of his first solo album. Mabel supported Harry at all of his European dates including four gigs in the UK.
2019 - Mabel's debut album AND performing the world's first vertical gig
'High Expectations' was released in August 2019 and featured a number of Mabel's successful songs including: 'Don't Call Me Up', 'Mad Love', 'God Is a Dancer' with Tiësto, 'Boyfriend', 'West Ten' with AJ Tracey, and 'Tick Tock' with Clean Bandit and 24kGoldn.
Mabel performed the world's first vertical gig in 2019, designed especially to be filmed using a mobile phone. Speaking about the gig at the time, Mabel told us it was "incredible" and "such a cool thing to do". She went on to explain how the show looked perfect on Instagram, but she did admit that her band weren't happy that the set shook with all their dancing! Sounds a bit scary!
2020 – Mabel won her first BRIT Award
Mabel won her first BRIT Award for British Female Solo Artist in 2020, having been previously nominated for British Breakthrough Act in 2019. She paid tribute to her mum, Neneh Cherry, who picked up awards at the BRITs exactly 30 years previously, calling it a "very special night" and citing both parents as "beautiful examples" that "anything is possible". She also performed at the ceremony, singing 'Don't Call Me Up'.
2021 - Mabel appears on Love Island
Mabel appeared on the popular dating show Love Island. The singer did a special performance of 'Don't Call Me Up' and 'Mad Love' along with some other hits, poolside, especially for the Islanders. Watch some highlights from her performance here.
Later that year, 'Let Them Know' was released in June 2021. The song was written by Mabel along with MNEK and a couple of other songwriters. The song was a Top 20 hit for Mabel.
2022 - 'Good Luck', Platinum Party at the Palace performance and second album
Mabel released 'Good Luck', a collab with Jax Jones and Galantis. The song's inspiration was Mabel's emotional journey over the past couple of years. At the beginning of the first lockdown, Mabel moved back with her dogs to her parents, and threw herself into dance classes, but like many of us, she missed the social interaction with her friends.
Mabel performed to a crowd of 22,000 people at the Platinum Party at the Palace as part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations on 4th June. She put on an incredible show as she sang her hit song 'Don't Call Me Up'. Speaking about the performance, she said: 'It was such an honour to perform and I'm so grateful I got to be part of the Queens Jubilee with so many other amazing artists.' (sic)
On 15th July, Mabel released her second studio album 'About Last Night...'! The album, which follows her 2019 debut 'High Expectations', includes huge singles 'Overthinking' featuring 24kGoldn, 'Let Them Know' and 'Good Luck'. Featuring collabs with artists such as Joel Corry, it's safe to say the album was a certified hit after it peaked at Number 2 in the UK!
2024: Mabel releases 'Zero' with Black Sherif
In February 2024, Mabel released her first new music since July 2022, in the form of the track 'Zero' with Black Sherif. A month later, Mabel put out a lengthy statement to explain her hiatus, writing that she'd spent the previous 18 months focusing on her family, her health and her happiness: 'I started my career almost ten years ago and moments of peace have been far and few between. I don't really know if anyone knows who they are in their 20s but the only way for me to start figuring that out was to turn down the noise. The peace has brought me clarity but that wouldn't have happened without the help of my amazing family, my beautiful man, his family, our wonderful friends and of course YOU.'
She also put out single 'Look at My Body Pt. II' featuring Shygirl, 'Female Intuition' and 'Stupid Dumb' featuring Ty Dolla Sign. Later that year, she confirmed that she'd been working in the studio with her brother, Marlon Roudette, and had also been writing with renowned Swedish songwriter Max Martin.
2025: Mabel releases more music and tours the UK
Mabel continued to release new music throughout 2025, including her self-titled mixtape. The tracklist was: 'January 19', 'Right On Time', 'Lay Me Down', 'Run Me Down', 'Turn Me Up', 'Venus', 'Love Me Gentle', 'Benz' (featuring Clavish) and 'Is It Love?', and she said of the record: "I wrote this exactly one month before my 29th birthday and I was reflecting on another year around the sun. The process of writing this was a brain dump about the pressure that I've felt throughout my career. The need for approval is something that has eaten me up at times but now I'm in a place where I'm so comfortable just doing things for me!"
Later that year, she went on a European tour called the 'Right On Time Tour', where she performed in the UK in Bristol, Manchester and London before heading to Europe for gigs in Sweden, Germany, the Netherlands and France.
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