Blonde Electra

Blonde Electra (formerly Blonde Electric) are a British pop duo consisting of British-German sisters Jasmina "Jazzy" King (born 19 February 1990) and Natalia "Ruby" King (born 7 May 1992). They formed the group in 2013 in Düsseldorf, Germany, after leaving their previous band King.[1]

The two sisters have been making music from an early age and have worked as songwriters in Europe and the United States. They are best known for their performances in the eleventh UK series of The X Factor in the 'Group' category, mentored by Louis Walsh. The duo reached the finals and took part in the first live show finishing in sixteenth place. They have lived in London since 2014.

On 6 February 2017 they registered the private limited UK company 'Toy Machine Limited' at Companies House, with both sisters listed as the directors.[2]

Early life

The parents of the two sisters, British-born Michael Jaffray King and his German wife Irmgard (also known as Joanna), left India in 1991 and travelled with their children as Christian

Musical career

King Family

Jazzy and Ruby King started to sing on the streets at an age of one or two at their father's instigation. He later formed with his five oldest children the Christian band The King Family and they toured through the world performing religious music as street musicians, in clubs, churches, schools and prisons and on TV shows.[6] In 1998 they were offered a $4 million record deal by Word Records/Warner Music Group (US) which was refused by their father because of the young age of the children.[7] When Jazzy and Ruby King turned 15 and 13, now living in Slovakia,[3] they left their family to stay on their own and to sing in a night club,[8] after their oldest brother Michael had already quit the band in 2003. The five siblings reunited in 2006 and started outside their father's control the band King Family, supported by the German producer Dieter Falk. They were soon given a record deal by EMI and published two singles and one album.[9][10] In 2009 the band was invited to Nashville, Tennessee by Doc McGhee (the manager of Kiss and Bon Jovi) and the siblings decided to emigrate to the United States. They parted ways with EMI and renamed their band to King. They moved from a camping ground in Cologne to Los Angeles in June 2009. At the end of 2013, King released the music video "B.O.M.B.", directed by Nicholaus Goossen, in which Jazzy and Ruby King featured.[11]

The X Factor

After differences with their siblings Jazzy and Ruby King left the band King and started their own group called Blonde Electric. They were based in Düsseldorf, Germany, at that time and decided to move to England and audition for The X Factor after they heard that Simon Cowell had been back on the judging panel.[12] They were earning their living with nannying and waitressing jobs and increased their initial combined assets of about only £150 to over £10,000 in only a few months.[13]

Blonde Electra were the first auditionees to be shown in the 2014 series.[14] They performed the song "Do It like a Dude"by Jessie J and were accepted to go on with three 'yes' votes from Cowell, Louis Walsh and Mel B and one 'no' vote from Cheryl. At the bootcamp the group sang "I Love Rock and Roll" by Joan Jett and at the judges' houses, which took place in Bermuda, they performed "Gold Digger" by Kanye West. Walsh, their mentor, selected them as the first act to perform in the live shows,

landscape	yes
origin	London, England
genre	Electropop, hip hop
years active	2013–present
current members	Jazzy King Ruby King

Early life

Musical career

King Family

The X Factor

Performances during the show

Family connections

Filmography

Discography

Singles

External links

References

Performances during the show