Pauline

Pauline is a Metro Kingdom singer, best known for her appearances in the Mario series. Her most recent was in Super Mario Odyssey, for which she recorded the singles, "Jump Up, Super Star!" and "Break Free (Lead the Way)", the former reached #1 on both the Metro Kingdom Singles chart Mushroom Kingdom Hot 100. Following a brief music hiatus, she returned to music in 2020 with the single "Call Me Up", which was initially promoted as the lead single of her debut studio album. However, it was later scrapped in favor of the single "Magic Lie". She will release her debut studio album, Pieces of Me in March 2022.

Career
Pauline's career began with appearances in the Donkey Kong franchise for a number of years during its run. She would later begin appearing in various Mario spinoffs as well.

In addition to her music career, Pauline works as the Mayor of New Donk City, for which she has been mayor since 2016. Her first single, "Jump Up, Super Star!" was released in 2017 to promote her appearance in Super Mario Odyssey, in which she performs the song with her Metro Kingdom band. She also performs with them during concerts and tours. "Jump Up, Super Star!" was a commercial success, topping the charts in both the Metro and Mushroom Kingdoms, while reaching the top ten in a number of other territories. This was shortly followed by "Break Free (Lead the Way)".

Pauline's music career went quiet during 2018 and 2019 as she focused primarily on her mayor duties, however in the latter parts of 2019 she teased the release of new music. She then announced the release of the single "Call Me Up", which was released on January 31, 2020. It reached the top ten in the Metro Kingdom and Delfino Island. This was followed up by "Watch, She's Not Me" in August. She initially announced both of the previously mentioned songs to be part of her upcoming debut studio album, however both were later taken off of the track listing. She then announced her debut studio album Pieces of Me in December of 2020, with a set release date for March 12, 2021. The single "Magic Lie" was released with the pre-order of the album on December 18, 2020.