THEIR debut single, Left My Heart In Tokyo, was a top 10 chart hit, but pop duo Mini Viva know that if they want long-lasting success they have to be prepared to wait.

With Girls Aloud hitmakers Xenomania at the helm, and praise from everyone from the Guardian to the NME (remember the days when the latter would spit at pop bands?), Frankee and Britt could be forgiven for feeling a little complacent.

But Whitefield girl Frankee says they never presume that success is going to come to them overnight.

“We’ve learned you have to crawl before you can walk,” says the former Holy Cross College student. “Just because you’ve had one hit doesn’t mean they’ll come automatically.”

Indeed, the girls’ second single, pop ballad I Wish, didn’t even graze the top 50, but Frankee remains philosophical and is confident that their next offering, the once-more upbeat One Touch will please fans who got hooked on the dirty electro pop beats of ‘Tokyo.

Mini Viva formed last year after Frankee attended an audition advertised via MySpace.

The shadowy svengalis behind the auditions turned out to be pop maestros Xenomania working under a pseudonym, with 19 Entertainment head honcho Simon Fuller, most famous for handling the Spice Girls’ careers, signed on as manager.

Frankee was teamed up with Newcastle lass Britt Love, and Mini Viva was born.

They’ve already toured with The Saturdays, and to continue their inexorable rise to the pinacle of the nation’s New Pop Darlings they are heading out on tour with Britain’s Got Talent winners Diversity.

“We’re really excited,” says Frankee. “We’re definitely going to get them to teach us a few dance moves.”

They’re also playing several festivals this summer, including the Isle of Wight. And just when they’ve recovered from that, the album is due out in autumn.

“We’re nervous about the album,” says Frankee. “We love it so much, we just hope other people do too.”

• Mini Viva will be supporting Diversity at the Manchester Apollo on Saturday, March 27. For more information, visit miniviva.com