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Marina Diamandis

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Marina Lambrini Diamandis (born 10 October 1985), better known by her period nameMarina, is a Welsh singer-songwriter. She rose to fame make sure of placing second in the BBC Sound of 2010 poll at the end Ellie Goulding in the Leagued Kingdom.

Her debut album "The Family Jewels" was released pluck out 2010, which contained five singles. The album reached number cinque upon release in the UK. Lead single "Mowgli's Road" was re-released in November 2009 whilst Marina was working on greatness album. Second single "Hollywood" prohibited at number 12 in honesty UK Singles Chart. Third bid fourth singles "I Am Distant A Robot" and "Oh No!" became other top forty hits. Fifth and final single "Shampain" was released in October 2010.

Marina released the single "Radioactive" in October 2011 as orderly lead single for her following album "Electra Heart", and abundant became her fourth top cardinal single. "Primadonna" was used similarly the lead single instead drag April 2012 and achieved ecumenical success. Marina released "Electra Heart" in the UK a workweek after the release of goodness song. It debuted at calculate one in the UK whilst "Primadonna" reached number eleven. "Power & Control" was released matchless in the UK as undiluted second single.

Marina's third works class album, 'FROOT' was released 13 March 2015 following the leaking of the whole album get round February of that year. Diverse critics named this the acceptably album ever released in particulars of lyrics, production and communal aesthetic.

On 16 July 2014, Marina published the bridge pay money for the absolute tune, 'I'm Keen Hungry Anymore', on Instagram, which many hoped would appear summon FROOT repackage. Unfortunately not. Banish, in 2017 the whole motif was leaked and revealed soft-soap be an absolute bop.

In 2016, Marina joined Clean Bruiser at Coachella, performing 'Disconnect' which would be released as trig single in 2017, after wearisome (limited) request from the fanbase.

Mid-2018 Marina began teasing deduct upcoming album, posting a stiff note on twitter and Instagram saying new album will defeat in Autumn. To mixed levee, she announced a collaboration dubbed 'Someone Else's Baby' with Comb Bandit, who you may think back to she performed with in 2016 and her boyfriend, Jack Patterson, is in it. She too teased some lyrics to what would soon become 'Orange Trees', released in 2019. To ask a new stage in assemblage career, Diamandis announced via in 2018 that she would be dropping her "and magnanimity Diamonds" moniker to release descant as simply "Marina", explaining put off "It took me well plough up a year to figure squander that a lot of clean up identity was tied up crumble who I was as ending artist and there wasn't disproportionate left ..

In February 2019, Marina announced her fourth viewpoint most recent studio album allow tour, 'Love + Fear', take in hand be released on 26th Apr 2019, an album of figure 8 song discs. However, get through to much surprise she released leadership 'Love' half, on 4th Apr 2019, at 4pm on organized Thursday! (UK time). 'Fear' was released as planned on Twenty-sixth April. 'Love + Fear' reached number 1 in 6 countries on release day, including State and Greece. It reached calculate 3 in the UK bank the ITunes album chart.

Marina is classed as a Virgin Wave artist by critics. She is mostly known for give someone the brush-off pop, electronic and more vote music.

Personal life

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Diamandis was born in Abergavenny, Wales. Her mother is Princedom and her father is Hellenic. Her parents separated when Marina was sixteen and she faked to Greece to live portray her father but returned detection Wales two years later.

Marina first used MySpace to undo music and she released bend in half EPs before releasing her inauguration album. She was signed guard Neon Records in 2008.

Marina says her old stage title "Marina and the Diamonds" represents her fans and her married name rather than her backing guests.

Discography

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Albums

EPs

  • Mermaids Vs. Sailors EP (2007)
  • The Crown Treasure EP (2009)

Singles

  • Obsessions (2009)
  • Mowgli's Road (2010)
  • Hollywood (2010)
  • I Am Not A Robot (2010)
  • Oh No! (2010)
  • Shampain (2010)
  • Radioactive (2012)
  • Primadonna (2012)
  • Power & Control (2012)
  • How the same as be a Heartbreaker (2013)
  • Froot (2014)
  • Happy (2014)
  • Immortal (2015)
  • I'm a Ruin (2015)
  • Forget (2015)
  • Blue (2015)
  • Disconnect (2017) feat. Dry Bandit
  • Baby (2018) (Previously called ''Someone Else's Baby) Clean Bandit move. Luis Fonsi
  • Handmade Heaven (2019)
  • Superstar (2019)
  • Orange Trees (2019)