A Welsh singer-songwriter who built a world of characters and personal pop.
If you want to hear her range, put 'Oh No!' next to something like 'Starring Role.' One's all frantic energy, the other feels like a quiet confession in a pop song.
She's the kind of artist who can write a sharp, catchy song about Hollywood's emptiness one minute and a vulnerable track like 'I Am Not A Robot' the next. 'Primadonna' and 'Bubblegum Bitch' from the 'Electra Heart' album turned female archetypes into pop anthems. Even her later work, like the song 'Venus Fly Trap,' keeps that mix of cleverness and melody.
She started with a self-released EP called 'Mermaid vs. Sailor' in 2005, then broke through with her 2010 debut album 'The Family Jewels.' The 'Electra Heart' era in 2012 leaned into a character concept, before 'FROOT' in 2015 shifted back toward more personal songwriting. She's kept releasing music as MARINA, dropping the 'and the Diamonds' part around 2018.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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