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United Kingdom Marina Diamandis, known professionally as Marina and previously Marina and the Diamonds, is a Welsh singer-songwriter, record producer, and poet recognized for her distinct vocal style and thematic exploration of identity and societal issues.
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Request A ShowMarina became a brand ambassador for Max Factor in February 2011. This partnership involved her representing the cosmetics brand, aligning her public image with their products.
As part of Selfridges' "Sound of Music" initiative, Marina and Paloma Faith designed their own window display for the London Oxford Street branch in May 2010. They also appeared as "live mannequins" within the display, blending art and fashion to promote the department store.
Marina launched her own fashion brand named 11 Diamonds in 2013. She designed a line of T-shirts for the brand, indicating her direct involvement in its creative direction during its inception.
Marina Lambrini Diamandis was born on October 10, 1985, in Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales. She spent her childhood between southeast Wales and the Greek island of Lefkada. Throughout her early life, she had a strong interest in performing, taking various music courses at institutions including Tech Music Schools and the University of East London, before briefly attending Middlesex University for musical composition. Dissatisfied with formal education, she opted for a hands-on approach to music creation, beginning to write her own songs at 18. This early period was marked by independent exploration, culminating in the self-produced release of her debut EP, ‘Mermaid vs. Sailor’, in 2007.
Her career gained significant momentum when she was discovered by Derek Davies of Neon Gold Records in 2008. This led to her signing with 679 Recordings (a division of Warner Music Group) in October 2008. Diamandis quickly established herself as a prominent artist, achieving second place in the BBC ‘Sound of 2010′ poll and a nomination for the BRIT Awards’ Critics’ Choice. Her debut studio album, ‘The Family Jewels’, released in 2010, charted at No. 5 in the UK and was certified gold. This success was followed by her second album, ‘Electra Heart’ (2012), which became her first UK No. 1 album, despite being noted as the lowest-selling number-one record of the 21st century in the UK at the time. The album notably featured the successful singles ‘Primadonna’ and ‘How to Be a Heartbreaker’.
Diamandis continued to evolve her artistry, releasing her third album, ‘Froot’ (2015), which was entirely self-written and co-produced, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard 200, her highest US chart position. In 2018, she officially transitioned to using “Marina” as her mononym, dropping “the Diamonds” aspect to reflect her personal growth and identity beyond the artistic persona. Her subsequent albums, ‘Love + Fear’ (2019) and ‘Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land’ (2021), explored themes of human emotion and contemporary society, with the latter being her final album with Atlantic Records after a 14-year tenure. In 2024, she released her poetry book, ‘Eat the World’, and in 2025, her sixth studio album, ‘Princess of Power’, charted at No. 7 in the UK.
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