my favorite English singer

My favorite English artist would have to be Marina and the Diamonds or, her real name, Marina Lambrini Diamandis. She has said that Diamonds refers to her fans. Marina is a Welsh singer. Marina was born on October 10, 1985, in Brynmawr, Monmouthshire, Wales. Her mother is Welsh and her father Greek. Since she was 9 years old, she wanted to be a performer, and after completing school, she moved to Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire because it offered the best jobs. She worked at a petrol station for two months, taking as many shifts as she could, and moved to London with her saved money to pursue a singing career.

When in London, she attended a dance school for two months, took a one-year singing course at Tech Music Schools in 2005, and studied music and culture at the University of East London. She then moved to Middlesex University, where she started taking a musical composition course, but left after three months since she wanted to learn everything first hand. Marina started writing songs at the age 18, but she was terrified to sing in public. She later started applying for auditions in 'The Stage' newspaper, which had a hand in forming the Spice Girls, but stopped auditioning to compose her own music, following the example of Daniel Johnston.

She signed a recording deal with 679 Recordings in October 2008 However, her debut single, 'Obsessions', was released from Neon Gold Records on February 14, 2009. On February 15, 2010, she released her debut studio album, 'The Family Jewels', which charted at No.5 in the UK.

Marina has a unique style as a pop artist. She is categorized more as Indie- pop, not fitting into other categories. Marina's music has many different sounds and I feel like I can relate to her music. She often writes about her feeling and beliefs, which I admire.