Marina

Marina is a Polish singer known as Marina Łuczenko. The verified facts identify her as a person born in 1989 and based in Vinnytsia, Poland. The bio text describes her as Marina Lambrini Diamandis, a Welsh singer and songwriter who performs mononymously as Marina and previously used the name Marina & the Diamonds; however, the authoritative details here place the artist as Marina Łuczenko.

Style and genres

Her listed genres include dance, dubstep, electronic, pop and soul. The bio also associates her work with indie pop, new wave and synthpop, showing a broad pop-oriented sound across her releases.

Career

According to the bio, she moves to London as a teenager with the aim of becoming a professional singer despite limited formal musical training. She comes to wider attention in 2009 after placing second in BBC Sound of 2010.

Her debut studio album, The Family Jewels, appears in 2010 and combines indie pop and new wave elements. It reaches number five on the UK Albums Chart and is certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. Its second single, “Hollywood”, reaches number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

Her second album, Electra Heart (2012), is a concept album built around a character of the same name. It becomes her first number one album in the United Kingdom and is certified gold in both the US and the UK. The singles “Primadonna” and “How to Be a Heartbreaker” become international hits.

Froot follows in 2015 and becomes her third UK top 10 album and her first top 10 album on the US Billboard 200, where it reaches number 8. It is produced entirely by Diamandis and David Kosten and is noted in the bio for its cohesive sound and introspective lyrics.

Her fourth album, Love + Fear, charts at number five in the UK. Her fifth album, Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land, charts at number 17 in the UK.