Marina and the Diamonds and 679

Recordings

Marina and the Diamonds and 679

Recordings

Marina and the DiamondsMarina Lambrini Diamandis is the lead singer of the indie pop band Marina and the Diamonds, she is a Welsh singer-song writer who is of Greek decent. Marina was discovered by Warner Music group when opening a concert for an Australian artist in 2008, she was then signed to 679 Recordings (who is owned by Warner Music Group) in October 2008.

She released 3 singles ‘Obsessions’, ‘Mogil’s Road’ and ‘I’m not a Robot’, however her first major single was ‘Hollywood’ released on 1st February 2010. Following this she re-released ‘I’m not a Robot’ on 26th April 2010, ‘Oh No!’ on 2nd August 2010 (which is the song we are using for our music video) and ‘Shampain’ on 11th October 2010.

Marina’s Successes

Since May 2009 Marina has performed at many festivals such as Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Glastonbury Festival as well as the Reading and Leads Festivals. GMTV, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and Later… with Jools Holland are also just some of the television shows Marina has performed at in just over a year. Marina Lambrini Diamandis was also nominated for eight awards in 2010, she was the runner up for the Sound of 2010 and won the Best UK & Irish Act for MTV. Therefore she is the perfect current artist whose song we have permission to use for our music video.

679 RecordingsMarina and the Diamonds’ record label is 679 Recordings which is part of the Warner Music Group. The record label was formed in 2001 in partnership with Warner Music, and specializes in “Nothing but futurist popmusic” [679artists.com]. Other artists which are part of 679 Recordings are Little Boots, Plan B, Sirens Sirens, Spark and The Streets.