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Laura Marling is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, singer and recording artist, born 1 February 1990 in England. A contralto who plays guitar, voice and acoustic guitar, she began her career in 2006 as a member of Noah and the Whale, working in music composing across genres including folk-pop, pop rock, indie folk, alternative and folk rock throughout her career. She speaks English.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1990
Discography
Member of
- Noah and the Whale2006–2008
- LUMP
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,421,297
- Total plays
- 45,921,530
Tags
Laura Marling (born 1st February 1990) is a folk singer/songwriter/guitarist from Eversley, United Kingdom. She began playing the guitar at the age of five, first being taught the blues by her father in front of the family fire, and has been enthralled by the songs and lyrics of the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, James Taylor and John Mayall ever since. It’s not just the “golden-oldies” that Laura admires; she also harbours a rather deep love for alt. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Laura+M
Key facts
- Born
- Laura Beatrice Marling , ( 1990-02-01 ) 1 February 1990 (age 36)
- Genres
- Folk folk rock indie folk
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter, musician
- Instruments
- Vocals guitar bass piano ukulele
- Years active
- 2006–present
- Labels
- WayOutWest , Virgin , Ribbon, Chrysalis Records , Partisan Records
- Website
- lauramarling .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Laura
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- England
- Occupation
- film director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- indie folk
- Instrument
- acoustic guitar
- Official website
- www.lauramarling.com
- Image
- Laura Marling - First Avenue - 5 5 17 (34106214720).jpg
- Voice type
- contralto
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- Commons category
- Laura Marling
- date of birth
- 1990-01-01
- start of work period
- 2006-00-00
- social media followers
- 107000
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Encyclopedic overview
Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is an English folk singer-songwriter. She won the Brit Award for Best British Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards and was nominated for the same award at the 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2018 Brit Awards.
Marling joined her older sisters in London at age 16 to pursue a career in music. She played with a number of groups and released her debut album, Alas, I Cannot Swim, in 2008. Her first album, her second album I Speak Because I Can, her fourth album Once I Was an Eagle, and her seventh album Song for Our Daughter were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize in 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2020, respectively. Her sixth record, Semper Femina, was also nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Folk Album category, as was Song for Our Daughter. In 2024, Marling released her eighth solo record, Patterns in Repeat.
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