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Laura Marling

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Also known as Laura Beatrice Marling

British folk singer-songwriter

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United Kingdom
Active from
1990
alternativebritishenglishfolkfolk rockindie folk

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Listeners
1,421,297
Total plays
45,921,530

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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

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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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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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