Laura Marling

Laura Marling (born 1 February 1990) is a British folk singer-songwriter. Marling won Best Female Solo Artist at the 2011 Brit Awards.

Early life
Marling was born in Hampshire. She went to Leighton Park School. When she was 16 she moved to London.

Career

Marling has toured with a number of well-known indie artists in the UK including Jamie T, who personally invited her on tour with him in 2010 after he attended her second-ever gig.

She performed at this summer's 02 Wireless Festival

and also performed at the first Underage Music Festival in August 2007 at Victoria Park, East London. She has also performed at Electric Gardens Music festival in Kent .

Her debut single came out on WayOutWest Records, with a new single coming out soon on Virgin Records. 

She appeared on Later with Jools Holland where she performed the song New Romantic. Marling's first album "Alas I Cannot Swim" was released on 4 February 2008. Her single Ghosts was out on 15 January 2008.

Marling's second album I Speak Because I Can was released in 2010.

In 2011 her third album A Creature I Don't Know was released.

In 2013 Marling's fourth album Once I Was An Eagle was released. It got good reviews. It reached number three in the UK Album Chart. Marling was nominated for Best British Female at the 2014 Brit Awards.

Singles
My Manic and I
New Romantic
Ghosts
Cross Your Fingers
Night Terror
Goodbye England (Covered in Snow)
Devil's Spoke
Rambling Man
Blues Run the Game
Sophia
The Beast
Master Hunter

EPs
London Town EP
My Manic and I EP
iTunes Live: London Sessions
Cross Your Fingers

Albums
Alas I Cannot Swim
I Speak Because I Can
A Creature I Don't Know
Once I Was An Eagle

Other websites
MySpace page
Official website
BBC London article
Later with Jools Holland: Watch Laura Marling perform My Manic and I 
Later with Jools Holland: Watch Laura Marling interview, Nov 2007 

References

Category:1990 births
Category:Living people
Category:Brit Award winners
Category:British folk musicians
Category:English guitarists
Category:English singer-songwriters
Category:Musicians from Hampshire