Biography
Who is Marié Digby?
Early life and education
Marié Christina Digby was born in Los Angeles, California. She is of Japanese and Irish heritage. During her high school years, she began writing her own original music.
After finishing her freshman year at the University of California, Berkeley, she entered the 2004 Pantene Pro-Voice competition. She won the contest with her original song called Miss Invisible. This victory provided her with a cash prize and the chance to work alongside a professional music producer. Following this success, she signed a contract with Hollywood Records, which is part of the Disney company.
Rising to fame on YouTube
In 2006, Marié Digby finished recording her first studio album, though the release date was delayed. That same year, her track Fool appeared on a Disney compilation record named Girl Next. To increase her visibility to the public, she started uploading simple videos of herself performing cover versions of famous songs to YouTube in early 2007.
Her acoustic cover of Umbrella by Rihanna became particularly successful. This recording was featured on the television program The Hills and reached the number ten spot on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Hollywood Records eventually released this track to radio stations and the iTunes store to capitalize on her growing internet audience.
Music career and albums
Her debut studio album, Unfold, arrived on April 8, 2008. Before that, she released her first official single, Say It Again, to radio outlets in January of that year. In 2009, she issued a Japan-exclusive collection of Japanese covers called Second Home. Her second English-language album, Breathing Underwater, launched in Asia during the summer of 2009 and reached North American markets that September.
Marié Digby continued her career with the album Your Love in 2011. She toured across Asia in 2012, performing in countries like Singapore and the Philippines. Her live performance in Singapore occurred at the Esplanade Concert Hall on October 18, 2012. She later released her fifth studio album, Winter Fields, on October 29, 2013. In 2018, she released another album titled Pop Covers, which features renditions of ten popular songs.
Charitable work and independent projects
Beyond her studio recordings, she has engaged in various independent projects. She used the Stageit platform to conduct live shows where fans could pay what they wanted for tickets. In 2015, she shared the song Jet Streams as a free digital download on Bandcamp and also released a version of Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.
The musician has also supported charitable causes. In 2009, she sponsored a songwriting contest for teenagers living in the Bronx through an organization called The Generation Project. This non-profit group helps facilitate charitable gifts for children in lower-income areas. The winner of this contest, a student from the Bronx, received a new guitar as part of the prize.
Birthday and age
Marié Digby was born on April 16, 1983, which makes Marié 43 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Marié shares the date with 36 other famous people.
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