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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marié Christina Digby |
| Born | April 16, 1983 New York City, New York |
| Genre(s) | Pop, Rock alternative |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Guitar, Piano |
| Years active | 2004-present |
| Label(s) | Hollywood/Disney (2005-present) |
| Website | MySpace official |
Marié Christina Digby (pronounced /mæɹi'eɪ 'dɪgbi/ Ma-ree-AY Dig-Bee) (born April 16, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Hollywood Records is a Record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. The Disney Music Group (formerly Buena Vista Music Group) is a collection of affiliated record labels all subsidiaries of The Walt Disney Company. Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra She is best known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's No. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Rihanna (pronounced /riːˈɑːnə/ born Robyn Rihanna Fenty; February 20 1988 is a Barbadian singer, model and Fashion designer 1 hit "Umbrella", which attracted attention on YouTube in 2007. " Umbrella " is a song by singer Rihanna. It was written by Terius "The Dream" Nash, Christopher Stewart, Kuk Harrell YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees The song was subsequently played on the radio station STAR 98.7, was featured on the third season opening episode of the MTV show The Hills,[1] and peaked at #10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. KYSR (987 FM, "98-7 FM" is a commercial Modern rock Radio station in Los Angeles California covering the Los Angeles, Orange MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. Digby performed the song on the late night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly on August 2, 2007. Last Call with Carson Daly is an American late night Talk show that is broadcast on NBC. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Digby's first official single, "Say It Again", was released to radio stations on January 18, 2008. " Say It Again " is the first single of Marie Digby's debut album Unfold. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Her debut album, Unfold, was released on April 8, 2008. Unfold is the debut solo album by singer/songwriter Marié Digby. Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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Biography
Digby, whose mother is Japanese and father is Irish-American, is the eldest of three siblings including her sisters; Naomi (born December 12, 1985) and Erina (born August 8, 1987). The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan Irish Americans (Gael-Mheiriceánach are citizens of the United States who can claim ancestry originating in Ireland. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) She began writing songs in high school in LA and after graduating, spent one year studying philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley before leaving college to concentrate on music full-time. The University of California Berkeley (also referred to as Cal, Berkeley and UC Berkeley) is a major research university located in Berkeley She came into the public light in 2004 after winning the Pantene Pro-Voice Music Competition with her autobiographical song "Miss Invisible". Pantene is a Brand of Hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble. [2][3]
After performing at numerous night clubs, Digby signed a publishing deal with Rondor Music, a subsidiary of Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group in early 2005. The Troubadour is a Nightclub located in West Hollywood California, USA at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West VIVENDI is a software package for care management and staff organisation published by the German software company CONNEXT and introduced in 1995 Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. By the end of 2005, Digby had signed with Disney's Hollywood Records and her first album of original songs was completed by the end of 2006. Hollywood Records is a Record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Also in 2006, her song "Fool" was included on the Disney compilation album Girl Next. Track listing " Rush (Remix " - Aly & AJ " Cinderella " - The Cheetah Girls " Breakaway (Acoustic In early 2007, she began to post simple videos of herself singing cover songs of other artists on YouTube in order to gain visibility for herself. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees Hollywood Records then released a high-quality studio recording of her rendition of "Umbrella" to iTunes and radio stations. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc [4]
Controversy
There has been controversy over Digby's YouTube popularity. YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload view and share Video clips YouTube was created in February 2005 by three former PayPal employees As of May 2008, her homemade music videos have been viewed over 6. 6 million times on the video sharing website. [4] It has been suggested by The Wall Street Journal that she feigned a grassroots effort and amateur status in order to generate buzz as part of an online marketing campaign created by Hollywood Records,[4] a strategy sometimes labeled "astroturfing". For other meanings see Grass roots (disambiguation. A grassroots movement (often referenced in the context of a Political movement An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit study or science without formal training or pay Word of mouth, is a reference to the passing of Information by verbal means especially recommendations but also general information in an informal person-to-person In popular usage "marketing" is the promotion of products especially Advertising and Branding However in professional usage the term has a wider meaning of Hollywood Records is a Record label owned by the Walt Disney Company. Astroturfing in American English is a Neologism for formal Public relations campaigns in Politics and Advertising which seek to create the impression She has responded, writing on her blog that she never lied about being signed to Hollywood Records and has stated that her videos were her own "desperate" response to a lack of promotion. [5][6] Digby is the second most subscribed singer/songwriter on YouTube behind YouTube singer/songwriter Mia Rose
Discography
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| ↙Singles | 3 | |
| ↙Music videos | 2 | |
| ↙EPs | 1 | |
The following article is a complete discography of every album and single released by American pop and adult contemporary music artist Marié Digby. Mia Rose (born January 26, 1988 in Wimbledon Village, London) is the Stage name of Maria Antonia Sampaio Rosa, an
EPs
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Albums
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Popular Culture
- Digby's songs "Spell" and "Say It Again" were recently featured in episodes of Smallville, the closing for season 7 episode 7, "Wrath", and for episode 12, "Fracture", respectively (The last one being favorite song of one character). Hollywood Records is a Record label owned by the Walt Disney Company.
- Her song "Bring Me Love" served as the music bed for ABC Family's movie Holiday in Handcuffs. Holiday In Handcuffs is an ABC Family Original Movie It aired on December 9 2007 on ABC Family as part of their 25 Days of Christmas
- Her unreleased song "Where Do I Go?" was the main song for the Lifetime movie The Dive From Clausen's Pier. The Dive From Clausen's Pier is a 2005 Lifetime original movie directed by Harry Winer and starring Will Estes, Michelle Trachtenberg
- As one of the musicians chosen by Gap for their new "The Sound of Color" campaign, Digby wrote and recorded "Paint Me In Your Sunshine", inspired by the color yellow. The Gap Incorporated ( is an American clothing and accessories retailer based in San Francisco California, and founded in 1969 by Donald Fisher
- Her song "Beauty In Walking Away" was recently heard during an episode of The Hills. This article is about the MTV TV series for other uses of "The Hills" see The Hills (disambiguation.
- The design of the cover of her album Unfold (album) was mostly based on the doodles she drew during her downtime in the recording of the album [1]
- She appears playing her song, "Better Off Alone" in Dobler's in ABC Family drama Greek. Unfold is the debut solo album by singer/songwriter Marié Digby. Episode 21 "Barely Legal"
- "Say It Again" plays briefly on the final episode of ER's fourteenth season, "The Chicago Way"
References
- ^ The Hills (Season 3) - Episode 1: You Know What You Did. The following is a list of episodes for the long-running Peabody and Emmy Award-winning U MTV. MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
- ^ Marie Digby From Los Angeles Has Been Chosen by America as the Winner of the National Pantene Pro-Voice Music Competition. Highbeam Research (July 26, 2004). Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " (Press release)
- ^ Grant, Lindsey (2004-07-15). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final The Perks of Being a Wallflower. The Daily Californian. The Daily Californian (or Daily Cal) is an independent student-run Newspaper that serves the University of California Berkeley Retrieved on 2007-08-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan.
- ^ a b c Smith, Ethan & Lattman, Peter (September 6, 2007). Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Download This: YouTube Phenom Has a Big Secret". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on September 10, 2007. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Digby, Marié (September 9, 2007). Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Just a few things and that's it for this topic!". Myspace. MySpace is a popular social networking Website offering an interactive user-submitted network of friends personal profiles blogs groups photos music and Retrieved on September 10, 2007. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Tien, Ellen (September 9, 2007). Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. "Pulse | What I'm Wearing Now". The New York Times. Retrieved on September 10, 2007. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- ^ Jordin Sparks
- ^ Jordin Sparks
- ^ HipHopDX - Hip Hop Album Sales: Week Ending 6/1/08
External links
- Marié Digby at MySpace
- Marié Digby's YouTube channel
- Marié Digby's Official Facebook Music Page
- AArisings A-Profiler Interview Published March 25, 2008
- Nichi Bei Times Interview Published April 17, 2008
- The UrbanWire Interview Published May 10, 2008
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