Laura Marling
Sound
- Born
- February 1, 1990 (age 36) · Berkshire, England, UK
Laura Beatrice Marling (born 1 February 1990) is a British 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.
Born in Berkshire in southern England, Marling joined her older sisters in London at 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.
Known for
Behind the camera4
- 2025Laura Marling at Albert Hall Manchester Director, Editor, Music
- 2018Hamlet Original Music Composer
- 2013Woman Driver: The Musical Writer
- TBALaura Marling at Albert Hall Manchester (Live Film) Director, Editor
Acting9
- 2025Laura Marling at Albert Hall Manchester as Herself
- 2024The Making of 'Flyte' - A Studio Documentary as Self
- 2020Laura Marling and the 12 Ensemble - BBC Proms
- 2017Regular as Barista
- 2013