Marina (singer)

Marina
Picture of Marina
Marina during photo shoot for VIVA! magazine in 2017
Born Marina Łuczenko
(1989-07-03) 3 July 1989
Vinnytsia, Ukraine
Other names Marina Łuczenko-Szczęsna
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Years active 2000–present
Spouse(s)
Children 1
Musical career
Genres
Website marinaofficial.com

Marina Luchenko-Szczesna (pol: Marina Łuczenko-Szczęsna; ukr.: Марина Лученко–Ще́нсний; born 3 July 1989), known mononymously as Marina (stylized as MaRina), is a Ukrainian-Polish singer-songwriter and actress.

She is married to Polish footballer Wojciech Szczęsny.

Biography

1989–2009: Early life and career beginnings

Marina Łuczenko was born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine (then the USSR). At the age of two, she moved with her family to Poland, where her grandparents come from.[1] As a child, she took part in numerous singing contests and TV music competitions, winning on many occasions.[1] The singer began her professional career in 2000, appearing in Waldemar Krzystek's play Ballada o zabójcach.[1] In 2004, she took on the lead role of Juliet in Studio Buffo Theatre's adaptation of Romeo and Juliet directed by Janusz Józefowicz.[1] In 2007, she took part in New Wave competition and came third. As a result, she was awarded $20 000 and was offered a record deal with Universal Music Germany, which she rejected as she did not agree to its terms. She also received a special prize of $50 000 from one of the competition's organisers Alla Pugacheva.[1] The following year, Marina participated in season 7 of the Polish version of Dancing with the Stars franchise called Taniec z Gwiazdami.[1] She was partnered with the professional dancer Michał Uryniuk, with whom she finished tenth. In 2009, the singer was cast as Amanda, the daughter of the main character (played by Tomasz Karolak), in the Polish TV series 39 i pół.[1] She recorded four songs for its soundtrack 39 i pół Vol. 3.[1]

2010–2012: Breakthrough and Hardbeat

Marina in 2010

Marina's debut single, "Glam Pop", was released in 2010 and became a commercial success in Poland.[1][2] That year, the singer also received Eska Music Award for Best Debut, released another single "Pepper Mint" and guest starred in the Polish TV series Usta usta.[1][3] After parting ways with her manager Maja Sablewska in 2011, she scrapped the album they worked on together and began recording new material for her debut studio album.[4] Hardbeat, her first studio album, which she released independently in November 2011, received positive reviews from music critics.[1] It was preceded by its lead single, "Electric Bass", released the previous month.[1] The album's second and final single "Saturday Night" followed in 2012.[5] Marina was nominated for VIVA Comet Awards in 2011 and 2012, receiving a total of six nominations, including one for Female Artist of the Year and one for Album of the Year (Hardbeat).[6][7] In 2012, she was confirmed as Levi's autumn-winter 2012/2013 face in Poland.[8]

2013–present: On My Way

In October 2013, whilst working on new music in a recording studio in London, the singer experienced singing difficulties, which later turned out to be caused by a polyp on her left vocal cord. As a result, she was forced to put her career on hold, and in May 2014 underwent laser microsurgery performed by Steven M. Zeitels, director of the Center for Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Rehabilitation at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, to remove the polyp.[9] Marina's comeback single and the lead single from her second studio album, "On My Way", was released in April 2016. The song was co-written by Arrow Benjamin and produced by Pete Boxta.[10] That year, the singer was also featured on James Arthur's song "Let Me Love the Lonely" from his second studio album Back from the Edge (2016; the duet version of the song was included only on the Polish edition of the album).[11] Released as a single in Poland, it was certified double platinum by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (ZPAV).[12]

Marina released her second studio album On My Way on 17 November 2017. The album consists of ten tracks in English, including a song written by the singer's husband Wojciech Szczęsny ("I Do") and a song co-written with James Arthur ("Lay My Body Down").[13] "Takin' Ya Rock Out" and "Hiding in the Water" served as the album's second and third singles, respectively.[14][15] Its fourth and final single, "Complete", was released in August 2018.[16]

Personal life

Marina started dating Wojciech Szczęsny, a Polish national football player, in 2013.[17] They got engaged in early July 2015 during her birthday party,[18] and married on 21 May 2016.[19] On 30 June 2018, she gave birth to their son, Liam.[20]

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details
Hardbeat
On My Way
  • Released: 17 November 2017
  • Label: independent release (distributed by e-Muzyka)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, online streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
POL
New
[21]
"Glam Pop" 2010 — Non-album singles
"Pepper Mint" —
"Electric Bass" 2011 3 Heart Beat
"Saturday Night" 2012 —
"On My Way" 2016 — On My Way
"Takin' Ya Rock Out" 2017 —
"Hiding in the Water" —
"Complete" 2018 —
"—" denotes items which failed to chart.
Title Year Certifications Album
"Let Me Love the Lonely"[upper-alpha 1][22]
(James Arthur featuring MaRina)		 2016 Back from the Edge
(Polish release)

Other recorded songs

Title Year Other performer(s) Album
"Respect" 2009 None 39 i pół Vol. 3
"Hello L.O.V.E. U"
"Long Way Apart"
"Please Don't Leave Me Here"
"Wenus Mars" 2011 Mrozu Non-album song
"W bezdechu" 2014 None Muzyka z serca 2015
"Kocham Te Święta" as part of 21 Allstars Non-album song
"Większy świat" 2018 None Smallfoot
(Polish release)

Filmography

  • 2009: 39 i pół (TV series) as Amanda
  • 2009: I pół (TV movie) as Amanda
  • 2010: Usta usta (TV series) as Emilia Skowron

Notes

  1. ↑ The duet version of the song was only released in Poland.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Biography". marinaofficial.com. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "Marina Łuczenko nową królową pop. Dla niej Maja Sablewska porzuciła Dodę" (in Polish). Kurier Poranny. 5 April 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  3. ↑ "Marina Łuczenko" (in Polish). Filmpolski.pl. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Marina Łuczenko: To było jak śpiączka" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Marina Łuczenko zapowiada nowy teledysk" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Ogłoszono nominacje do Viva Comet 2011" (in Polish). Wirtualna Polska. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Znamy nominacje do Viva Comet 2012 . Górniak, Farna, Grzeszczak i Marina najlepsze" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Marina Łuczenko promuje markę Levi's" (in Polish). Czerwone Dywany Blog. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Piosenkarka Marina Łuczenko przeszła operację" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "MaRina Łuczenko powraca do muzyki (teledysk "On My Way")" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 21 April 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "James Arthur i Marina Łuczenko razem ("Let Me Love the Lonely")" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Albums and singles certified Platinum in 2017" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Wojciech Szczęsny napisał tekst "I Do" na płytę Mariny" (in Polish). Wirtualne Media. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Energetyczna i zmysłowa MaRina ("Takin' Ya Rock Out")" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Marina wypuściła trzeci singiel zapowiadający nowy album" (in Polish). Glamour Poland. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Marina powraca z nowym singlem". Muzotakt.pl (in Polish). 11 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  17. ↑ "Arsenal keeper Szczesny scores stunning new girlfriend as he announces he's dating Polish beauty Luczenko". Mail Online. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "Marina Łuczenko: Potwierdziła zaręczyny i pokazała zdjęcia z imprezy urodzinowej!" (in Polish). Gala Poland. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Szczęsny i Łuczenko wzięli ślub!" (in Polish). Polsat Sport. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Dziecko Wojtka Szczęsnego i Mariny Łuczenko już na świecie. Ma na imię Liam". pomorska.pl. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  21. ↑ Peak positions for singles on the AirPlay – New chart in Poland:
    • "Electric Bass": "AirPlay New: 05.11. – 11.11.2011" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Let Me Love the Lonely (feat. Marina) [Duet Version] – Single by James Arthur". iTunes Store (Poland). Retrieved 26 November 2016.
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