Marina Lambrini Diamandis (born 10 October 1985), better known by her stage name Marina and the Diamonds , is a Greek-Welsh singer-songwriter. She rose to fame after
reaching number two on the BBC Sound of 2010 poll list, coming second
to Ellie Goulding. After releasing one private extended play, Diamandis
released her second extended play, The Crown Jewels EP, with help
from Neon Gold Records in 2009. Now signed to
679 Recordings, she released her debut full-length studio
album, The Family Jewels, followed by her third extended play,
The American Jewels EP, in 2010.

Her name, "Marina and the Diamonds", consists of Diamandis' first name and
the translation of her surname which means "Diamonds" in Greek.
"The Diamonds" is often mistakenly believed to refer to her backing band
(similar to Florence and the Machine). However, it in fact refers to
Diamandis' fans: she explains this on her MySpace page
by saying "I'm Marina. You are the diamonds."

Diamandis' musical style ranges from keyboard-based ballads to more
up-tempo new wave-style songs with full band backing.She has cited a
wide-range of influences such as Daniel Johnston, Blondie, The Distillers,
Patti Smith, Tom Waits, Nirvana, Kate Bush, PJ Harvey, Yann Tiersen,
Britney Spears, Elliott Smith, Dolly Parton
and Madonna.

1.Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood
2.Marina And The Diamonds - I Am Not A Robot
3.Marina And The Diamonds - Mowgil's Road
4.Marina And The Diamonds - Obsessions
5.Marina And The Diamonds - Hollywood (Fenech Soler Remix)