Marié Digby

Vocalist/songwriter Marié Digby could very well be most widely known for publishing a clip of herself executing an acoustic edition of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” on YouTube. The clip received a large number of sights, was applied to the MTV actuality show The Hillsides, as well as garnered her an appearance for the late-night chat show Last Contact with Carson Daly. A indigenous of LA, CA, Digby was raised inside a multicultural family members with an Irish-American dad and Japanese mom. Thinking about music from a age, Digby started acquiring piano lessons while still a child. By enough time she got reached senior high school, Digby was also playing acoustic guitar and carrying out her personal music. After senior high school, she enrolled like a beliefs major in the College or university of California, Berkeley, before departing to pursue music full-time. In 2004, her music “Miss Invisible” got first reward in the Pantene Pro-Voice Music Competition and got her some high-profile shows on MTV and VH1. Immediately after, Digby — after that 21 years of age — authorized with Hollywood Information. In 2007, it had been mistakenly reported that Digby have been “found out” and authorized to Hollywood after her YouTube edition of “Umbrella” became an online sensation. In following interviews, Digby refused that there is ever an effort to fool the general public. Around once, she released a four-song EP having a edition of “Umbrella.” Her full-length debut, Unfold, adopted in 2008, unveiling her summery pop music to a nationwide target audience, while 2009’s Inhaling and exhaling Underwater focused even more greatly on R&B songwriting and weighty production.