Marina and the Diamonds discography

Marina and the Diamonds discography
Releases
↙Studio albums 2
↙Live albums 2
↙EPs 3
↙Singles 6
↙Music videos 8

The discography of Marina and the Diamonds, the recording name of Welsh singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, consists of one studio album, three extended plays, five singles, five music videos, two b-sides and two live extended plays.

After releasing a private extended play, Mermaid Vs. Sailor EP, Marina and the Diamonds signed to Neon Gold Records when she released her second extended play, The Crown Jewels EP, on 11 June 2009.[1] The extended play produced one commercial single. On 22 February 2010, Marina and the Diamonds released her debut studio album, The Family Jewels, under 679 Recordings, which earned Diamandis a gold-certification-award in the UK[2] and shipped more than 60 thousand copies days before the album was released. The album to date has produced three commercial singles. Alongside the release of the album, Marina and the Diamonds released her third extended play, The American Jewels EP, on 23 March 2010 in the United States.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK IRL AUS GRE GER SWI FRA AUT NL US US
HEAT		 EU
2010 The Family Jewels 5 9 79 7 12 100 132 18 88 138 2 43

Extended plays

Year Album details
2007 Mermaid Vs. Sailor EP
  • Released: 23 November 2007
  • Label: self-release
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2009 iTunes Live: London Festival '09 EPA
  • Released: 1 June 2009
  • Label: 679 Recordings
  • Formats: digital download
The Crown Jewels EP
2010 The American Jewels EP[4][5]
iTunes Live: London Festival '10 EPA
  • Released: 29 July 2010
  • Label: 679 Recordings
  • Formats: digital download
Notes

Singles

List of singles, with chart positions, showing year released and album name
Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK IRE AUT BEL
(FLA)		 BEL
(WAL)		 SWE JAP
[8]
"Obsessions / Mowgli's Road" 2009 — — 65 4 — 23 65 The Family Jewels
"I Am Not a Robot" — — — — — — —
"Mowgli's Road" (re-release) 147 — — — — — 25
"Hollywood" 2010 12 17 — — 15 — —
"I Am Not a Robot" (re-release) 26 — 21 8 — 11 —
"Oh No!" 38 — — — — — —
"Shampain" 141 — — — — — —
"Radioactive" 2011 25 37 — — — — — Electra Heart
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Other charted songs

Single Year Peak chart positions Album Notes
UK
[9]
"Numb" 2010 135 The Family Jewels [nb 1]

Music videos

Year Title Director(s) References
2008 "Seventeen" Chris Lewis [10]
"Obsessions" Tim Brown [11]
2009 "I Am Not a Robot" Rankin & Chris Cottam [12]
"Mowgli's Road" Chris Sweeney [13]
"Hollywood" Kinga Burza [14]
2010 "Oh No!"
"Shampain" Kim Gehrig [15]
2011 "Fear and Loathing" Caspar Balslev [16]
"Radioactive" [17]

Promotional videos

Year Title Director(s) Notes
2010 "Hollywood" (Gonzales remix) Dan Knight[18]
"I Am Not a (L.A.) Robot" Skinny[19] Music from "I Am Not a Robot". Taken from the visuals shot for The Gem Tour.[20]

Other appearances

Year Title Album Notes
2010 "Many of Horror" Diamandis provided guest vocals with Biffy Clyro live at the Shockwaves NME Awards 2010.
"Starstrukk" Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 5 Diamandis performed the 3OH!3 featuring Katy Perry cover live on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. It was also the B-side to her single "Oh No!".
"Candy" Diamandis performed the Paolo Nutini cover live on Dermot O'Leary's show on BBC Radio 2.
"Perfect Stranger" Diamandis performed the Magnetic Man cover live on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.
2011 "You Are Not A Robot" Diamandis provided guest vocals with Hoodie Allen.

References

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Numb" charted on the week ending 24 April 2010 due to downloading of the track from it's accompanying album, The Family Jewels.

Sources

  1. ^ Neon Gold Beat Company: GOLD 004: MARINA & THE DIAMONDS neongoldrecords.com - 18 May 2009 - Retrieved 2010-22-2
  2. ^ a b BPI Certified Awards Search Search The Family Jewels by "Title"
  3. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold10.htm
  4. ^ Staff (March 4, 2010). "Marina & The Diamonds Joins Chop Shop Records Line-Up". Chop Shop Records. http://blog.chopshoprecords.com/2010/03/04/marina-the-diamonds-joins-chop-shop-records-line-up/. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  5. ^ Staff (March 1, 2010). "Atlantic Records :: MARINA & THE DIAMONDS? THE FAMILY JEWELS DEBUTS TOP 5 IN THE UK". Atlantic Records. http://www.atlanticrecords.com/pressreleases/article/?pressId=8a0af8122718229f01271a8d0f94004e. Retrieved March 5, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Marina 'iTunes Festival: London Festival '09 EP' on iTunes" Retrieved 20 January 2010
  7. ^ iTunes Live: London Festival '10 - EP by Marina and the Diamonds - Preorder iTunes Live: London Festival '10 - EP on iTunes Retrieved 4 July 2010.
  8. ^ http://www.billboard.com/artist/marina-the-diamonds/1129151#/artist/marina-the-diamonds/1129151
  9. ^ UK Singles Chart > New Entries > Week Ending: 24 April 2010 Retrieved 2010-05-12.
  10. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gcs_wyw5s0&feature=related
  11. ^ http://vimeo.com/2507263
  12. ^ http://www.promonews.tv/2009/07/03/marina-the-diamonds%e2%80%99-i-am-not-a-robot-by-rankin-chris/
  13. ^ http://www.promonews.tv/2009/11/02/marina-the-diamonds%e2%80%99-mowgli%e2%80%99s-road-by-chris-sweeney/
  14. ^ http://www.promonews.tv/2009/12/04/marina-and-the-diamonds%e2%80%99-hollywood-by-kinga-burza/
  15. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a262930/marina-announces-new-single.html
  16. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9txg0XicoJ0&feature=feedf
  17. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU7GoCKSQfg
  18. ^ http://www.promonews.tv/2010/02/10/marina-the-diamonds%E2%80%99-hollywood-viral-feat-gonzales-by-dan-knight/
  19. ^ http://www.partizan.com/partizan/musicvideos/?skinny/videography
  20. ^ "Marina and the Diamonds | I Am Not a (L.A.) Robot". YouTube. 2010-04-14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3nMfS10_1Y. Retrieved 2010-06-14. 
Marina and the Diamonds
Discography
Studio albums and singles
Extended plays
Tours and concerts
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