Laura Marling
Biography
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.
Filmography
Acoustic at the BBC
as Self 2011
From the Basement
as Self 2009
Woman Driver: The Musical
as Woman 2013
Regular
as Barista 2017
The Making of 'Flyte' - A Studio Documentary
as Self 2024
Laura Marling at Albert Hall Manchester
as Herself 2025Laura Marling at Albert Hall Manchester (Live Film)
as Herself TBA