Marié Christina Digby (born April 16, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. She is best known for her acoustic cover version of Rihanna's No. 1 hit "Umbrella", which attracted attention on YouTube in 2007. Marie's first official single, "Say It Again", was released to radio stations on January 18, 2008. Her debut album, Unfold, was released on April 8, 2008.Marié Digby, whose father is Irish American and whose mother is Japanese is the eldest of three siblings. She began writing songs during high school in Los Angeles, California. After completing her sophomore year as a philosophy major at the University of California, Berkeley, she came out into the public eye when she won the 2004 Pantene Pro-Voice competition with her song Miss Invisible.[3] The grand prize for the concert included working with a professional producer on an album, $5,000 and performing on stage with other top performers.
There has been controversy over Digby's YouTube popularity. As of July 2008, her homemade music videos have been viewed over 10 million times on the video sharing website. It has been suggested by The Wall Street Journal that she feigned a grassroots effort and amateur status in order to generate buzz as part of an online marketing campaign created by Hollywood Records,a strategy sometimes labeled "astroturfing". She has responded, writing on her blog that she never lied about being signed to Hollywood Records and has stated that her videos were her own "desperate" response to a lack of promotion.
Download Marie Digby's Albums:
* 2007: Start Here EP
* 2008: Unfold
* 2009: Second Home (Japan-only covers album)
* 2009: Breathing Underwater
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