Marié Digby

University of California, Berkely

singer-songwriter, guitarist, pianist

pop/rock/alternative - radiohead, aqualung, the smashing pumpkin, sia, Poe, Mazzystar, and portishead

Marié Christina Digby (pronounced /mæɹi'eɪ 'dɪgbi/ Ma-ree-AY Dig-Bee) (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. The song was subsequently played on the radio station STAR 98.7, was featured on the third season opening episode of the MTV show The Hills, and peaked at #10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. Digby performed the song on the late night talk show Last Call with Carson Daly on August 2, 2007.

Digby'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.

Digby, whose mother is Japanese and father is Irish-American, is the eldest of three siblings including her sisters; Naomi (born December 12, 1985) and Erina (born August 8, 1987). She began writing songs in high school in LA and after graduating, spent one year studying philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley before leaving college to concentrate on music full-time. She came into the public light in 2004 after winning the Pantene Pro-Voice Music Competition with her autobiographical song "Miss Invisible".

After performing at numerous night clubs, Digby signed a publishing deal with Rondor Music, a subsidiary of Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group in early 2005. By the end of 2005, Digby had signed with Disney's Hollywood Records and her first album of original songs was completed by the end of 2006. Also in 2006, her song "Fool" was included on the Disney compilation album Girl Next. In early 2007, she began to post simple videos of herself singing cover songs of other artists on YouTube in order to gain visibility for herself. Hollywood Records then released a high-quality studio recording of her rendition of "Umbrella" to iTunes and radio stations.

courtesy of: www.wikipedia.org

message from Marie':
Hey Everyone !!!

I have been out on the road for the last ... almost two months ! It's been so wonderful to meet you all while traveling across the U.S (and before that, Singapore and Malaysia !). Right now, I'm on tour with two very talented artists named Eric Hutchinson and Justin Nozuka. If you haven't heard their music yet, you should check it out! I have put their videos up on my page...
Also, after this tour, I'll be out on the road with the very talented Gavin Degraw!! So please check out this page and my myspace for more information on those shows. Come out and say hi if I swing through your town :) More updates on the way !

xoxo marie'

PS - If you'd like to write me, I am best reached on my myspace.. it is www.myspace.com/mariedigby

I'm going to leave the 'popular questions' bit up because it seems to help !


1. tabs for songs? I don't have them! I learn everything by ear.. sorry bout that :(

2. what's your nationality? I am half Irish and half Japanese

3. do you have an album out? My album is out in stores everywhere now!!