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Laura Marling LAURA MARLING US-Sängerin Laura Marling über die Schönheit der Frauen Am 16. Mai 2020 im Bahnhof Pauli in Hamburg Mit gerade einmal 18 Jahren veröffentlicht Laura Marling ihr erstes Album, das es auf Anhieb in die britischen Charts schafft. Seitdem ist mit der Ausnahmekünstlerin viel passiert und sie zählt zu den wichtigsten Songwritern Englands. Im Mai kommt Laura Marling für zwei exklusive Konzerte am 16. Mai in den Hamburger Bahnhof Pauli sowie am 19. Mai in die Kulturkirche Köln. Aufgewachsen im englischen Hampshire hat Laura Marling schon in jungen Jahren Berührungen zur Folk-Musik, denn ihr Vater ist als Musiklehrer tätig und besitzt ein kleines Tonstudio. Ihr großes Vorbild ist die kanadische Musikerin und Malerin Joni Mitchell. 2008 veröffentlicht Laura Marling erst die EP ›London Town‹ und anschließend ihr Debütalbum ›Alas, I Cannot Swim‹ über Virgin. Die Scheibe erreicht Goldstatus und landet direkt in den britischen Albumcharts. Zudem wird die Musikerin für den renommierten Mercury Prize nominiert. Der Nachfolger ›I Speak Because I Can‹ (2010) steht zwei Jahre später in den Startlöchern und sorgt dafür, dass sich das Standing der Singer-Songwriterin in der Folk-Pop-Szene noch mehr festigt. Mit dem Album steigt Laura Marlin auf Platz vier der UK-Charts und gewinnt damit 2011 den Brit-Award in der Kategorie ›Beste Britische Künstlerin‹. Nach den zwei Alben ›A Creature I Don’t Know‹ (2012) und ›Once I Was An Eagle‹ (2013) verändert Laura Marling ihren musikalischen Fokus, bewegt sich weg vom Folk-Sound und nutzt vermehrt die E-Gitarre. Was sich allerdings nicht ändert, ist das unfassbar gute Gespür für Songtexte, die Poesie für die Ohren sind. ›Short Movie‹ (2015) entsteht wie schon das Vorgängeralbum in Los Angeles und soll ihr Leben dort reflektieren, allerdings ist Laura Marling mit dem Resultat nicht zufrieden, verwirft kurzerhand den Großteil der Songs und kehrt zurück nach London, um dort mit ihrer Band die fehlenden Songs aufzunehmen. Ihr aktuelles Album ›Semper Femina‹ (2017) markiert einen weiteren Meilenstein in der Karriere der Künstlerin und bringt Laura Marling eine erste Nominierung bei den Grammy Awards. Auf der Platte steht die Schönheit der Frauen im Mittelpunkt, wobei es in keinster Weise um Äußerlichkeiten geht. Im Mai nächsten Jahres kommt Laura Marling mit ihrer einzigartigen und unverwechselbaren Stimme nach Deutschland und wird zwei Konzerte in Hamburg (16.05., Bahnhof Pauli) und Köln (19.05., Kulturkirche) spielen. www.lauramarling.com www.facebook.com/lauramarling www.instagram.com/lauramarling www.youtube.com/user/lauramarling Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion GmbH | kj.de Telefon: (0 40) 41 47 88-0 | Fax: (0 40) 41 47 88-11 | [email protected] *** Tickets: 040 413 22 60 // 01806 62 62 80 (Festnetz: 0,20€/Anruf, Mobilfunk: max. 0,60€/Anruf) Online: www.kj.de // [email protected] Karsten Jahnke Konzertdirektion GmbH | kj.de Telefon: (0 40) 41 47 88-0 | Fax: (0 40) 41 47 88-11 | [email protected] .
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