Marian Carmel

Born in the Philippines and raised in Singapore, singer-songwriter Marian Carmel has an innate ability to evoke emotions. Her ethereal vocals breathe life into the melancholic nature of her songs and are influenced by the soulful R&B tunes of Emily King, Lianne La Havas, and Sabrina Claudio.

Marian’s first release was ‘Thursday’, a feature co-written and performed with Axel Brizzy. On top of being dubbed “Best Song to Sing Along to” at the Singapore Youth Music Awards 2019, the tune has garnered over a million streams on Spotify.

She has also collaborated with many artists around the globe, including Japanese electronic-pop outfit Tokimeki Records, Boston-based Singaporean singer-songwriter LEW, and Indonesian electro-jazz duo Mantra Vutura. Her debut single, an upbeat track called ‘Might Never Get Better’, was released in late-2019, and debuted on 12 Spotify editorial playlists all over the world. Marian went on to be selected for The Great Singapore Replay: Season 2, a talent development programme presented by Temasek Holdings where Marian worked with established artists and producers such as Charlie Lim and Evanturetime.

Under the guidance of her artist-mentors, Marian’s bubbly personality and versatility shines through across genres, making her one of the most sought-after indie artists from Singapore. Between 2020 and 2021, Marian Carmel was featured in back-to-back releases with Dominic Chin, Evanturetime, Akeem Jahat, and Paris-based producer Charlie Kurata.

Now having released her first significant body of work, Marian Carmel’s debut concept album ‘to you, to me’, produced by Leo Goh from Souldot, is set to solidify her position in the region as one of the most promising artists from Singapore in the coming years.