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 her songs which are influenced by the story-driven songwriting styles of Lizzy McAlpine, Sabrina Claudio, Dayglow and Valley.

Most recently, the indie-pop artist was featured as Spotify EQUAL’s cover artist of the month, representing women in Singapore and Malaysia. This landed her on the New York Times Square Billboard, and on the Spotify EQUAL Global Playlist. Also a part of the Spotify RADAR Programme, Marian is geared up for the rest of 2023 as she releases numerous collaborations leading up to her sophomore project.

In the tail end of 2022, Marian toured the Philippines with AOR Global and ABS-CBN’s Starpop PH for their mental health-focused campaign. Her song “Wish That I Could Tell Me” was produced and written with Jonathan Manalo - the most streamed Filipino songwriter and producer of all time. During this tour, she performed for Manalo’s star-studded 20th Music Anniversary Concert alongside the Philippines’ most outstanding performers including KZ Tandingan, Morissette, Moira dela Torre, Piolo Pascual and more.

Marian’s bubbly personality and versatility shines through across genres. She was featured in back-to-back releases with RENE, lewloh, Dominic Chin, Evanturetime, renown Southeast Asian rapper Akeem Jahat, and Paris-based producer Charlie. Throughout her journey, Marian has worked under the guidance of artist-mentors like prominent Filipino singer-songwriter Reese Lansangan (Levi's Music Project 2022), and Cultural Medallion recipient Charlie Lim (The Great Singapore Replay by Temasek).

Having released her first significant body of work in 2021, Marian Carmel’s debut album “to you, to me” has solidified her position in the region as one of the most promising singer-songwriters and topliners from Singapore. She is currently working on her next project with Charlie Kurata, the producer behind her debut album’s lead single “Pause + Reset”.

New York Times Square Billboard
April 2023

I was Spotify EQUAL’s cover artist of the month, representing women in Singapore and Malaysia! It was such a surreal experience seeing my face on the NYC Times Square Billboard for their EQUAL Global campaign too. Read more here.

#987FM Fresh Music Live
August 2023

I got to perform for 987FM’s Fresh Music Live at the Esplanade Outdoor Theatre! Finally meeting Sonia and Joakim was kinda crazy, I tried so hard not to fangirl on stage. We also got to debut new music from my upcoming project! Read more here.

‘I Play SG Music’ Launch
August 2023

Performed for the launch of ‘I Play SG Music’, a collaborative project between National Arts Council (NAC), SMRT Trains Ltd., and Hear65. Music from Singapore-based artists (including me!!!) can now be heard across 125 MRT and LRT stations and bus interchanges.  Read more here.

On BLACKPINK LISA’s Playlist
September 2021

BLACKPINK’s Lisa had a Spotify playlist takeover and included my song ‘You Like The Chase’. See my reaction here!

Levi’s Music Project
2022

I was a part of Levi’s Music Project as a mentee under Reese Lansangan! She’s such a huge inspiration to me, and it was such an honour to be mentored by her. Watch my video about it here, and read about it here.

ASEAN Music Showcase Festival
September 2020

Represented Singapore for the ASEAN Music Showcase Festival 2020, alongside artists such as Valentina Ploy, Linying, and August Wahh. Read more here.

‘Fire Sale! EVERYTHING MUST GO!!!’ Concert
20 November 2022

My friends KHAi, aeriqah, Jean Seizure, cayes, and RENE and I had our first headliner concert at the Esplanade Annexe! Read more.