It's been a busy few weeks since the release of my single 'Lions Fighting In A Church'! I've received a 5 STAR review from MusicNet, read that here; NZ Musician featured me within a lineup of fab musicians talking…

Epic battles and fairytale endings were the inspiration for ‘Lions Fighting In A Church’ the latest single release from Kiwi-Russian singer/songwriter, Marina Bloom. 

Inspired by epic love songs like ‘Bat Out Of Hell’ by Meatloaf, lyricist Michael Davis wanted to…

I received news this week that I have been listed as a semi-finalist in the Unsigned Only songwriting competition for 2019! They are yet to determine the finalists and winners so I will keep you posted - but I am…

After all the lead up to the concert at Anthology Lounge in Auckland on May 26, I came down with the unshakable flu a few days before that I just couldn't even imagine putting on a performance that I would…

Russian-born kiwi singer/songwriter Marina Bloom releases new single 'Not Another Ballad'!

The enigmatic vocalist has released her latest song which is a notable departure from her usual softer offerings. 'Not Another Ballad' is a…

The song ‘Flying’ had a very interesting journey. 

My lyricist and friend, Michael Davis, had read a book called ‘Fear of Flying’ by Erica Jong (a 1973 novel known for its contribution to second-wave feminism!) and the song had gotten…

The time has come! I am so excited to announce that I will be playing in Auckland at the Anthology Lounge on Sunday, 26th May… and you are invited! 

I have selected the most popular songs from my previous album…

The lyrics of this song are very dear to my heart because they are the first lyrics that I've written in my mother-tongue of Russian, and the story in the song is one I feel strongly about. You can listen/stream/purchase/download…

For the moment the details are under wraps, but it's going to be an amazing show and I can't wait to bring some of my new music to you!

Make sure you join the mailing list here to get all…

It's been a few months in the making, but last Friday (4th January, 2019) we officially launched the crowdfunding campaign for my new album!

This is incredibly exciting and I am honoured & humbled to already have raised the…

Marina Bloom (music and vocals):

This is what Michael calls "a perfect little song". It is perfect from start to finish like a mustard cheese croissant toasted to perfection on a cold morning... 

I am saying that because…

Come and join us at acoustic performances in the next four weeks from 19 May at Auckland libraries. Free entry.

See Facebook Page for details.

Relax in the comfort of a beautiful piano room of a private Waikanae vineyard. Enjoy refreshments and Marina's soothing ballads which have captured the hearts of many fans in New Zealanders and abroad. Marina will play here new songs and…

Finally, after a few months of work, in fact, it took only 3 months to find locations for this video, it is now officially finished and released! 

We are happy to report that with many sleepless nights, arguments, hot…

Well, last weekend was unbelievable! To find out that we are number one on iTunes with a new single This Feeling produced by mPHATic climbed to the top of the iTunes charts and claimed the first spot, was unreal!!!

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New video Seven Seas has been released on Friday the 25th of August. The song will be released on Spotify and ITunes on the 2nd of September 2017. Link to Youtube is here

Background:

Marina: This song was written in March 2016 - those were the early days of our collaboration with Michael, even though we already had written 21 songs by that stage, it still felt like we were still getting used to working together. 

It was a great experience chatting to Phil O'Brien about the band and our plans for the future last Saturday night on air (Radio NZ Saturday night requests). It came about as someone from France requested our song Houston We…