Marina is a name of at least four acts: 1) Marina Łuczenko, nicknamed MaRina, a Polish singer, composer and actress. She was born on 3 July 1989 in the city of Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Two years later she moved with her parents to Poland - the homeland of her grandparents. One of the landmarks and decisive stages in Marina's life was her qualification for the "New Wave" festival (Latvia 2007) out of 7.000 candidates from 37 countries of the world. ...show more

Marina is a name of at least four acts: 1) Marina Łuczenko, nicknamed MaRina, a Polish singer, composer and actress. She was born on 3 July 1989 in the city of Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Two years later she moved with her parents to Poland - the homeland of her grandparents. One of the landmarks and decisive stages in Marina's life was her qualification for the "New Wave" festival (Latvia 2007) out of 7.000 candidates from 37 countries of the world.

To her surprise, Marina, representing Poland, got into the very finals. She was awarded the prestigious 3rd place (prize worth 20.000 USD), received special award - a record contract from the German branch of Universal Music (which she eventually rejected due to highly restrictive contract terms) and, first and foremost, she received a special prize funded by the legend of Russian entertainment scene - Ałła Pugaczowa. Impressed by Marina's talent, Ałła Pugaczowa funded the prize worth 50.000 USD intended for Marina's further musical development. During the final performance at "New Wave" festival, together with the remaining finalists Marina had the honour of singing with Stevie Wonder on the stage.

In 2010 Marina drew attention of Maja Sablewska (former manager of famous Polish singers such as Doda and Edyta Górniak) who became her manager and guided Marina's career for one and a half years. At that time Marina released 2 singles: Glam Pop (2010) and Pepper Mint (2010), received ESKA Music Award (Debut of the Year 2010) and got nominated for two VIVA Comet 2010 Awards - in the categories (Debut of the Year 2011) and (Image of the Year 2011). In February 2011, after the end of cooperation with her manager, Marina withdrew to the studio and recorded completely new, original material for the long-awaited debut record. In November 2011, her debut album named "HardBeat" was released, being promoted by her third single "Electric Bass", along with the music video which was shot on a Spanish island Fuerteventure. ...show less