Marie Miller
Background information
Birth nameMarie Graciela Miller
Born (1989-04-09) April 9, 1989
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
OriginWashington, Virginia, U.S.
GenresAmericana, folk, indie folk, contemporary Christian music, pop
Occupation(s)Singer/songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, piano, mandolin, and bouzouki
Years active2005–present
LabelsCurb Records
Websitewww.mariemillermusic.com

Marie Graciela Miller (born April 9, 1989) is an American modern folk singer-songwriter who often blends a mesh of modern folk, pop and country. Earlier in her career, her song "Cold" charted on Christian music charts. Her first single from the EP, "You're Not Alone" was supported by CMT and VH1, and was downloaded over 100,000 times on Amazon.com. Miller's second single "6'2" was featured on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.[1] Both singles "6'2" and "You're Not Alone" received extensive airplay on SiriusXM channel's The Pulse, The Blend, and 20on20.

History

Miller was born, Marie Graciela Miller,[2] on April 9,[3] 1989, in Dallas, Texas, to Joseph and Roxanne Miller (née, Polk),[4] and she grew up for the first nine years of her life in California before finally relocating to the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia, around the town of Washington, Virginia more precisely Huntly, Virginia, while she began singing at the age of 7.[5][6] She is the third of 10 children. Miller was reared in the Roman Catholic faith at St. Peter Mission in Washington, Virginia.[6] She grew up an avid reader and was inspired as a songwriter by the works of Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien. At the age of 12 she joined her family band, playing festivals and trading off lead and harmony vocals in duets with her sister.[1]

Marie plays mandolin, guitar, piano and bouzouki[7] and says her music simply represents the stories of her everyday life. Her self-titled indie debut EP was released in 2005 which labeled her as "one of the best independent artists that you should know about". Christianity Today's Top 10 CDs included the EP in their Top 10 CDs. The success of her EP led to Curb Records signing Miller in September 2006.[8] Miller released the song "Cold" in January 2007 which was picked up on Contemporary Christian music radio stations in the United States. The song hit the Contemporary Christian charts in 2007 and remained on the charts for four months.[9]

She released the single "You're Not Alone" on January 8, 2013.[10] It was "written as a battle cry for a friend who was going through a really tough time, and he felt incredibly alone. I wanted to fight for him and somehow take away his loneliness".

Marie's single debuted inside the top 50 of iTunes' Top Singer-Songwriter Songs chart. On May 5, 2014, James Maslow and Peta Murgatroyd danced to Miller's "6'2" on ABC's Dancing with the Stars.[11]

Letterbox

Marie's debut album Letterbox was released on April 28, 2017. She collaborated with producers Chad Copelin (Sufjan Stevens, Ben Rector, Train) and Eric Rosse (Sara Bareilles, Tori Amos, & Mary Lambert). Marie credits Copelin with helping strike the masterfully curated sound on the record saying, "trying to find the right fit to make the songs reflect what my sound was and not making it sound too country or making it sound too pop–making it that perfect blend of folk and pop is pretty hard to do, and I think Chad did an amazing job. But that took a long time."[12]

Billboard joyfully likens the album to "a combination of Shania Twain and Sara Bareilles[13]" takes Miller's dynamic voice and dives into narrative songwriting that speaks of the vulnerable and empowered sides of relationships and interactions.

She told Blurred Culture: “It’s called Letterbox because the songs are basically letters to people... Basically, all of the songs are things that I’ve wanted to say to someone and I just couldn’t do it… So, I wrote a song about it. This album [is] my letterbox. My letters to people.[14]”

Performing for Pope Francis

On September 26, 2015, Miller performed for Pope Francis at the Festival of Families in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for an audience of 750,000.[15] The performance aired live on television networks Fox News and CNN.[16]

Discography

  • You're Not Alone EP (2013)[17]
  • Letterbox (2017)[18]

References

  1. 1 2 On October 28 she became friends with Danny Vicinanzo. On October 30 that friendship was confirmed on the social media site "Facebook". She has been dating Danny secretly since January 24, 2016. McIntyre, Hugh (July 21, 2014). "Tired of Taylor Swift? Marie Miller Is Just What You Need". HuffPost. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  2. ↑ American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. "6'2, Work ID No. 884309047 ISWC No. T9125994458". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2015. Work ID No. 884309047 ISWC No. T9125994458
  3. ↑ Marie Miller (mariemillersing) (April 9, 2015). "So humbled by all the birthday love including these beautiful flowers from my amazing management team". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. ↑ Texas Birth Index (2002). "U.S. Public Records Index". Family Search. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Christian singer Marie Miller provides 'holy leisure'- the Arlington Catholic Herald".
  6. 1 2 "Local Catholic Marie Miller to sing for Pope Francis- the Arlington Catholic Herald".
  7. ↑ Pometto, Angela E. "Talented Front Royal Youth Evangelizes through Music". Arlington Catholic Herald. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  8. ↑ Marie Miller at shoutlife.com. Retrieved February 18, 2007
  9. ↑ "Freedom in Creation Benefit Concert featuring Alex Mejias + Marie Miller". Vienna Patch. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  10. ↑ "You're Not Alone – Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  11. ↑ "James and Peta's Viennese Waltz". Dancing with the Stars. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  12. ↑ "SXSW 2017: Marie Miller x Vinyl Mag – Vinyl Mag". March 13, 2017. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Marie Miller Pours Her Heart Out on Debut LP 'Letterbox': Album Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Marie Miller's "Letterbox" Gives A Glimpse into Her Life [INTERVIEW] | Blurred Culture". Blurred Culture. Retrieved June 14, 2017.
  15. ↑ "The pope and 'the queen' will lift souls at festival – Catholic Philly". catholicphilly.com. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Festival of Families – World Meeting of Families 2015". World Meeting of Families 2015. Archived from the original on November 24, 2015. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ "You're Not Alone – EP by Marie Miller on Apple Music". iTunes Store. October 15, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Letterbox by Marie Miller on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved March 14, 2017.
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