
There are 2 artists with the name Marion:
A band from Macclesfield, Cheshire
and a singer from Finland, Marion Rung who releases her albums with the name Marion.
She has for example been representant of Finland in Eurovision Song Contest two times.
Marion (the band): Short lived nineties outfit who achieved little chart recognition but continue to enjoy something of a cult fanbase.
Marion hailed from Macclesfield, Cheshire. The band consisted of vocalist Jaime Harding, guitarists Phil Cunningham and Tony Grantham, Murad Moussa on drums and Julian Phillips on bass.
Influenced by local stars like Joy Division, the Buzzcocks and The Smiths, they were hailed as possible successors to the last-named, but never achieved the success predicted for them.
Offering an original, quite hard edged take on the Britpop theme, Marion’s closest brush with commercial success came in early 1996 when their debut album, This World and Body, reached #10 in he UK album charts.
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