1. Marika Louise Hackman was born on 17 February 1992 and is an English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.
27 Facts About Marika Hackman
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Marika Hackman has released four EPs: Free Covers, Sugar Blind, Deaf Heat, and Wonderland.
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In 2023, Marika Hackman released a new song called "No Caffeine".
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Marika Hackman described the album as the "hardest record she's ever made".
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Marika Hackman was born in Hampshire, England, and raised in Selborne and Devon.
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Marika Hackman is a self-taught guitarist and began learning when she was 12.
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Marika Hackman had lessons in piano from the age of 4, and lessons in the bass guitar and drums from the age of 10.
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Marika Hackman received a scholarship to attend Bedales School as a day pupil from ages 11 to 17, where she met and befriended supermodel Cara Delevingne.
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Together, they formed a short-lived cover band called "The Clementines", with Marika Hackman playing drums and Delevingne playing guitar and singing.
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Marika Hackman performed at Mulberry's Park Lane launch dinner, celebrating the release of Delevingne's collection in February 2014.
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Marika Hackman's first release was an EP of covers, which was available for digital download in October 2012.
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Marika Hackman later released two more EPs, Sugar Blind on 9 December 2013 and Deaf Heat on 4 April 2014, via iTunes.
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Marika Hackman began recording her full-length debut album in 2014 with producer Charlie Andrew.
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Marika Hackman debuted new material from the album, including the songs "Skin" and "Ophelia", while on tour in 2013 with Laura Marling.
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Marika Hackman embarked on a headlining solo tour throughout the UK in support of the album in November 2014.
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Marika Hackman appeared as a featured vocalist on alt-J's song "Warm Foothills", from their second album "This Is All Yours".
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Marika Hackman previewed material from the album in the days leading up to its release.
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On 18 February 2015, Marika Hackman played material from her debut album at The Cob Gallery in Camden, London.
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Marika Hackman embarked on a solo headlining tour throughout the UK during March and April 2015.
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The album was generally well-received, with The Guardians review rating it four out of five stars, and calling Marika Hackman's work "superbly understated and atmospheric", noting that the "unsettling quality" was a distinguishing factor.
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Marika Hackman signed with Sub Pop for her second album, I'm Not Your Man.
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Marika Hackman has described it as "probably the poppiest song I've ever written".
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Marika Hackman shot the music videos for covers in a disused London Swimming pool.
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On 19 July 2023, Marika Hackman was featured on the single "Call Me A Lioness", released in celebration of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Marika Hackman has since announced tours in the UK, Europe and North America throughout 2024.
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Marika Hackman was in a four-year relationship with musician Amber Bain, who performs as The Japanese House, until 2018.
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Marika Hackman is currently in a relationship with Polly Mackey, known professionally as Art School Girlfriend, and as of April 2024, referred to Mackey as her wife.