1. Marilyn Martin was born on May 4,1954 and is an American singer and songwriter.
14 Facts About Marilyn Martin
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Marilyn Martin is best known for her 1985 hit duet with Phil Collins, "Separate Lives", which reached number one on several charts.
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Marilyn Martin was born on May 4,1954, in Tennessee but raised in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Marilyn Martin was exposed to different genres of music as a child.
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Marilyn Martin became a protegee of Doug Morris, the then-head of Atlantic, who had heard her backing vocals on Nicks' album, Rock a Little, and was impressed enough to ask for a demo.
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Marilyn Martin recorded the Nicks' song "Sorcerer" for the Jim Steinman soundtrack of the 1984 film Streets of Fire.
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Marilyn Martin's self-titled debut album was released in January 1986, reaching number 72 on the Billboard 200, with the single "Night Moves" reaching number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Marilyn Martin continued her career as a backing vocalist into the 1990s.
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In 1993, Marilyn Martin moved to Nashville where she recorded a country album, Through His Eyes, for Atlantic in 1994.
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In 1997, Marilyn Martin recorded a duet "I Live for Love" with David Hasselhoff, which appears on his album Hooked on a Feeling.
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On September 14,2012, Marilyn Martin released the album Trust, Love, Pray, a Christian music album featuring songs written by Marilyn Martin, including "Every Way and Always", which received airplay on Christian, Praise, and Worship stations.
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Marilyn Martin reunited with Stevie Nicks in October 2016, singing backup vocals for the 24 Karat Gold Tour and filling in for Lori Nicks.
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Marilyn Martin continued working with Stevie Nicks, touring as a backing vocalist with Fleetwood Mac in 2019.
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Marilyn Martin has been married to guitarist, music producer and engineer Greg Droman since 1976.