GIVE ME THE MONEY
Welsh singer and songwriter Marina Diamandis has released six studio albums, seven extended plays, 30 singles (including two as a featured artist), eight promotional singles and 31 music videos. The singer made her debut on 23 November 2007 when she independently released her first extended play, Mermaid vs Sailor, which was distributed via her official profile on Myspace. U.S. independent label Neon Gold Records eventually release "Obsessions" as Diamandis' debut single, followed by her second extended play, The Crown Jewels, on 1 June 2009. Subsequently, she was signed by 679 Recordings and Atlantic Records, which led Diamandis to release The Family Jewels, her debut studio album on 15 February 2010. The record reached number five in the United Kingdom (Official Albums Chart), and was certified gold by both the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). It was further promoted by five singles: "Mowgli's Road", "I Am Not a Robot", "Oh No!" and "Shampain", with "Hollywood" being her highest-peaking song from the album, landing at number 12 on the U.K. singles chart.
Diamandis soon considered creating an alter-ego character which ultimately became her second studio album titled, Electra Heart, released on 27 April 2012. After receiving mixed reviews from music critics, it topped the charts in the United Kingdom, as well as the Irish Albums Chart; soon after it was certified gold in both countries. In the United States, it peaked at number 31 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Primadonna" became the lead single and remains her highest-charting single in the U.K. at number 11; the song is also certified silver by the BPI, and platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), IFPI Denmark, and Recorded Music NZ. The album also spawned two more singles: "Power & Control" with "How to Be a Heartbreaker" becoming a platinum-certified song by the RIAA, alongside "Primadonna".
After a major breakthrough in music, Diamandis spent a couple of months in the U.S. where she began writing more material for Froot, her third studio album. A boxed-set, containing six varicoloured 7-inch vinyl singles, was issued with a song being unveiled digitally every month until its release on 3 April 2015. The songs were "Froot", "Happy", "Forget", and "Blue". "I'm a Ruin" was also included and is the only single from the album to chart in her home country, peaking at number 169. Due to unauthorised Internet leaks, the record was released earlier on 13 March; soon it charted at number ten in the U.K. and reached number eight in the U.S., becoming Diamandis' first album to reach that country's top ten. She then took a break from music, but ultimately came back with a name change, just going by her first name, rather than her former stage name. This led to the release of her fourth studio album, Love + Fear, on 26 April 2019. It reached number five and 28 in the U.K. and the U.S. charts, respectively, with Diamandis seeing minor success with "Handmade Heaven", while the rest of the singles did not chart.
Diamandis continued on with Ancient Dreams in a Modern Land, her fifth studio album released on 11 June 2021. It was dubbed as her most personal record which involved feminism, misogyny, heartbreak, and racism, shown through "Man's World" and "Purge the Poison". It became her lowest-peaking album in the U.K. at number 17 and in U.S. at number 95. While touring, Diamandis announced on 22 May 2022 that she would end her fourteen-year long contract with Atlantic Records. Another hiatus took place mainly due to health concerns, but she returned to the public eye and self-released her fifth studio album, Princess of Power, on 6 June 2025 with a partnership with BMG Rights Management for distribution purposes. It debuted at number seven in the U.K. albums chart and she appeared at number 42 in the U.S., and landed at number two on the Top Dance and/or Electronic Albums component chart.
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