June 2025 Artist Spotlight - Marina V

Marina V is an award-winning Russian-American recording pop artist, singer/pianist/songwriter with a "hauntingly beautiful" voice (LA TIMES) and "melodic and passionate" music (The Washington Post). A self-described "musical lovechild of The Beatles, Tori Amos and Tchaikovsky", Marina grew up in Moscow and has been singing and writing songs since a very young age.   After being rewarded a prestigious scholarship, Marina came to America at the age of 15, by herself as an exchange student to Rochester High School for a year in Central Illinois. After finishing high school in Russia, she returned to the U.S. and attended Illinois College in Jacksonville. While in Jacksonville, she began playing coffee shops and concerts in the area. After graduating from I.C., she moved to California where her musical career took off. 

 She has written multiple songs for films and ads and now is also producing children's music in her native Russian language. It's here that we pick up our interview for this month's episode.

You can read more on Marina's bio and find her music, social media platforms, and merch at https://www.marinav.com.

You can always stream the episode live on our station at Elm City Radio. Just click the link!