Marla Glen
Marla Glen (born January 3, 1960) is an American singer from Chicago, Illinois, United States, who has been based in Germany since 1998.
Career
[edit]Marla, son of Dell Glen (American-Jamaican) and Cortez Glen (Mexican-American), grew up on the South Side of Chicago.[1] Marla received a toy harmonica from Muddy Waters when he was five, which started his fascination with music.[1] When he was 11 years old, he wrote his first song, "Repertoire", which later appeared on his 1995 release, Love and Respect.
As a teenager, Marla Glen set out to pursue his musical career. Information of his early life is documented in the lyrics of "Travel," a song that appears on the breakthrough album, This Is Marla Glen.
Glen won first prize performing at a local Jam-session in New Orleans and was rewarded with a trip to France, where he first performed in front of a European audience. He then formed the Marla Glen Band in Niort, France. He released his debut album entitled This Is Marla Glen in 1993 and Love and Respect in 1995, for which he received platinum and gold awards.[2]
Glen talked about his experiences in the music industry and his life in Germany in a German interview in 2002 and the interview was accompanied by a series of photos.[3] On July 2, 2004, he entered a civil union with Sabrina Conley, but later got divorced.[4]
Discography
[edit]- 1993: This is Marla Glen (Disques Vogue)
- 1995: Love and Respect (Disques Vogue)
- 1997: Our World (Ariola)
- 1998: The Best of Marla Glen
- 2003: Friends
- 2005: Greatest Hits Live
- 2006: Dangerous
- 2011: Humanology
- 2020: Unexpected
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Marla Glen: Coming-out als trans Mann und neuer Song". queer.de (in German). 2023-08-03. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ "Marla Glen". HIGHRESAUDIO. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- ^ "Marla Glen im Interview: "I'm melting away, I'm melting away... - das kann doch nicht die Botschaft sein!"". Planet Interview (in German). 28 August 2002. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "Die Musik hat Marla Glen gerettet". Derwesten.de (in German). 2011-05-01. Retrieved 2011-06-15.
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