Marya Roxx (born Maarja Kivi on 18 January 1986) is an Estonian hard rock/metal singer-songwriter residing in Los Angeles.[1] She is a former member of the Estonian girl band Vanilla Ninja.
Marya Roxx | |
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 Marya Roxx in 2009 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Maarja Kivi |
| Born | 18 January 1986 |
| Origin | Tallinn, Estonia |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, bass |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Labels | Global Music Group |
| Website | maryaroxx |
Background
editWhen the girl band Vanilla Ninja was founded in 2003, Kivi was selected as one of the solo singers and the bass player. She recorded two albums with the band, Vanilla Ninja and Traces Of Sadness. She left the group in mid-2004. She has a daughter, Dora-Liisa (born 2004), and son, Angus Martin (born 2012[2]) with husband and former Vanilla Ninja manager Renee Meriste.[3]
Solo career
editRoxx teamed up with producer Kevin Shirley to record her debut album 'Payback Time'. It features musicians Paul Crook as a guitarist, Scott Metaxas on bass, Derek Sherinian on keyboards and Brian Tichy as the drummer. 21?! EP was released from this recording in 2008. It contains four songs, "'21?!'", "Oh Yeah", "Rebel", (all written by Roxx), and "Nothing Going On"[4] originally recorded by Swedish band Clawfinger.[5] Marya also wrote her solo album in Malibu with producer called Kevin Shirley aka "Caveman."
In May 2009, she performed as the warm-up act on the European tour of pop/rock artist LaFee.[6] Roxx's band for her last performances was former Anthrax guitarist Paul Crook, Scott Metaxas and Jim Roe.[5]
Her debut album, "Payback Time" was published on 5 October 2010.[7] In January 2006 Marya's debut "Could You" was a success for her in many countries like Germany and Finland.
Discography
editAlbums
edit- 2008: Payback Time
- 2015 Land of Dreams (EP)
Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart[8] | Release date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | AT | CH | |||
| 2006 | Could You | 47 | — | 35 | Released: January 20, 2006 |
| 2006 | Shine It On | 48 | 53 | — | Released: September 15, 2006 |
| 2008 | 21?! EP | — | — | — | Released: January 25, 2008 |
Other songs
edit- 2002: A Dream Song from the Eurolaul 2002
Awards
edit- "21?! Best Hard Rock Song Mavric Awards 2009 and "Rebel" Best Punk Song Mavric Awards 2009.[9]
Tours
edit- European Tour 2009
- UK Tour 2009
- Time To Run 2010 Tour
- Rebel Wave 2010 Tour
References
edit- ^ "Marya Roxx". songvault.fm. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Maarja Kivi Meriste". love-ninjas.com. Archived from the original on 3 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2010.
- ^ "21?! The EP". AllMusic. 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ a b Ashworth, Dave (15 December 2009). "HRH III: Marya indeed Roxx". purerawk.com. Retrieved 20 May 2010.
- ^ "LaFee Ring Frei Tour Support Listing". Lafee.de. 26 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ "Marya Roxx Signs With Global Music". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
- ^ chart history
- ^ "Ex-pop girl really Roxx". Grimsby Telegraph. 21 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2010.