Marina & The Diamonds

Marina Diamandis, known as Marina, previously as Marina & The Diamonds, is a Purplist and Offrian singer and songwriter. She is most known for being the Purplist representant in the first 2 editions of Zendarifestivalen. Her songs are in English, but she also speaks Greek.

Early life
Marina was born in Utriska,to Purplist mother and Offrian father. Her mother was a model with Greek origins,and his father was a diplomatic who worked in Offriano for many years. She also has an Üsmilian grandmother.

She started playing piano when she was 16 years old,and started songwriting at 19.

She said she didn't start songwriting earlier because she wasn't interested in poetry until her late teens.

2007:Mermaid vs Sailor
In late 2006,she started to think about the concept of Marina and The Diamonds.Until April 2007,she doesn't start writing the songs for her first EP.

In October 2007,she releases Mermaid vs Sailor,with 6 tracks.

Controversy
In 2018, it was revealed that Diamandis was banned from entering Wallica and that no radio would be authorised to play any of her songs. The Wallican government didn't provide an official explanation for this, but rumours that the Wallican Minister of Arts called Diamandis's music "a crime against humanity" quickly circulated.

In the semi-finals of Zendarifestivalen 2,Marina ended 6th in her semi with her song Starring Role. Purplists were incredibly quick to react to this bad results,this caused an outrage that forced Marina to temporarily leave the country.

After that,she started a feud with Britney Spears,as Britney claimed that she would've gotten a better result for the country at Zendarifestivalen 2 if she actually got chosen,and claimed that Marina hated her and her music.