At a young
age of just 17, Marni has become one of the most recognisable names across the
world in 2016. Starting from her home town Birmingham, she has started from the
bottom and now she's at the top with her first number 1 single! After being
recognised for her outstanding vocals on her YouTube videos, Marni has now
caught the attention of the world and IMPACT have called her in to interview
her on her new found success.
Marni, you really have rose to the top in such
a short amount of time, how are you reacting to the new fame and attention?
“Honestly,
it has been a whirl wind. Coming from being completely unknown and being a
young girl from Birmingham, to then having a number 1 single has been amazing.
I would never have expected this. I am just so grateful and I thank everyone so
much for getting me to this point.”
Considering you are still so young, when did
you know that music was a passion of yours?
“I have always
enjoyed singing, music, dancing and from as young as I can remember I was
always interested. From putting on performances for my family and singing into
my hairbrush, to even just school productions I think it was clear to me that I
wanted this to always be involved in my life.”
Who was your inspiration in the music industry?
“I must admit;
I have always been a huge Beyoncé fan. I have grown up listening to her music,
from Crazy in Love to Single Ladies I have always been obsessed. So I would say
that Beyoncé is definitely one of my biggest inspirations in the music industry,
along with other major artists like Drake, Chris Brown, Alicia Keys and so many
more.”
What were you doing before your recent success?
“I was just
a normal teenager. I was at my school doing my A-levels, I had nothing planned
in the near future for music, but just to finish school and maybe go to
university.
How would you describe your style of music?
“I would
describe my music as old R&B, similar to the R&B music around the year
2000. However, I wouldn’t like to limit myself to just one style of music, I am
only 17 and I would like to think that over my music career I will create many
different songs and albums of different styles.”
As you were recognised from your YouTube
channel, when did you first consider making a YouTube account for your music?
“Around a
couple of years ago I made my first YouTube account. At the time I never really
thought about uploading videos of me singing, it was more for fun, just
uploading videos of me and my friends. After having my YouTube account for a
while, and seeing many singing videos, I was inspired to make my own. I only
expected a couple of views, I never expected anything to come from it.”
What are you planning to do in your future,
does it involve music?
“Absolutely,
this is only the start for me. I am so happy to have even got this far in the
music industry, but I will always keep trying and keep going. I can’t see
myself doing anything else apart from singing.”
What would you say to young people like
yourself who haven’t yet made it to the music industry?
“Always
keep believing in yourself, you never know what could happen next so keep going
and don’t give up."
Thank you so much Marni for coming to IMPACT
today, but the final question that everyone is dying to know the answer to is,
what’s next?
“I have a
few things planned for the near future. I am planning on creating my first
album, after my first single being a success I have a lot to live up to so I
will be working extremely hard to make my first album one to remember. Apart
from this I have a few appearances and performances, but you will definitely be
hearing me again.”
