L-Marie has been perfecting her craft for years. She began pursuit of a singing career by performing in many venues around her hometown of Glasgow. Since then, she has been through the many positive and negative experiences that many unsigned artists go through, however all experiences have taught invaluable lessons on every aspect of the industry and nothing has deterred her from chasing her dream of success.

L-Marie is both singer and songwriter, using life experience to influence her music. Being raised on artists such as Marvin Gaye and Aretha and influenced by artists such as Lauryn Hill, Mary J and Jill Scott, she has been long aware of the passion and soul that is involved in performance, and this is apparent when she is on stage. Having performed with artists such as Shola Ama, Jamelia, Sunshine Anderson, Terri Walker and Plan B, as well as on her own with a live band in a collective of Edinburgh's Jazz & Soul venues, she understands the importance of good delivery and enthusiasm when under the spotlight.

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More recently, L-Marie performed at this years Nokia Urban Music Festival with the Princes Trust as part of the Nokia Raw competition. She was performing on the day along with acts such as Will Smith, Faith Evans, Common and Floetry, and the feedback so far has been very positive! L-Marie has been collaborating with artists from record label SoulClap, a division of Universal Urban, and has recently released Scotland's first R&B Mixtape "Liza Heat, The UK's No.1 Draft Pick". The launch party on 11/03/05, with live performance, was a great success. Performances in Glasgow's Chinawhite sponsored by Grolsch, and appearances alongside Trevor Nelson, Choice FM's DJ Swerve and 1xtra DJ, Manny Norte have ensured L-Marie has an active following in her home town. Her recent showcase in ABC Glasgow was a complete success with a full house on the night. She performed a live 45 minute set to an amazing audience.

L-Marie's new projects include the second instalment of the Liza Heat mixtape series, and a 6 track EP of original material: "Street Heat Vol 1, The Relationship", which will be available in September. L will also be recording a duet with SoulClap Records signing, Ray Robinson on a soulful track called "Gotta" in the coming weeks.

She is collaborating with producers from the UK and Canada, and the response so far has been a very positive one.

With support from local DJs and radio stations such as Kiss FM, Radio 1, Beat 106, 1xtra and BBC Radio Scotland, L-Marie is sure her sound will be heard. She is determined to help raise Scotland's profile with regards to urban music on the whole, as well as aspiring to become a successful artist in her own right.