About Marion Ravn

Marion Ravn(International artist name: Marion Raven) is a Norwegian rock singer and musician. She was born on May 25, 1984, in Lørenskog, a suburb of Oslo. She was formerly part of the duo M2M, along with Marit Larsen. After M2M broke up in September 2002, Atlantic Records offered Marion a million-dollar recording contract. Marion's first solo album Here I Am was released in the spring of 2005. The album was released in Southeast Asia on June 8, 2005. European and U.S. releases followed in early 2006. Marion is said to have written all of the albums tracks herself, except one. She also plays guitar and the piano. The solo effort displayed a more mature rock songbird who veered aside from the bubblegum pop image cultivated by Atlantic Records for M2M. "Here I Am" shows Marion collaborating with veteran producers Max Martin and Rami, Jimmy Harry, and collaborations with Nikki Sixx from Mötley Crüe for the song "Heads Will Roll" and rock band Everclear on the song "At The End of the Day." The album mostly chronicles Marion's heartbreak and finding her true identity in an ever-changing pop landscape. In 2006, Marion dueted with Meat Loaf on his album "Bat Out Of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose" for the track "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" (which had been a hit for Celine Dion in the mid-90s). The album was released October 31, 2006. Marion was the mentor for the group "Boys" in the Norwegian edition of X-Factor 2010.