Briana Marela Lizárraga is an American musician. Previously from Seattle, Marela is now based in Oakland, California.Premiere: Briana Marela Shares New Video for “You Are A Wave”
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Biography

Marela grew up in Seattle and studied

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while attending college in

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. She independently released two albums before signing with

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, who issued ''All Around Us'' in 2015.

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produced the album. Her fourth album, ''Call It Love'', was released in August 2017. Following the release of this album, Marela was dropped by Jagjaguwar, and she took time off from active performance as a solo artist while a student in the MFA program at

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. In April 2020, Marela's father, who lived in Peru, died, and due to the effects of the

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, she was unable to visit his home country for more than a year; these experiences influenced the content of her fifth album, ''You Are a Wave'', which was released in September 2022.

Discography

*''Water Ocean Lake'' (2010) *''Speak From Your Heart'' (2012) *''All Around Us'' ( Jagjaguwar, 2015) *'' Call It Love'' (Jagjaguwar, 2017) *''You Are a Wave'' (Self-released, 2022)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marela, Briana American women singers American indie rock musicians Musicians from Seattle Singers from Washington (state) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American women