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Career

Marr started out as a solo artist, then as a duo with American singer-songwriter

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, and then in the trio Man Made, alongside drummer Scott Griffiths and bassist Callum Rogers, with future

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, Dan Woolfie, as their sound engineer. They released their debut album ''TV Broke My Brain'' in 2016, although its constituent songs were written over a period of eight years. Marr released a debut solo album in 2020, titled ''Are You Happy Now?''"Nile Marr to perform at Live Bar in Warrington"
- ''Winsford Guardian'', 27 June 2019 "Part Time Girl" was released as its first single in 2019. "Are You Happy Now?" followed in June 2020, and "Teenage Kissers" in October. An EP, ''Still Hearts'', was released on 24 April 2020. "Still Hearts" was its first single. Aside from the title track, there are two other tracks: "Hush" and "The Pusher". Marr added acoustic guitar and backing vocals on 7 Worlds Collide's 2009 album ''

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at AllMusic.com He has also appeared on two of his father's albums: on 2013's '' The Messenger'' he plays as a soloist, while on 2014's '' Playland'' he adds backing vocals. Marr has toured extensively with German film score composer and record producer Hans Zimmer. His influences include John Martyn,"Music interview: Nile Marr of Man Made"
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Discography

Man Made

;Albums *''TV Broke My Brain'' (2016)

Solo

;Albums *''Are You Happy Now?'' (2020) ;EPs *''Still Hearts'' (2020) ;Singles *"Part Time Girl" (from ''Are You Happy Now?''; 2019) *"Still Hearts" (from ''Still Hearts''; 2020) *"Are You Happy Now?" (''Are You Happy Now?''; 2020) *"Teenage Kissers" (''Are You Happy Now?''; 2020) *"Plastic Valves for an Open Heart" (special edition; 2021) *"How We Drift"/"Only Time Can Break Your Heart" (2021)

Personal life

Marr is the son of former Smiths guitarist and current solo artist

and his wife Angela. He was named for one of his father's musical heroes,

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'', 20 December 2019 He has a sister, Sonny."'If you want to know about me and Morrissey, Google it': Ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr talks relationships and reunions"
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'', 25 May 2013 Marr attended

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, between 2005 and 2010."'The age of the rock star has gone' says Nile Marr as Man Made head for date at Gulliver's in Manchester"
- '' Lancashire Telegraph'', 7 April 2016 He returned permanently to his hometown of Manchester in 2018. As of June 2019, Marr was married.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marr, Nile 1992 births Living people English rock guitarists English male guitarists English male songwriters English male singers English people of Irish descent Musicians from Manchester British male songwriters