Queen Marie J, born Marie Njoroge is a Kenyan female
songwriter, musician, recording and performing artist with a flair for
Afro-fusion music. The Kenyan songstress has consistently worked on creating
uniquely blend music incorporating her life experiences as well as love tales
spelt in rhythm and quintessence. She points to Angelique Kidjo of Benin &
Yvone Chaka chaka of South Africa as being some of her influences. Her
outstanding performances have been hailed by fellow artists and audiences as
her stage presence and choreography invigorates her growing fanbase across East
Africa.
Her passion for music started at a tender age as she interacted
with music as a child with curiosity into different styles of the often Swahili
songs she enjoyed with her family in Kenya and later moving to Italy at the Age
of 11 where she also attended school in Bocconi, Rome. Marie graduated from the
Sapienza University with an Accounting & finance major.
Queen Marie’s journey in music officially started in
September, 2018 marked by her decision to pursue music professionally.
Embarking on her debut single titled io sto bene, Italian meaning “I feel
good”, Marie J worked with renown Kenyan director, Nezzoh Monts on her first
music video which was a great success. Shortly after, Marie J released her
second single Giogode in November, a project directed by X Antonio, a close
follow up of the first single that enjoyed a great reception locally and in
Italy as well.
Her music has been featured on popular music blogs, Tv &
radio shows in East Africa search as Mseto East Africa as well as being hosted
on renown music shows on Television such as Ebru TV,Y254 among others.
She is deeply convinced of her music talent being a tool for
transformation and outreach to her audiences and society. Juggling between
music and her accountancy job, Marie has also been actively involved in
philanthropy through her charity campaigns to children’s homes. She has
impacted the lives of many young orphans and aspires to establish a children’s
home to cater for the disenfranchised and needy in the communities.
Queen Marie J has been consistent in her music career,
recently releasing her 3rd hit single titled “Chorea” Swahili slang
meaning be easy in March, 2018
accompanied by the impressive visuals shot in Kenya and directed by Rahim. Her
latest and most recent project is a song HIGH
UP released in August 2020, a song
addressed to the nay sayers in the society in general who cast doubt on young
talent and she delivers on a hiphop genre with the production release that was
well released which is a relatable theme for most of her audiences regardless
of the age or background. Queen Marie J
is also released a new project on Sunday June 2021, a love song titled
YOU ARE MINE. Her latest song is LIVING IN PEACE released in 2022. Watch it ;
Her appeal to a broad range of audience in Africa and Europe
puts her on a pedestal as the next big cross over artist to watch out for not
only in the East African region but globally as well. She asserts her
willingness to collaborate on music projects with other African artists and the
exploration of other African and global sounds which has endeared her to more
fans on her online platforms where her music can be streamed.
The award winning artist has been nominated for several music
awards in the country and recently won Best
influential female artist award at the E360
music awards gala in Nairobi. Queen Marie J is currently working on her
album due for release in December 2021, as she reaches out to meet and marvel
her fast growing music fanbase in East Africa and the world.
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