Marika Hackman
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Marika Hackman on the cover of her "Free Covers" EP
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Marika Louise Hackman |
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17 February 1992 Hampshire, England |
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Folk rock, Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | vocals, guitar, bass, drums, |
| Years active | 2012 – present |
| Labels | Transgressive, Dirty Hit |
| Associated acts | Johnny Flynn, Charlie Andrew, Sivu, alt-J, Laura Marling |
| Website | marikahackman |
Marika Louise Hackman (born 17 February 1992) is an English vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter.
Hackman was born in Hampshire, England and raised in Selborne and Devon. Her father is Finnish. Her parents met during their work as animators. Hackman watched little television as a child. She and her older brother, Ben, were instead encouraged to find other creative outlets. She is a self-taught guitarist and began learning when she was 12. Her brother is a dance music producer who releases material under the name, "Hackman". She received a scholarship to attend Bedales School as a day pupil, from ages 11 to 17, where she met and befriended model Cara Delevingne. Together, they formed a short-lived band, performing cover songs, where Hackman played drums and Delevingne played guitar and sang. Hackman performed at Mulberry's Park Lane launch dinner celebrating the release of Delevingne's collection in February 2014.
At 18, she moved to Brighton, England, where she studied art foundation for a year and planned on earning a degree in fine arts. Instead, she later chose to pursue music full-time. She currently resides in the East End of London.
English folk singer-songwriter Johnny Flynn attended school with Hackman and was instrumental in getting her first record deal with Transgressive; he produced her debut single, "You Come Down" in 2012. A video of Hackman performing was shown to Burberry's Creative Chief Officer and she received a phone call requesting her participation in an upcoming ad campaign. In 2012, she was chosen as one of the new faces for their Spring/Summer eyewear campaign. She appeared in Burberry's online acoustic music series. Two of her songs, "You Come Down" and "Here I Lie", were used in promotional material for the brand. "Here I Lie" was later renamed "Monday Afternoon", and it appears on her debut album.
Hackman's first release was an EP of covers, which was available for digital download in January 2013. One month later, she released her first mini-album, "That Iron Taste", featuring songs of her own composition. The album was released on 25 February 2013 in physical and digital download. The album is produced by Alt-J's Charlie Andrew. In 2013, she toured Australia and Europe as an opening act for Laura Marling, to support the release of "That Iron Taste". The music video for her song, "Cannibal", was filmed at Bedales School in March 2013. She later released two more EPs: "Sugar Blind" on 9 December 2013 and "Deaf Heat" on 4 April 2014 via iTunes. Both EPs contain songs written by Hackman as well as one cover song. All of Hackman's EPs are available for free streaming on her official website.
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