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Talia Olatunji
Born
Natalia Margaret Haddock[1]

(1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28)
EducationBRIT School
Occupations
Years active2010–present
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
SpouseSimon Minter (m. 2023)[2]
Musical career
Genres
LabelsRCA
Websitewww.taliamar.com

Natalia Margaret Olatunji (born 6 November 1996), better known as Talia Mar, is an English singer, songwriter, and internet personality.[3] Her collaboration with Sigala on "Stay the Night" charted at No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Career

Mar released her first studio single "Stolen" on 30 June 2016, along with a music video released on 24 November 2016.[5] "In the Day", Mar's second studio single was released on 23 March 2017. Mar then released her debut EP titled "Tough Decisions" on 30 June 2017, exactly one year after the release of her debut single. On 14 March 2017, Mar released single "The Voices Are Me" after she struggled to discuss her own battle with the taboo subject following her friend's suicide.[6]

On 15 May 2018, Mar launched The Martian Club, her online clothing retailer.[7][8] On 10 December 2018, Mar announced across social media that she joined the panelists of the British television series, All Together Now's second series alongside Geri Halliwell.[9][10]

In 2019, Mar collaborated with OFRA Cosmetics to release two highlighters and a skincare line, called OFRA x Talia Mar.[11][12] Mar then released many singles, such as "Selfish" on 7 June 2019, "Better" on 26 July 2019, and "Diamonds" on 18 October 2019.[13] Mar also featured on KSI and Randolph's collaboration album New Age.

Mar was a finalist in the Breakout YouTuber category for the 12th Annual Shorty Awards hosted on 3 May 2020.[14][15]

On 20 May 2022, Mar released "Stay the Night" alongside British DJ Sigala.[16] The song peaked at No. 11 on the UK charts and No. 22 on the Irish Charts, making it her most successful song to date.[17] On 20 October Mar announced she had become an ambassador for British clothing brand, Pretty Little Thing.[18] On 28 October 2022 Mar released a single with British DJ Nathan Dawe titled "Sweet Lies".[19] The song peaked at No. 61 on the UK charts.[20]

On 21 February 2023 Mar announced on her social media that she would be releasing a new single.[21] The single, titled "Self-Portrait", was released on 31 March 2023.[22]

Personal life

Mar has been in a relationship with Sidemen member Simon "Miniminter" Minter since 2017, but their relationship was not public until early 2018. On 24 June 2022 it was announced the couple were engaged via Instagram.[23] They moved in together in February 2023.[24] and got married on 3 June 2023 in Italy.[2]

Discography

Extended plays

Title Details
Tough Decisions[25]
  • Released: 30 June 2017
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Albums
UK
[26]
IRE
[27]
"Stolen" 2016 Non-album singles
"In The Day" 2017
"The Voices Are Me"
"Selfish" 2019
"Better"
"Diamonds"
"Jack" 2021
"Good On You"
(with Alex Hobson)
"Stay the Night"[28]
(with Sigala)
2022 11 22 Every Cloud
"Sweet Lies"
(with Nathan Dawe)
61 If Heaven Had a Phone Line
"Self-Portrait" 2023 Non-album singles
"Forget About Your Ex"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Get Back"
(Rio Young featuring Talia Mar)
2018 Non-album single

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
Indie

[30]
NZ
Hot

[31]
"Real Name"
(KSI and Randolph featuring Talia Mar)
2019 19 38 New Age

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
Title Year Other artist(s) Album Notes
"Real Name" 2019 KSI, Randolph New Age Featured Artist, Co-Writer
"Survive the Night" 2020 Miniminter, Randy Non-album single Uncredited Vocals, Co-writer

Music videos

List of music videos as lead and featured artist, showing directors
Title Year Other Artists Director(s) Ref.
As lead artist
"Stolen" 2016 None JJMckellar [32]
"Better" 2019 None RvbberDuck [33]
"Stay The Night" 2022 Sigala Unknown [34]
"Sweet Lies" Nathan Dawe Troy Roscoe [35]
As featured artist
"Get Back" 2018 Rio Young Paul Akinrinlola [36]
"Real Name" 2019 KSI, Randolph RvbberDuck [37]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2019 All Together Now Judge BBC One Series 2, Episode 1 [9]

References

  1. ^ Talia Mar [@TaliaMar] (29 February 2020). "Also not true – I started to change my name but didn't realise I hadn't finished the processs and a year later had to phone up and ask what my name was" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2022 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b Bain, Ellissa (6 June 2023). "INSIDE MINIMINTER AND TALIA MAR'S MAGICAL ITALY WEDDING". hitc. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  3. ^ Lord, Eden-Olivia (14 July 2021). "Talia Mar on going viral, her social media tips and finding her audience – The influencer series". Heat. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  4. ^ "SIGALA & TALIA MAR". The Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Talia Mar Discusses Her Single "Stolen," YouTube, and More". 4 October 2016.
  6. ^ Wood, Christina (1 June 2017). "Young singer pens powerful song to help others after depressed friend's suicide". Mirror.
  7. ^ "The Martian Club". The Martian Club.
  8. ^ "TALIA MAR on Instagram: "Who's excited for the launch of @martianclub ?????? only next week!!!!!!!"". Instagram.
  9. ^ a b "Talia Mar to be TV Judge on BBC Talent Show". 10 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Talia Mar joins BBC One's All Together Now".
  11. ^ "OFRA X Talia Mar". Ofra Cosmetics.
  12. ^ Cosmetics, OFRA. "OFRA Launches All-New Skin Care Collab with YouTuber Talia Mar". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).
  13. ^ "Talia Mar Releases New Single".
  14. ^ "Talia Mar – The Shorty Awards". shortyawards.com.
  15. ^ "Exclusive: All the finalists for this year's Shorty Awards, which won't be a physical event for the first time in 12 years because of the coronavirus | BusinessInsider India". www.businessinsider.in.
  16. ^ Tomeo, Marissa. "Sigala Teams Up with Talia Mar for 'Stay the Night'". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  17. ^ "SIGALA & TALIA MAR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  18. ^ "taliamar Verified AD I am SO excited to announce that I am a @prettylittlething ambassador!!!! (Pinch me moment 🥹) We have got so much exciting content coming for you guys over the next 6 months including my own edit of all my fave pieces for the new season 💖💖". Instagram. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  19. ^ "Nathan Dawe is back with another banger on Sweet Lies with Talia Mar". Official Charts. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  20. ^ "NATHAN DAWE & TALIA MAR | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  21. ^ "TALIA MAR on Instagram: "The Self-Portrait era begins now 🖤🤍 Pre-save my next single in my bio…"". Instagram. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  22. ^ "You may know Talia Mar. You don't know Talia Mar, pop star...yet". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  23. ^ Bain, Ellissa (25 June 2022). "INSIDE SIDEMEN STAR SIMON MINTER AND TALIA MAR'S RELATIONSHIP AS PAIR GET ENGAGED". hitc. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  24. ^ "TALIA MAR on Instagram: "We've moved innnnn 🔑"". Retrieved 17 February 2023 – via Instagram.
  25. ^ "Tough Decisions – EP by Talia Mar". Apple Music. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  26. ^ "TALIA MAR". Official Charts. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Discography Talia Mar". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  28. ^ "Stay the Night – Single by Sigala and Talia Mar on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  29. ^ "British certifications – Talia Mar". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2023. Type Talia Mar in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  30. ^ Peaks of Talia Mar's other charted songs on the UK Independent Singles Chart:
  31. ^ Peaks of other charted songs on New Zealand Hot Singles Chart:
  32. ^ "Stolen - Talia Mar (Official Video)". Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  33. ^ "Talia Mar - Better". Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  34. ^ "Sigala, Talia Mar - Stay The Night (Official Video)". Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  35. ^ "Nathan Dawe & Talia Mar - Sweet Lies [Official Video]". Retrieved 28 November 2022 – via YouTube.
  36. ^ "Rio Young - Get Back (feat Talia Mar) [Official Video]". Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via YouTube.
  37. ^ "REAL NAME - Randolph & KSI ft Talia Mar". Retrieved 26 July 2022 – via YouTube.