Marion Raven
Marion Raven on the UK version of the "Falling Away" single
Background information
Birth name	Marion Elise Ravn
Born	May 25, 1984 (1984-05-25) (age 23)
Origin	Lørenskog, Norway
Genre(s)	Acoustic Pop Rock Rock Piano Rock Alternative Rock Modern Rock[1] Punk-pop[2]
Occupation(s)	Singer Performer Songwriter Multi-instrumentalist
Instrument(s)	Vocals Piano Keyboard Acoustic Guitar Electric Guitar
Years active	1999-Present
Label(s)	Atlantic, Eleven Seven, Universal Music
Associated acts	M2M 1999-2002, Meat Loaf 2006-2007
Influences	Alanis Morissette, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Fiona Apple, Hole, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, Sarah McLachlan
Website	http://www.marion-raven.com

Marion Elise Ravn (born on May 25, 1984 in Lørenskog, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and former child actress. Her surname is of Viking origin, with Ravn meaning Raven, which she adopted as her stage name Marion Raven as well as for her trademark raven logo. She was one-half of the now defunct pop duo M2M, along with Marit Larsen. Raven was later marketed as a pop-rock artist with the release of her 2005 international debut album, Here I Am. In 2006, Raven was signed to indie record label, Eleven Seven, and released the Heads Will Roll EP. Most recently, she has released her European/U.S. debut album, Set Me Free, and has been extensively promoting it in Germany, Netherlands and the UK.. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... 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Biography

Marion Raven was born on May 25, 1984 in Lørenskog, Norway, to her father, Hallgeir Johan Ravn, and mother, Reidun Agathe Medhus. Her father is a teacher while her mother is a social worker. ^[1] Raven loved singing even at a young age, sometimes making up lyrics for the songs she sung. Raven later joined the gospel choir in her town's local church at the age of 5. At 7, she went on to be part of the St. Laurentsius choir, which has many historical links in Lørenskog. By the time she was 8, Raven began playing the piano and attended ballet lessons, as well as performing ballet on stage. In 1993, she acted in the musical, "Sound Of Music", organised by the Norwegian Broadway. She recorded a children's musical titled, "Vettene Vinner" (Vettene Wins), with the musical group, "Vettene", meaning small trolls that protect nature and was part of the group's following record, "Vettene på gamlespor" (Vettene On Old Tracks). is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... County Akershus District Romerike Municipality NO-0230 Administrative centre Lørenskog Mayor (2004) Ã…ge Tovan (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 405 71 km² 67 km² 0. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ...

At 10, Raven acted in Bugsy Malone and The Wizard of Oz at the age of 11, both plays were on the Norwegian Broadway. In 1995, Raven's father arranged for her to make a demo in a studio in Oslo but not before Raven asked her childhood friend, Marit Larsen, to join her. The duo got a record deal with EMI Norway and formed M2M. A year later, they produced an album titled, "Marit og Marion synger kjente barnesanger" which means, M2M Sings Renowned Children Songs. M2M was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy, Spellemannprisen, the following year. Later, Raven had a part as one of the children in the Shakespearen play, Othello. Bugsy Malone is a 1976 musical film, very loosely based on events in Chicago, Illinois in the Prohibition era, specifically, the exploits of gangsters like Al Capone as dramatized in cinema. ... The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a 1900 novel by L. Frank Baum, which has been adapted into several different works, the most famous being the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... County District Østlandet Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Marit Elisabeth Larsen (born on July 1, 1983) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Kensington in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York. ... M2M was a Norwegian pop music duo composed of two girls - Marion Elise Raven and Marit Elisabeth Larsen. ... Othello and Desdemona by Alexandre-Marie Colin. ...

In 1998, M2M started recording pop demos in English and striked a record deal with Atlantic Records after auditioning with Raven on the keyboard and Larsen, the guitar. The two collaborated with many songwriters from around the world and produced their multi-platinum debut album that was released in 2000, Shades Of Purple, with the lead single, "Don't Say You Love Me", best known as the soundtrack of the first Pokémon movie. The song was co-produced by Jimmy Bralower and Peter Zizzo (Celine Dion), and mixed by Tom Lord-Alge. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 72, selling 39,000 units in a week, according to SoundScan.^[2] Their second album, The Big Room, which was recorded in a studio in Bearsville in Woodstock, New York, was released in 2002. After world tours to promote The Big Room ended, M2M joined Jewel on her world tour as an opening act but barely a month into the tour, concerts involving them were abruptly cancelled. Rumours circulated that there were plans for Raven's solo career. M2M later disbanded in September 2002 due to the lack of sales in the U.S. of the The Big Room. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dont Say You Love Me is perhaps the most well known song by M2M (Marit Larsen and Marion Raven) in their musical history. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion Angélil, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Big Room is the second and last studio album of Norwegian pop music duo M2M. Commercially, it didnt perform as well as their previous album Shades of Purple and failed to chart in the US, but managed to reach #16 on the Norwegian charts and went 5x platinum... A town of liars, rapists, and murderers ... “NY” redirects here. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Jewel Kilcher[1] (born May 23, 1974)[2] is an American Grammy Award-nominated singer, songwriter, actress, poet and philanthropist, generally known just by her first name, Jewel. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

Raven was offered a million dollar recording contract^[3] with Atlantic Records and has lost contact with Larsen since she carried on with her solo career. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ...

Solo career

Here I Am (2005)

Upon signing her deal with Atlantic Records, Marion Raven set about recording her debut album, and worked with Swedish songwriters/producers Max Martin and Rami, as well as Canadian singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk and her husband Raine Maida from 2003 to 2005. Initially, the record company was not confident of Raven's switch to a more rock image and a darker, more personal style of songwriting. ^[4] Raven then had to fight for her right to record her kind of music, rock music with a pop element. The resulting 14-track list, including 2 bonus tracks, cultivated a more manufactured rock/pop sound, similar to artists such as Avril Lavigne and Evanescence, and was titled Here I Am. The album saw Raven's transformation from the candy-pop music of M2M to a more angsty, rock-oriented singer, and was released in Scandinavia, Japan, and Southeast Asia. It was first preceded by the Max Martin and Dr. Luke collaboration tracks that had leaked out and sparked fan interest. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Martin Karl Max Martin Sandberg (born February 26, 1971) is a Grammy-nominated,[1] Swedish pop-dance music producer and songwriter. ... Rami is the plural of ramus - a branch, as of a plant, nerve, or blood vessel. ... Chantal Kreviazuk (born May 18, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of rock and pop music. ... Raine Maida, full name Michael Anthony Maida (b. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley[1] (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock singer and musician. ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Here I Am is the pop rock solo album by former M2M band member, Marion Raven, that was released in mid-late 2005. ... Martin Karl Max Martin Sandberg (born February 26, 1971) is a Grammy-nominated,[1] Swedish pop-dance music producer and songwriter. ... Dr. Luke, also known as Doctor Luke, Luke Gottwald, Lukasz Gottwald, (birth name Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald) is a musician, songwriter and producer who has written and produced for artists such as Kelly Clarkson, Jibbs, Lady Sovereign, Kelis, Avril Lavigne, Marion Raven, Missy Elliott, P!nk, Lil Mama, Mos Def, the...

Raven's collaboration with Max Martin, "Break You", was released to radio on April 25, 2005 (in Japan) while "End Of Me" was the first single that was released in Southeast Asia. Following that, the album was released in June later that year. Videos for "Break You" and the album's title track, "Here I Am", were shot in March 2005 in Los Angeles, by director Brett Simon. Break You is a pop/rock song written and produced by the combined efforts of Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald, a. ... is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... End Of Me is a pop/rock song written by Marion Raven and in collaboration with Max Martin and Rami for Ravens internationally released album Here I Am (2005). ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

Internal debate at Atlantic Records and news that the record company was being bought over by Warner Music led to delays for the various international releases of Here I Am, which were part of her million dollar contract. The album was finally released in Raven's home country, Norway, on August 10, 2005 debuting at #6, alongside Sweden. It was well received in Asia, with over 135,000 copies sold in 3 months upon release.^[5] Here I Am spent many weeks at #1 on Japanese international album charts with Raven touring and performing at various venues throughout June and July 2005 in countries including the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. The music videos for "End Of Me" and "Break You" received massive rotation on MTV Asia and the songs went top 10 on radio charts throughout Asia and Norway. However, the lack of promotion in certain countries sparked controversy and suspicion that Atlantic was unhappy with the album. At that time, less challenging rap acts were favoured as they were more commercially viable. Atlantic Records (Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American record label, and operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. ... Warner Music Group is one of the Big Four record labels. ... is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion, because: please use Wikipedia:Sandbox for testing. ...

Heads Will Roll EP (2006)

In early 2006, it was announced that Raven had been released from her contract, of six albums, with Atlantic Records due to "artistic differences". Raven later clarified this in an interview with Spirit magazine: Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Soon after this, she announced that she was to record and release her U.S. debut album under the indie label, Eleven Seven Music created by her management company 10th street entertainment, home to Everclear and Nikki Sixx, who both sang and collaborated on Here I Am respectively. Eleven Seven Music is a record label founded by Allen Kovac, who is the CEO of 10th Street Entertainment. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna, Jr. ...

In July 2006, Raven announced on her official MySpace page that a re-recorded version of "Heads Will Roll", co-written by James Michael and Nikki Sixx was set to be released in the U.S.. The track was part of an EP that was released on October 31, 2006. The Heads Will Roll EP contained new songs, "Spit You Out," "Good 4 Sex" and "All I Wanna Do Is You", alongside songs from Here I Am, "13 Days," her collaboration with Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk, an acoustic version of "Let Me Introduce Myself" and the re-recorded version of "Heads Will Roll" with Raven citing that the songs slanted more towards fun-rock. ^[6] In an interview with Exclusive Magazine, Raven's meeting with Nikki Sixx was the result of being able to acquire backstage tickets for Alice Cooper's concert in Oslo, Norway, in which Sixx was a supporting act. Sixx invited Raven to head to L.A. to work on tracks for her album, including "Heads Will Roll". ^[7] "Heads Will Roll" was featured on the "Van Wilder 2: Rise of the Taj" movie soundtrack. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Heads Will Roll EP is Marion Ravens first EP that was released on October 31, 2006. ... Raine Maida, full name Michael Anthony Maida (b. ... Chantal Kreviazuk (born May 18, 1973) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of rock and pop music. ... Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948), is a rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans four decades. ...

In mid-2006, Raven recorded a track, entitled "October," for the upcoming Hollywood film, "Cut Off" (originally titled "Taking Charge"), that was meant for release in late 2006.^[8]

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Duet with Meat Loaf and Tours (2006-Present)

Whilst working with Desmond Child on new songs for her U.S. debut album Set Me Free, Raven met Meat Loaf, who was also working with Child on his latest album, Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose. Child suggested that Raven joined Meat Loaf on a duet for the song, "It's All Coming Back To Me Now", originally written by Jim Steinman for the album, but then given to and released by Celine Dion. The result was picked as the first single from Meat Loaf's third album, and the video, featuring Raven as a ghost haunting her lover, premiered on VH1 Classic in the U.S. on August 12, 2006. The single was commercially released in the UK on 16 October 2006, having been playlisted by BBC Radio 2. The track debuted at #43 based on downloads alone, to make a rather impressive jump to #6 during its second week, becoming Raven's first UK Top 10 single^[9], and second charting single in Britain. She had a Top 20 entry as part of M2M when "Don't Say You Love Me" debuted and peaked at #16 in 2000. "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" spent a total of 85 weeks on seven different charts, including 21 weeks with 6 weeks at #1 on Norwegian singles charts.^[10] Desmond Child Desmond Child (born 28 October 1953, Miami, Florida, USA) has worked as a music performer and songwriter. ... This article or section may contain excessive or improper use of copyrighted images and/or audio files. ... Its All Coming Back To Me Now is a power ballad, written by Jim Steinman in 1983. ... Jim Steinman (born November 1, 1947 in New York City, New York) is notable for being a record producer, composer, and lyricist. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion Angélil, OC, OQ, (born March 30, 1968) is a Canadian pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 289th day of the year (290th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBCs national radio stations and is the most popular station in the UK. It broadcasts throughout the UK on FM radio between 88 and 91 MHz from its studios in Western House, adjacent to Broadcasting House in central London. ... M2M was a Norwegian pop music duo composed of two girls - Marion Elise Raven and Marit Elisabeth Larsen. ... Dont Say You Love Me is perhaps the most well known song by M2M (Marit Larsen and Marion Raven) in their musical history. ... Its All Coming Back To Me Now is a power ballad, written by Jim Steinman in 1983. ...

In late February 2007, Raven joined Meat Loaf on an extensive Canada/U.S. tour, in which Raven performed acoustic ballads and songs from Set Me Free, as an opening act before joining Meat Loaf for the duet, "It's All Coming Back To Now"^[11]. Merchandise, including copies of Set Me Free and Raven T-shirts, were made available exclusively on tour. The album, which will feature a mixture of tracks from the previous Here I Am as well as new songs, will be officially released in mid-late July 2007 in the U.S. and early May in Europe.^[12]

Set Me Free (2007)

Promotion

As of late March 2007, Raven set off on a tour of Europe to promote her Set Me Free album's release in The Netherlands, UK and Germany. She was interviewed by and performed for representatives of a variety of radio, television, print, and online media channels. In Germany, Raven was interviewed by radio stations Südwestrundfunk (SWR, Southwest Germany), Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and HR 3 as well as performing in the offices of Metal Hammer and Maxim Radio. She was interviewed in the Hard Rock Café, Amsterdam while touring The Netherlands. In the UK, Raven performed in venues that included Gibson Rooms and was interviewed by representatives from Tiscali SpA and Radio Disney. ^[13] Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Map of the nine regional broadcasting members of Germanys ARD radio/TV network. ... The Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR) is a public broadcaster in the German Bundesland North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office is in Köln. ... Metal Hammer (sometimes MetalHammer) is a monthly heavy metal magazine in the United Kingdom, Ireland and in Germany, Austria, Spain, Greece, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland, Serbia and Montenegro by a different publisher. ... On February 5, 2005, Maxim Radio was launched on Sirius Satellite Radio, and has several popular shows. ... A Hard Rock Cafe sign in Chicago, Illinois The Hard Rock Cafe restaurant chain was founded by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton, two Americans, on June 14, 1971. ... It has been suggested that Mokum be merged into this article or section. ... “Tiscali” redirects here. ... Radio Disney is a radio network based in Dallas, Texas in the United States broadcasting music and other content targeted at children and young teenagers. ...

Tracks from her album that were released as singles in these countries included, "Falling Away" and "Break You". The former was released to German and Holland radio stations while the latter made its debut on April 16, 2007 in the UK..^[14][15] Falling Away is the first single from the album, Set Me Free, released on April 11, 2007 by Eleven Seven Music. ... Break You is a pop/rock song written and produced by the combined efforts of Max Martin and Lukasz Gottwald, a. ... is the 106th day of the year (107th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

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The album was released in Germany on June 08, 2007, and in the UK on June 18, 2007 through Raven's indie record label Eleven Seven Music. It was digitally released on the US and European iTunes on July 28, 2007. June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 169th day of the year (170th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Eleven Seven Music is a record label founded by Allen Kovac, who is the CEO of 10th Street Entertainment. ... is the 209th day of the year (210th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

As of early July 2007, Raven embarked on an Acoustic UK. Tour where she performed in schools across the UK, including schools in Newcastle and Manchester. Raven later joined P!nk's Germany leg of the latter's I'm Not Dead Tour, as a supporting act, from mid-July to mid-August. ^[16] Alecia Moore (born September 8, 1979), better known by her stage name Pink (also written as P!nk), is a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter who first gained prominence in North America in early January of 2000. ... The Im Not Dead Tour is a small venue concert tour in the United States and an arena tour in Australia and Europe with American singer Pink, in support of her album Im Not Dead, through 2006 and 2007. ...

Music career

Discography

• Here I Am (2005) #1 Japan (Gold, sold 100,000 copies); #6 Norway; #4 Malaysia; #3 Singapore (Gold, sold over 7,500 copies)^[17]; Sold over 170,000 copies in Asia
• Heads Will Roll EP (2006)
• Set Me Free (2007)

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Singles

Here I Am (2005)

• "End of Me" #3 Southeast Asia, #3 Indonesia, #3 Japan
• "Break You" #1 Japan, #1 Indonesia, #9 Norway
• "Here I Am" #20 Norway
• "Little by Little" (Radio-only Southeast Asia)

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Heads Will Roll EP/Bat Out Of Hell 3 (2006)

• "Heads Will Roll" (Internet download and video release)
• "It's All Coming Back To Me Now" (Meat Loaf featuring Marion Raven) #6 Europe Official Top 100, #6 UK, #1 Norway, #7 Germany, #26 Netherlands, #21 Switzerland, #17 Austria, #34 Ireland ^[18]

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Set Me Free (2007)

• "Falling Away" #5 Nicaragua (unofficial release)^[19]
• "Break You"

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Awards and Nominations

• Raven was nominated for the Nordic Music Award held in Norway.
• Raven was nominated for the "Best Norwegian Act" at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2005. ^[20].

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Tours

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Charity Appearances

• Raven performed in the President Star Charity Concert in Singapore while on tour in mid-late 2005.
• Raven performed at the Norwegian Salvation Army, Lillestrøm Charity Concert and the Pink ribbon Show in Oslo, Norway in late 2005.

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M2M Resumé

Discography

• Shades of Purple (2000) #89 U.S.; #1 Norway (Certified Gold)[3]; Chile (Certified Gold); Thailand (7x Platinum, over 300,000 copies); Indonesia (7xPlatinum); #3 The Philippines (4x Platinum); Malaysia (3x Platinum); Singapore (2x Platinum); Taiwan (Platinum); South Korea (Platinum)^[21].
• The Big Room (2002) U.S. (failed to chart); #2 The Philippines (3x Platinum); #16 Norway, #98 Australia
• The Day You Went Away: The Best of M2M (2003)

Shades of Purple is the debut album from Norweigan pop duo, M2M. The album was particularly highly successful in South East Asia, and sold over five million copies worldwide. ... The Big Room is the second and last studio album of Norwegian pop music duo M2M. Commercially, it didnt perform as well as their previous album Shades of Purple and failed to chart in the US, but managed to reach #16 on the Norwegian charts and went 5x platinum...

Singles

• Don't Say You Love Me (1999/2000) #5 US Single Sales Chart #21 US, #2 Norway, #1 Finland, #1 The Philippines, #16 UK, #1 Denmark, #1 South Korea, #1 Thailand, #4 Australia (Certified Gold), #4 New Zealand (Certified Gold) / Sold Over 2,000,000 copies in the U.S.
• Mirror Mirror (2000) #62 U.S., #1 The Philippines, #30 Australia (Gold)
• The Day You Went Away (2000) #3 The Philippines, #1 Thailand
• Pretty Boy (2000) #1 The Philippines
• Everything You Do (2000) #1 The Philippines
• Girl in Your Dreams (2000) #31 The Philippines
• Everything (2002) #6 Norway, #27 Australia, #1 Korea, #21 The Philippines
• What You Do About Me (2002) #46 Australia, #21 The Philippines
• Wanna Be Where You Are (The Philippines Promo single) #8 The Philippines
• Don't (U.S. Promo single)

Dont Say You Love Me is perhaps the most well known song by M2M (Marit Larsen and Marion Raven) in their musical history. ...

Awards and Nominations

• M2M was nominated for the "Best Song" category and won the "Best Norwegian Group" honors at Norway's HitAwards 2000.
• In June 2000, M2M was named "Discovery of the Year" by the Singapore Radio Association.^[22].
• M2M was nominated for the "Best Group" award at the 2001 Spelleman Awards.
• M2M was nominated for the "Favorite Pop Act" at the 2002 MTV Asia music awards.

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Personal life

Height: 1.72m Chest: 34C

Raven has naturally dark brown hair and she has kept it long since she was young. She stated during an online question and answer discussion with her fans that she would never dye her hair blonde.^[23] Ironically, the first English song Raven wrote was "Girl In Your Dreams", which was written after her first boyfriend backed out on a date, stating that he preferred blonde girls. The song was released in M2M's debut album, Shades Of Purple. During her M2M days, Raven made a guest appearance in the American television series Dawson's Creek, 100 Light Years From Home episode. The episode also featured M2M performing live versions of "Everything", "Miss Popular" and "Don't". ^[24] In 2006, Raven was a guest host in the fourth running season of Norwegian Idol. Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Dawsons Creek Dawsons Creek was an American primetime television drama which aired from January 20, 1998, to May 14, 2003, on The WB Television Network. ... 100 Light Years From Home is the nineteenth episode of Dawsons Creek fifth season and also, the 100th episode in the series. ...

Raven has been on the covers of and featured on multiple fashion and pop culture magazines across the world, including ELLE, Cosmopolitan (magazine), Cleo, MTV Ink and the Norwegian Spirit magazine. ^[25] She is the first Norwegian to be on the cover of Cosmopolitan. “Elle” redirects here. ... June 1936 issue Cosmopolitan is a magazine for women, sometimes referred to as Cosmo, which has been published for more than a century. ...

Raven wrote and recorded, "We Are W.I.T.C.H.", the theme song of the television series W.I.T.C.H. (TV series), an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. She co-wrote "Pointless Relationship" that was the lead single of Australian singer, Tammin Sursok's debut album, 'Whatever Will Be'. She also collaborated on the track "That Day", a song released by Norwegian pop singer, Maria Arredondo, from Arredondo's 2004 follow-up album Not Going Under. W.I.T.C.H. is a French animated television series based on the Italian comic book series of the same name. ... Pointless Relationship is the debut single of Australian pop act, Tammin. ... Tammin Pamela Sursok (born August 19, 1983) is an Australian actress and musician. ... Whatever Will Be is the debut album of Australian pop act, Tammin. ... Maria Arredondo (born 1985 in Vennesla, Norway) is a Norwegian pop singer. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Not Going Under is the second album released by Maria Arredondo. ...

According to Raven, she began listening to rock bands and artists when she was 16, some of these musicians have influenced her own musical inclinations, which she coined the term, "Marion Raven Rock", to describe her musical style, which has been compared to artists/bands such as Kelly Clarkson, Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch as well as Evanescence. She has been praised and set up in the press as the new Joan Jett of Rock 'n' Roll. To which she said ^[26]: Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop singer from Texas. ... Avril Ramona Lavigne Whibley[1] (born September 27, 1984) is a Canadian rock singer and musician. ... Michelle Jacquet DeSevren Branch-Landau (born July 2, 1983) is a Grammy Award-winning American singer, songwriter and guitarist. ... Evanescence is a Grammy Award-winning American alternative rock band founded in Little Rock, Arkansas in 1998 by singer Amy Lee and former guitarist Ben Moody. ... Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin on September 22, 1958) is an American rock guitarist, singer, producer and actress. ...

Raven frequently plays the guitar and piano, which she learnt at ages 16 and 8 respectively. She uses a Gibson Elvis Dove acoustic guitar, customized with two raven symbols, and a Korg SP250 Digital Piano. In an interview with Korg.com ^[27]:

Raven used to date Zac Hanson, the drummer of pop band Hanson while M2M was on tour with the band in 2000. She is currently dating professional snowboarder, Andreas Wiig, who made an appearance in the music video for "Falling Away". Zachary Walker Hanson (born 22 October 1985 in Arlington, Virginia)[1] is a member of the band, Hanson. ... Hanson may refer to: Hanson (band), American pop band Hanson plc, British international building materials company Hanson Records, former recording label Hanson Baronets, either of two baronetcies in the United Kingdom Hanson Bay, in the Chatham Islands Hanson Brothers, ice hockey playing siblings from the 1977 movie Slap Shot The... Andreas Wiig is a 25 year old Norwegian professional snowboarder. ...

References

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External links

Official Links

• Official Site
• Official Forum Page
• Marion Raven at Artist Direct
• Marion Raven at MySpace
• Marion Raven at Bebo
• Marion Raven Channel at YouTube

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Fan Sites

• First Marion Raven Fansite
• Interactive Marion Raven Fansite
• Marion Raven audio and video links
• Marion Raven Channel Fansite

Performances and Features

• Singer of the Week: Marion Raven
• Alloy Acoustic: Marion Raven
• Tiscali Acoustic Showcase