Marvin Priest

Marvin Cornell Elliott (born 27 October 1981), better known by his stage name Marvin Priest, is a British-born, Australian-based singer-songwriter. In November 2011 Priest released his debut studio album, Beats & Blips, in Australia, which spawned the top ten single "Own This Club" on the ARIA Singles Chart, as well as top 100 singles "Take Me Away" and "Feel the Love". "Own This Club" was also a top ten hit in New Zealand. At the APRA Music Awards of 2012 the track, which was co-written by Priest with Antonio Egizii and David Musumeci (of DNA Songs), won an award for Urban Work of the Year and was nominated for Most Played Australian Work.

Biography

1981–2010: Early life and career beginnings Marvin Priest was born as Marvin Cornell Elliott on 27 October 1981 in Lewisham, London, England and is the son of UK reggae singer Maxi Priest (born 10 June 1961). Priest has eight siblings and one of his younger brothers, Ryan Elliott, was in the UK boy band, Ultimate Kaos, which achieved chart success in the 1990s. Priest listened to R&B, hip-hop and reggae music and he travelled the world with his father and family.

In 2007, Priest first toured with UB40, performing as a backing vocalist at the Raggamuffin Music Festival. and was certified double platinum by ARIA at year's end. It also reached the top ten on the New Zealand Singles Chart, peaking at number seven. The song was written as a collaboration with DNA Songs members Antonio Egizii and David Musumeci. His second single, "Take Me Away" featuring Wynter Gordon, was released on 22 July and peaked at number thirty-two on the ARIA Singles Chart, and was certified gold.

Discography

Albums Released: 25 November 2011 Label: Universal Format: CD, digital download

Singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbumAUS NZL 2011"Own This Club"67AUS: 2× Platinum " (featuring Slicker 1)————

Awards and nominations APRA Music Awards

Music Victoria Awards The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005. 2018 himself Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act 2020 himself Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act 2021 himself Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act