Talia Mar

Natalia Margaret Louise Mar (née Haddock; born 6 November 1996), known professionally as Talia Mar, is an English singer and Internet personality. Her collaboration with Sigala on "Stay the Night" charted at number eleven on the UK singles chart.

Early life Natalia Margaret Louise Haddock was born on 6 November 1996 in South London, England. She is of Italian descent on her mother's side, while her father is of English descent. Mar was brought up in a musical family; her father was a drummer at school, her mother can sing, and her sister is a pianist. She started writing songs and poems when she was eight years old and later started learning guitar on her own at the age of 11. Before being a singer and an influencer, she previously worked at Chessington World of Adventures as a bartender and worked at a makeup stand for Smashbox. She also previously worked as a freelance makeup artist.

Music career

2016–2021: Early career and Tough Decisions In June 2016, Mar released her debut single "Stolen." In March 2017, Mar released "In the Day." In June, Mar released her debut EP title Tough Decisions.

2022–present: Mainstream successes In May 2022, Mar released "Stay the Night" with Sigala. The song peaked at number eleven on the UK singles chart and twenty two on the Irish Singles Chart. The song peaked at number sixty one on the UK Singles Chart.

In March 2023, Mar released "Self-Portrait." In August, Mar released "Forget About Your Ex." In November, Mar toured with Caity Baser on her Still Learning Tour as the opening act. In May 2024, Mar announced the release of her single "A Bitch Always Knows" scheduled for June 7, with pre-saves starting May 17. However, her label decided not to proceed with the release, prompting Mar to part ways with them.

Influencer career Mar created her main YouTube channel, "Talia Mar", in December 2010. Mar's influencer career started after her first makeup photo that she tweeted went viral, which in turn helped her gain an audience and later was part of the reason for her to start uploading makeup tutorial content on YouTube. In the same month, she created her second YouTube channel, "Talia Mar+", and mostly uploaded gaming and livestream highlights from her Twitch streams.

In 2019, Mar collaborated with OFRA Cosmetics to release two highlighters and a skincare line called OFRA x Talia Mar. In 2020, she was nominated for Breakout YouTuber at the 12th Shorty Awards. In December 2022, Mar partnered with Yves Saint Laurent Opium to promote its Black Opium Extreme fragrance.

In April 2023, Mar was featured in a weekly gaming stream event held by Ministry of Sound and cosmetics retailer Lush called Beyond the Player. In April 2024, it was announced that Mar had signed with the UK agency YMU as part of its influencer roster. In December 2024, Mar participated in Jingle Jam, a livestreamed charity event held by Yogscast where 1000 streamers and content creators joined forces to raise cash for eight charities.

Other ventures

Business ventures On 15 May 2018, Mar launched The Martian Club, her online clothing retailer. On 21 October 2024, Mar joined her mother and sister's jewellery brand, L’ERA Jewellery, as Creative Director, adding her own creative style to the family-run brand known for its modern, meaningful designs and Italian roots.

Television appearances 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. In October 2023, she appeared in series 31, episode 7 of Never Mind the Buzzcocks, a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme.

In January 2024, Mar appeared as a celebrity judge for CBBC new show called Style It Out, a clothing and fashion contest for young fashion designers. In April 2024, Mar appeared as a guest judge for Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star series 6, a British reality television competition on BBC Three devised to find new makeup artists.

Personal life Mar has been in a relationship with Sidemen member Simon Minter (also known as Miniminter) since 2017, but their relationship was not public until early 2018. They moved in together in February 2022. On 24 June 2022, it was announced the couple were engaged via Instagram, and they got married on 3 June 2023 in Italy. On 24 January 2025 via the music video for her song "365", it was announced the couple were expecting their first child. It was announced on 31 January via Minter's video that the couple are expecting a girl. On 19 July 2025, the couple's daughter, named Juni Angèle Minter-Mar, was born.

Mar has stated that she has hay fever, asthma and eczema. In 2024, she disclosed that she was diagnosed with autism around three years prior.

Discography Extended plays TitleDetails Tough Decisions 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 IRE "Stolen" 2016 — — "In The Day" 2017 — — "Selfish" 2019 — — "Better" — — "Diamonds" — — "Jack" 2021 — — "Good On You"(with Alex Hobson) — — "Stay the Night" (with Sigala) 2022 11 22 BPI: Platinum Every Cloud – Silver Linings "Sweet Lies"(with Nathan Dawe) 61 — If Heaven Had a Phone Line "Self-Portrait" 2023 — — "Forget About Your Ex" — — "Bored" — — "365" 2025 — — "Enemy." — — "Letter to an idiot..." — — "Suit & Tie"2026 — — "Lady" — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist +List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Get Back"(Rio Young featuring Talia Mar) 2018

Other charted songs +List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UKIndie NZHot "Real Name" 2019 19 38 New Age

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Noob" 2017 KSI Disstracktions "Real Name" 2019 KSI, Randolph New Age "Survive the Night" 2020 Miniminter, Randy

Music videos + List of music videos as lead and featured artist, showing directors Title Year Director(s) As lead artist "Stolen" 2016 JJMckellar "Better" 2019 RvbberDuck "Sweet Lies" Troy Roscoe "Self-Portrait" 2023 Kassandra Powell "Forget About Your Ex" RebekahBCreative "Bored" Samuel Douek "365" 2025 "Letter to an idiot..." Herself "Suit & Tie"2026Herself and Gee Nelson "Lady"Herself As featured artist "Get Back" 2018 Paul Akinrinlola "Real Name" 2019 RvbberDuck "Survive the Night" 2020 Finn Hitchcock

Filmography + Television Year Title Role Network Notes 2019 All Together Now Judge BBC One Series 2, Episode 1 CBeebies Bedtime Stories CBeebies Episode: Princesses Break Free 2024 Style It OutJudge CBBC Series 1, Episode 8 Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star BBC Three Series 6, Episode 5

Tours Opening Still Learning 2024 Tour – Caity Baser (2024) Headling Talia Mar Live 2026

Awards and nominations CeremonyYearCategoryResult Shorty Awards 2020 Breakout YouTuber