Bio:

Marla is a Neo-Soul Singer/Songwriter and Artist with a BAMu in Opera. She is the most amazing artist you have never heard of. Having been called “The next big Canadian voice”, Marla has spent her career travelling the world, writing music, working with amazing producers and mentors, and performing. Her vocals have drawn comparisons to Eva Cassidy, Tori Amos, Beyoncé and Gaga. In the spring of 2020, she was living in Sevilla, Spain, creating her biggest, most personal work yet, “Sinner : a Musical Comedy” about growing up in the prairie Bible Belt of Central Alberta. When the Corona Virus hit, the country shut down without warning, and she was stranded. It was her hometown Calgary friends who helped her get home to safety. She is currently still living in Calgary, working with the Alberta Playwrights Network, editing her Musical Comedy “Sinner” for a Summer 2025 opening. She is currently in discussions with Edinburgh Fringe. In 2023, after singing with David Foster at his Calgary show, she enlisted his band, old friends and new, including Boh Cooper and JR Robinson (drummer for Michael Jackson, Daft Punk, Whitney Houston, Gaga etc) to meet in Nashville to work on her latest project. The music, which is a Neo-soul offering, is already getting a lot of buzz before the planned launch, late this year. From singing back-up for household names, to co-writing with international pop, trap, folk, broadway and Neo-soul Artists, to connecting with her own loyal global following through her virtuosic yet vulnerable, authentic vocal style, Marla has had a big career. Refusing to abandon herself, when conventional fame was offered at too high a price, Marla is once again on the doorstep of broader name recognition, and this time, it’s on her terms. With her quick whit and virtuosic vocal, her story, and what she brings to the stage are truly undeniable.

OTHER RECENT SHOWS

WHEN TYPE/GENRE WHERE ENSEMBLE

Summer, 2020: Street Show series 20 shows throughout Alberta, Canada Solo Guitar/Piano

March, 2020: Originals/contemporary Private show, Budapest Hungary Budapest, Duo

February, 2020: Originals Sr. Pop, Sevilla, Spain Solo Piano

February, 2020: Multi-genre Private show, Barcelona, Spain Spain, Trio

January, 2020: Originals/contemporary Private show, London, UK London, Duo

January, 2020. Originals/contemporary Wee Pub, Edinburgh, Scotland Edinburgh, Duo

November, 2019: Originals/multigenre The Kino, Vancouver, Canada Marla Torgerson Trio

October, 2019: Originals Private show, Atlanta, USA Atlanta, Duo

Monthly 2019: Contemporary Dublin Gate, Vancouver Canada Vancouver, Duo

Monthly 2019: Originals/contemporary The Sylvia, Vancouver, Canada Marla Torgerson Trio

June 2019: Classical The Royal Livingstone, Livingstone, Zambia Solo Piano

June 2019: Classical Private show, Livingstone, Zambia Solo Piano

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Marla is currently in Calgary, AB, Canada

Tom Cochran Background Vocals

Edmonton, Canada

The Air Tonight

Vancouver, Canada

Time To Say Goodbye

Livingstone, Zambia

Marla Torgerson Trio : Reel

Vancouver, Canada