Bio:
Marla is a Neo-Soul Singer/Songwriter and Artist with a BAMu in Opera. She has been called “The next big Canadian voice”. Marla has spent her career travelling the world, writing music, working with amazing producers, Artists and mentors, and performing. Her vocals have drawn comparisons to Gaga, Tori Amos and Eva Cassidy.
In the spring of 2020, she was living in Sevilla, Spain, creating her biggest, most personal work yet, a Musical, when the Corona Virus hit, the country shut down without warning. 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 Spring 2025 debut. She spent last year finishing her own Neo-soul EP with David Foster’s band, including JR Robinson and Boh Cooper, and is currently finalizing plans for a 2025 release. The buzz is very good. It’s a very exciting time.
From singing back-up for household names, to co-writing with pop, trap, folk, broadway and Neo-soul Artists, to connecting with her own loyal international following through her virtuosic, yet vulnerable, authentic vocal style, Marla has had a big career. Refusing to abandon herself when fame was offered at too high a price, Marla is once again on the doorstep of greatness, and this time, she’s in the driver’s seat. With her quick whit and virtuosic vocal, Marla truly is a talent unto herself.
Marla Torgerson Trio : Private Event, Vancouver, Canada
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
Edinburgh, Scotland
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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