Marvin Priest

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Australian English|date=November 2011}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Marvin Priest | image = Marvin Priest.jpg | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = Marvin Priest, Luna Park Sydney, October 2011 | birth_name = Marvin Cornell Elliott | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1981|10|27}} | birth_place = Lewisham, London, England | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = R&B, pop, reggae fusion | occupation = Singer, songwriter | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 2007–present | label = Island | associated_acts = Maxi Priest, UB40, Ultimate Kaos, House of Shem, Dizzy Dee | website = {{URL|marvinpriest.com.au}} }}

'''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).<ref name="NLABeats">{{cite web |date=6 February 2012 |title=''Beats & Blips'' [sound recording] / Marvin Priest |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/162139324 |access-date=14 June 2012 |publisher=Music Australia |via=Trove |quote=Marvin Elliott (born 27 October 1981), better known by his stage name Marvin Priest, is a British/Australian-based singer. Marvin's debut studio album, Beats & Blips, was released in November 2011 in Australia, spawning the top ten hit 'Own This Club', as well as top one-hundred hits 'Take Me Away' and 'Feel the Love'. Marvin Elliott was born on 27 October 1981 in Lewisham, London, England and is the son of reggae singer Maxi Priest. Marvin has eight siblings. His younger brother, Ryan Elliott, was in the British boy band Ultimate Kaos who achieved success in the 1990s. As a child, Marvin always had an interest in music, growing up listening to R&B, hip-hop and reggae music and along with his siblings, travelled the world with his father}}.</ref> 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.<ref name="NLABeats"/><ref name="getmusic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.getmusic.com.au/marvinpriest/biography |title=Marvin Priest - Biography |publisher=Getmusic.com.au |access-date=31 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104223930/http://www.getmusic.com.au/marvinpriest/biography |archive-date=4 January 2012}}</ref>

In 2007, Priest first toured with UB40, performing as a backing vocalist at the Raggamuffin Music Festival.<ref name="getmusic1"/> He has since worked with other artists. Priest co-wrote "Full Hundred" on his father's album ''2 the Max'' (2005) and featured on "Childhood", a track from Maxi's album, ''Refused'' (2007). Priest appeared on UB40's album, ''TwentyFourSeven'', co-writing "Slow Down" and featuring in "Dance Until the Morning Light" and a remix of "I Shot the Sheriff". After touring Australia in 2008, Priest set up connections with local club artists, and spent about half a year in the country.<ref name="MPAWNom2012"/> In 2010, Priest performed a duet with Ronan Keating for the latter's album, ''Duet'', where they covered Cat Stevens' 1970 single "Wild World".

===2011–present: Breakthrough success and ''Beats & Blips''=== On 25 November 2011, Marvin Priest's debut album, ''Beats & Blips'', was released in Australia on Island Records, but did not chart in Australia. In February that year, he had issued his breakthrough debut single "Own This Club", which peaked at number six on the ARIA Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Marvin Priest – 'Own This Club' |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marvin+Priest&titel=Own+This+Club&cat=s |access-date=14 June 2012 |publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref> and was certified double platinum by ARIA at year's end.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.auSINGLEaccreds2011.htm |title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) |date=31 December 2011 |access-date=14 June 2012}}</ref> It also reached the top ten on the New Zealand Singles Chart, peaking at number seven.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Marvin Priest – 'Own This Club' |url=https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Marvin+Priest&titel=Own+This+Club&cat=s |access-date=13 June 2012 |publisher=New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Marvin Priest feat. Wynter Gordon – 'Take Me Away' |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marvin+Priest+feat.+Wynter+Gordon&titel=Take+Me+Away&cat=s |access-date=13 June 2012 |publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref> and was certified gold.<ref name="autogenerated1"/> "Feel the Love" featuring Fatman Scoop, the third single from ''Beats & Blips'', was released on 25 October and peaked at number sixty in Australia.

===Football=== Priest has played semi-professional football, and in 2003 he played in the same team as his father Maxi Priest for non-league Southall FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/funny_old_game/2877905.stm |title=BBC SPORT | Fun and Games | Priest cannot save Southall |publisher=BBC |date=2003-03-23 |access-date=2012-12-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/maxi-priest-plays-just-a-bit-longer-to-ease-southall-crisis-c3q8jtp8gvc |title=Maxi Priest plays just a bit longer to ease Southall crisis |work=The Times |date=2003-03-10 |access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2003-03-12 |title=Pop star turns out for Halls |url=https://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/6260594.pop-star-turns-out-for-halls/ |access-date=2020-11-25 |work=News Shopper}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/singer-maxi-priest-makes-his-football-debut/article29638740.ece |title=Singer Maxi Priest makes his football debut |publisher=Sportstar |date=2003-04-05 |access-date=2020-11-25}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Album details |- |2011 |'''''Beats & Blips''''' *Released: 25 November 2011 *Label: Universal *Format: CD, digital download |}

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Title ! colspan="2"|Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"|Certifications ! rowspan="2"|Album |- !style="width:8em;font-size:75%"|AUS<ref name="AUSCharts">{{cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Discography Marvin Priest |url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Marvin+Priest |access-date=14 June 2012 |publisher=Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref> !style="width:8em;font-size:75%"|NZL<ref name="NZCharts">{{cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=Discography Marvin Priest |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Marvin+Priest |access-date=14 June 2012 |publisher=New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien}}</ref> |- |rowspan="3"|2011 |"Own This Club" | style="text-align:center;"|6 | style="text-align:center;"|7 | style="text-align:center;"|AUS: 2× Platinum<ref name="autogenerated1"/>

RMNZ: Gold | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"|''Beats & Blips'' |- |"Take Me Away" (featuring Wynter Gordon) | style="text-align:center;"|32 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|AUS: Gold<ref name="autogenerated1"/> |- |"Feel the Love" (featuring Fatman Scoop) | style="text-align:center;"|60 | style="text-align:center;"|— | style="text-align:center;"|— |- |2020 |"Tequila<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chekai |first=Lemuel |date=2020-08-04 |title=Zim Artist Features on Maxi Priest Son's Album |url=https://263chat.com/zim-artist-features-on-maxi-priest-sons-album/ |access-date=2020-10-02 |website=263Chat |language=en-US}}</ref>" (featuring Slicker 1) |— |— |— |— |- |}

==Awards and nominations== ===APRA Music Awards=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Type ! Award ! Result |- |rowspan="2"|2012 |rowspan="2"|APRA Music Awards | Most Played Australian Work – "Own This Club" (Antonio Egizii, David Musumeci, Marvin Priest)<ref name="MPAWNom2012">{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Nominations > Most Played Australian Work – 2012 |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPlayedAustralianWork2012.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512000216/http://apra-amcos.com.au/APRAAwards/MusicAwards/Nominations/MostPlayedAustralianWork2012.aspx |archive-date=12 May 2012 |access-date=14 June 2012 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)}}</ref> |{{nom}} |- | Urban Work of the Year – "Own This Club" (Antonio Egizii, David Musumeci, Marvin Priest)<ref name="APRAWinners2012">{{cite web |date=24 May 2012 |title=Winners for the 2012 APRA Music Awards Announced |url=http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/allnews/Winnersforthe2012APRAMusicAwardsannounced.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531221339/http://www.apra-amcos.com.au/news/allnews/Winnersforthe2012APRAMusicAwardsannounced.aspx |archive-date=31 May 2012 |access-date=14 June 2012 |publisher=Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS)}}</ref> |{{won}} |}

===Music Victoria Awards=== The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|title= Previous Nominess|website= Music Victoria|access-date= 13 August 2020|archive-date= 19 September 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200919214225/https://www.musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-nominees|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Winners |url=https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners |access-date=13 August 2020 |website=Music Victoria |archive-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731040330/https://musicvictoria.com.au/musicvictoriaawards/previous-winners |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{{awards table}} |- | 2018 | himself | Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act | {{nom}} |- | 2020<ref name="MVA2020noms">{{cite web|url=https://musicvictoria.com.au/news/industry-awards-winners-and-hall-of-fame-inductees-revealed-2020-music-victoria-awards-nominees-announced-with-public-voting-now|title=Industry Awards Winners And Hall Of Fame Inductees Revealed + 2020 Music Victoria Awards Nominees Announced With Public Voting Now Open! |website=Music Victoria|date=9 October 2020 |access-date=9 October 2020}}</ref><ref name="MVA2020wins">{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/sampa-the-great-walks-off-with-a-stack-of-music-victoria-awards-20201210|title=Sampa The Great Walks Off With a Stack of Music Victoria Awards|website=noise11|date=10 December 2020|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> | himself | Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act | {{nom}} |- | 2021<ref name="MVA2021noms">{{cite web|url=https://www.noise11.com/news/music-victoria-awards-reveals-line-up-and-nominees-for-2021-20211111|title=Music Victoria Awards Reveals Line-up And Nominees for 2021|website=Noise11|date=11 November 2021|access-date=12 November 2021}}</ref><ref name="MVA2021wins">{{cite web|url=https://scenestr.com.au/music/music-victoria-awards-2021-winners-20211209|title=Music Victoria Awards 2021 Winners|website=scenestr.com.au|date=9 December 2021|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> | himself | Best Reggae or Dance Hall Act | {{nom}} |- {{end}}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Official website|http://marvinpriest.com.au/}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Priest, Marvin}} Category:English pop singers Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:APRA Award winners Category:Australian dance musicians Category:Australian people of Jamaican descent Category:Australian pop singers Category:Musicians from Sydney Category:Synth-pop singers Category:21st-century English singers Category:Australian male singer-songwriters Category:Southall F.C. players Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position Category:Association football players not categorized by nationality Category:21st-century Australian singer-songwriters Category:21st-century English male singers