Marla Glen

Marla’s musical talents emerged at the age of five when Muddy Waters gave her a toy harmonica. The way she sought to master that showed the innate determination to do whatever she wanted, and that also applied to when Marla decided ‘he’ didn’t want to ever wear a dress again, preferring to live life as a boy.

During his teenage years, Marla drifted across the country performing his own songs at open mic nights.  In the 80’s the young talent had chance meetings with two major stars who both recognized his gifts and encouraged him to practice his music. 

Those efforts paid off in 1989 when Marla was invited to perform at a festival in France. This signaled the start of a career that allowed Marla become a major star across Europe, winning gold and platinum awards for the singer/songwriter’s original music, but while being thrust into a whirlwind of success, Marla was ruthlessly ripped off.

Knowing he’d been a victim of his naivety as well as his talent, Marla never gave up on himself despite a further slew of shady promoters and investors after a move to Germany.