Mariska Martina is a singer-songwriter from Holland, born in 1993 to a Peruvian mother and Dutch father. She started playing cello at age 5 and moved to London in 2015 to pursue a career in singing and writing.
Mariska Martina’s writing is inspired by Norah Jones, Jacob Collier and Joni Mitchell and her semi-Latin roots and classical music background.
Mariska Martina is a passionate advocate for mental health and raised £600 for MIND UK at the launch of her last EP Feathers.
Playing solo and in various combos, Mariska Martina has played at some of the most popular music venues is London including but not limited to: Spice Of Life, Brassérie Zédel, Café Boheme, the OXO tower restaurant, Ronnie Scotts, Toulouse Lautrec, The Stoke Newington Music Festival and StreetEat Southbank. .
“One More Dream is peace in the shape of music.”
- Indie Criollo, 2020
”Mariska Martina’s voice is the first sip of coffee on a frosty autumn morning[…]”
- Less Than 250, 2019
”You can say without any doubt that Uncover Your Heart is a modern gem.”
- Le Future Wave, 2019
”She reminds me of a young Joni Mitchell.”
- iSing Magazine, 2017
