MARZELLA
« Ella and Marzia combine pop and folk with such maestria it’ll make rocks shiver »
La Tribune de Genève
« Marzella, an intimate talent (trad. à fleur de peau) »
Cover of Femina
« The rising stars of Romandie »
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Marzella are a swiss-irish italian indie rock duo founded by Ella Malherbe and Marzia Celii. Until now, they are very happy to have achieved successes as an independant act and are looking to expand their team as they prepare their next release in November 2025.
Marzia and Ella have a very close relationship with their audience who have supported them through their crowdfunding campaign on wemakeit.
They raised close to 24k with the participation 238 people.
They have had a successful year 2023 with their new album Prisma notably being broadcast on repeat on Swiss radio and featured live in many festivals - Estivale Openair, Venoge Festival, Cully Jazz Festival, Zermatt Unplugged and Francomanias.
Their previous release had a viral single Lovely Bird on Spotify France (in the viral 50 France Playlist) as well as.
They wrote the soundtrack for the documentary Stuntwomen (directed by Elena Avdija), winner of the Swiss Film Prize 2023 and are now both members of the Swiss Film Academy.
HIGHLIGHTS
Festivals:
Cully Jazz Festival 2023 (CH)
Venoge Festival 2023 (CH)
Estivale Openair 2023 (CH)
Zermatt Unplugged 2023 (CH)
Festival Les Créatives 2023 (CH)
Gurtenfestival 2022 (CH)
Montreux Jazz Festival 2019 (CH)
Venues:
O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London (UK)
The Courtyard Theatre, London (UK), supporting
Saint Saviour
Rocking Chair, Vevey (CH)
Chat Noir, Carouge (CH)
L’Amalgame, Yverdon-les-Bains (CH)
Moods, Zürich (CH)
Under The Bridge, London (UK)
UK Tour with Saint Saviour & Bill Ryder-Jones
Online:
Spotify Viral 50 France
Spotify New Music Friday Schweiz
Spotify Oracle
iTunes #1 singer-songwriter album Switzerland
iTunes #1 single Slovenia
Radio:
BBC 6 Music (UK), BBC Ulster (NI), Radio Swiss Pop, La 1ère, Radio Lac, lfm, Option Musique, Couleur 3, SRF, Rouge FM, Rete 3, Radio Rumantscha, Amazing Radio (UK and US), Amsterdam FM (NL), Radio Incontro Donna (IT), Radio Libertà (IT).
TV:
RTS 12h45 (CH)
Passe-moi les jumelles (CH)
RTS La Puce à l’Oreille (CH)
TV5 Monde