Marina Kondo is a Netherland-born, Japanese artist, singer, and translator who is currently based in New York City. ​

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While she mostly grew up in Michigan (USA), Marina began performing professionally at the young age of 9, singing around jazz bars in Tokyo, Japan, and has since continued to participate in many concerts, musicals, T.V programs, and recordings internationally. 

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In recent years, she has focused her career on the life-long dream of making it to Broadway, finally debuting in "KPOP" the Musical at Circle In The Square in 2022, alongside three Broadway National Tours, various Off-Broadway shows, and a TV debut in HBO's "Succession"  in New York City. 

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As a music ambassador of Minami-soma, Fukushima, Japan, she also has performed in many international concerts and festivals in the US (Pendleton, OR Round-Up Rodeo 2013), Japan (Hiroshima Peace Memorial- Genbaku Dome & Kochi Jazz Festival), and Brazil (Sao Paulo "Festival Du Japao" 2015-2017). 

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Marina loves outreach and has sung in many events for local communities of the Metropolitan Detroit area, from the Detroit Children’s Hospital, Detroit Libraries, and other charity events sponsored by GM, Nissan, and the Japan Business Society of Detroit. 

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Today, she has dipped her toes into new multi-creative projects, translating Michael John LaChuisa's "See What I Wanna See" in a recent revival Off-Broadway, project manage and produce Disney's Frozen AAPI month music video "Girl Of My Dreams" by Julia Riew, as well as organizing New York fashion brand Bobblehaus' community music series at their Flagship Store in SOHO called "Bobblehaus Sounds". 

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RECORDINGS:

KPOP Original Broadway Cast Recording 

Ben E. King's "Dear Japan: Look To The Sky"

Faber "My First Piano Adventures" Books A, B, and C 

Japan Aerobic Federation "Kira Kira Kids" and "Waku Waku Aerobics 

TMU Japan "Look: Jump Into The Music World" 

 

AWARDS (Theatre, Musical Theatre, and Opera/Classical):

Young Arts 2014 National Competition- Gold

Finalist 1st Sphinx Stars Detroit - WLDTV

2nd Place Barry Alexander Vocal Competition

Finalist 2013 Verdi Vocal Competition 

Hal Leonardo Voice Competition 2012 (2nd Place)

Glen Miller 2013 Voice Competition (2nd Place)

NATS Competition (3rd Place Overall)

MTNA National Competition (Finalist)

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EDUCATION:

University of Michigan, BFA

Interlochen Arts Academy 

Mosaic Youth Theatre of Detroit 

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