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Lady Marga Mc Biography

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Melissa John is a multi-award-winning rapper, singer, actress, and songwriter. She performs under the stage name Lady Marga MC. She is From the UK East London and she is known for her musical talent. She is of Jamaican, Indian, and Saint Lucian origin and has been active in music since she was a young child. Her interest in music began in primary school, and she continued to develop it while she was in college by studying music and performing arts. During school, she also enjoyed a successful past time playing football for teams such as Tower Hamlets, Arsenal Juniors, and Charlton. However, she was forced to hang up her boots after suffering an injury.
 
Marga has collaborated with some of the most well-known musicians in the world, including 50 Cent,Drake,Eminem,Snoop,Dogg,Jason Derulo, Basement Jaxx, Capleton,Method Man, Sean Kingston,The Game,TQ, Doris Pearson of Five Star, BlueFace,Bobby Shmurda,Don Diablo & Mason, MC DT,  amongst many others. She has been featured in major publications and outlets such as The Source, Billboard Hiphop, NME, The Guardian, Heat Magazine, Jamaica Star, BET TV,Hype Tv, and Vox Africa TV to name a few, and she has received attention from national radio stations, securing airplay on mainstream global stations such as BBC Radio 1.BBC 1xtra, zip 103 fm, irie fm,
Marga has won countless awards during her career, including a MOBO Award for best-unsigned artist in 2010.
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Lady Marga MC was featured on the Crazy Itch Radio by Basement Jaxx. The album was released through XL Recordings.{her song Run4Cover} The album achieved strong chart success internationally. In the United States, it peaked at Number 4 on the Billboard Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart. In the UK, it reached Number 16 on the Official UK Albums Chart 

 

Lady Marga MC features on the album Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica – The Asian Edition, headlined by legendary cricketer Chris Gayle. The album debuted at number 1 on the US iTunes Reggae Album Chart.Her single “Hottest Region”, from the album, features Capleton, Stamma Kid, and Cyanide. The track reached number 1 on the Canadian iTunes Top 100 Reggae Singles Chart and debuted at number 5 on the US iTunes Top 100 Reggae Singles Chart.

The album was also up for 2023 Grammy Awards.Consideration

Marga’s first single released on her own label, Margaish Records, was “Never Can Give You Up (System Addict – Janski Mix)”, featuring her cousin Doris from Five Star and Felix of Basement Jaxx. The track debuted at number 49 on the US iTunes Pop Chart and reached number 9 on the Official UK Mainstream Music Chart (Music Week).

Marga has also achieved over 6 million song plays on SoundCloud.

200 Millions video views on her tiktok 

 Not content with containing herself to music, Lady Marga Mc also had a

cameo role in the British movie 'Shank acting in apart alongside British actors Colin Salmon and Kedar Williams-Stirling. Lady Marga MC had a role in the film 'Jericho's Walls Are Falling' acting alongside British Actors Jason Flemyng, Gideon Turner, Patrick Robinson,and Marc Zammit. and has been a extra in films such Zero, Sket 2011, Heart Divided and The Knot

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