Adrian Marcel
{{short description|American R&B singer}}
{{use mdy dates|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Adrian Marcel
| image = Adrian Marcel PONR2.jpg
| caption = Hutton performing in 2015
| birth_name = Adrian Marcel Hutton
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1990|5|22}}
| birth_place = Oakland, California, U.S.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/adrian-marcel-mn0003120458/biography|title=Adrian Marcel|author=Andy Kellman|work=AllMusic}}
| origin =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Singer
- songwriter
- rapper
}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = {{flatlist|
- El Seven
- Universal Republic{{cite web|url=http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/adrian-marcel/ |title=Artist Profile Adrian Marcel |publisher=Universal Republic Records |accessdate=2014-09-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812222556/http://www.republicrecords.com/artists/adrian-marcel/ |archivedate=2014-08-12 }}
- 3VMG
}}
{{Infobox
| child = yes
| label1 = Management
| data1 = Raphael Saadiq
| website =
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Adrian Marcel Hutton (born May 22, 1990){{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/_Daveonshea/status/469559535451897857 |title=Twitter |publisher=Twitter |date= |accessdate=2014-05-22}} is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and rapper from Oakland, California.{{cite web|url=http://thesource.com/2014/08/14/exclusive-adrian-marcel-talks-new-music-touring-with-keyshia-cole-raphael-saadiq-more/ |title=Adrian Marcel Talks New Music|publisher=The Source |date= August 14, 2014|accessdate=2014-08-14}} His debut mixtape, 7 Days of Weak (2014), was presented by American singer Raphael Saadiq, who took Marcel in as his protégé.{{cite web|url=https://www.bet.com/tag/zq2zwu/adrian-marcel|title=Adrian Marcel|publisher=BET|access-date=2014-09-13}}{{cite web|url=http://www.interviewmagazine.com/music/discovery-adrian-marcel#_|title=Discovery: Adrian Marcel|work=Interview Magazine|date=October 9, 2013 }}
Marcel's 2014 single, "2AM" (featuring Sage the Gemini), received gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In July 2014, he released his second mixtape, Weak After Next.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6157713/adrian-marcel-weak-after-next-exclusive-mixtape-stream|title=Adrian Marcel, 'Weak After Next': Exclusive Mixtape Stream |publisher=Billboard|accessdate=2014-07-16}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_23317141/adrian-marcel-hits-right-tune-grammy-award-winner|title=Oakland music: Adrian Marcel hits the right note with Grammy Award winner Raphael Saadiq, producer Yancey Richardson|work=mercurynews.com|date=May 24, 2013 }}
Early life
Starting in 2003, Marcel attended Oakland School for the Arts. He stated that his parents were pivotal in encouraging him to pursue a career in the performing arts.{{cite web|url=http://www.power1051fm.com/onair/exclusives-with-vanessa-denis-50800/rb-newcomer-adrian-marcel-talks-his-12640098|title=R&B Newcomer -Adrian Marcel Talks His Favorite Throwback Soul Records [VIDEO] |publisher=power1051fm.com|accessdate=2014-08-23}} Marcel sang with Mase on the song "Awkward" in 2012.{{cite web|url=http://singersroom.com/content/2012-08-17/Major-Labels-Draft-BJ-the-Chicago-Kid-Sevyn-August-Alsina-Adrian-Marcel-Elijah-Blake/|title=News - Major Labels Draft BJ the Chicago Kid, Sevyn, August Alsina, Adrian Marcel & Elijah Blake - Singersroom.com|work=Singersroom}}
Discography
Albums:
- #GMFU – Got Me F%^&ed Up (2017)
- 98th (2019)
Mixtapes:
- 7 Days of Weak (2013)
- Weak After Next (2014)
- Weak After Next Reloaded (2018)
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.adrianmarcel.com// Official website]
- {{allmusic}}
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Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters
Category:Singers from Oakland, California
Category:Singer-songwriters from California
Category:American contemporary R&B singers
Category:American hip-hop singers
Category:African-American male singer-songwriters
Category:American male singer-songwriters