Marina Maximillian Blumin (born December 15, 1987), is an Israeli singer. She was the runner up of the 5th season of Kokhav Nolad (Star is Born).

Marina was born in Dnipropetrovsk, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) on December 15, 1987. At the age of three, she immigrated to Israel with her parents, who settled in the Pardes Katz neigbourhood of Bnei Brak. From a young age, she studied piano with her mother Ella, a classical pianist, and sang in a choir.

Marina graduated from Ironi Alef high school in Tel Aviv. She began performing at jazz clubs at the age of 15. At this time she met Avi Elman, a musician who fell in love with her voice, and later featured her in some of his performances. She was discovered by producer Yehuda Eder at the age of 16.

She sang with the Common Band, an Ethnic-Fusion-Rock-Jazz band in festivals and clubs, and performed a solo, Beit Sefer LeMiskhak ("Acting School") on Ohad Ben Avi's debut album.

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