Cory Marks

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Cory Marks
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Marks performing in 2023
Background information
Also known asLion Man, Sunshine
Born (1989-10-11) October 11, 1989 (age 35)
North Bay, Ontario, Canada
Genres
OccupationSinger-songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, drums
Years active2011–present
Labels
Website corymarks.com

Cory Gerald Joseph Marquardt (born October 11, 1989 [1] ) is a Canadian country rock singer-songwriter better known by his stage name Cory Marks. He is signed to Better Noise Music. [2] He has released three albums, This Man in 2015 under Big Star Recordings, then Who I Am in 2020 and Sorry for Nothing in 2024, both under Better Noise. Who I Am has accumulated over 260 million global streams with his debut single "Outlaws & Outsiders" being certified Platinum in Canada, Gold in the US and reaching top 10 at US rock radio and #3 in Germany, making Marks the first to ever do so as a Canadian country act.

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Early life

Marks was raised in North Bay, Ontario, the younger brother of professional hockey player Matt Marquardt, and learned how to skate at three years old. [3] He cites Merle Haggard, Waylon Jennings, Bryan Adams, Ozzy Osbourne, and Rush as early musical influences. [4] Marks played university hockey at the Royal Military College of Canada where he also pursued dreams of becoming a fighter pilot. [5] [6] He had never performed music publicly until his friends encouraged him to do so while at a bar in college. [7] He has performed using the name "Cory Marks" since the release of his debut album. [1] Marks achieved his private pilot license in 2021. [8]

Career

2014–2015: This Man

In July 2014, he released his first single to Canadian country radio, "Smartphone". [9] His second single, "21", was released in April 2015. [10] His first album, This Man was released on May 26, 2015 through Big Star Recordings. [11] [12] The album included his first two singles, as well as two further singles, "This Man", [13] and "Nowhere With You". [14]

2016–2020: Who I Am

In 2016, Marks signed a deal to work with award-winning producer Kevin Churko, known for work with Ozzy Osbourne, Shania Twain, and Five Finger Death Punch. [15] In 2018, he signed a record deal with Eleven Seven Music (later rebranded as Better Noise Music) as their flagship country artist. [1] [16]

In November 2019, Marks released his first single on Better Noise, "Outlaws & Outsiders", featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt, and Mick Mars, [17] which debuted at #1 on iTunes in Canada as well as #1 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs and Hard Rock Digital Songs charts and #7 on the Country Digital Songs charts. [18] [19] The song would later peak inside the top 10 on US Mainstream Rock radio, top 5 on German rock radio, and peaked at #12 on Canada Rock radio. [20] [21] It was also certified Gold by Music Canada. [22]

In June 2020, Marks released "Drive", [23] [24] [25] and announced it as the second single to country radio off his second album, Who I Am , which was released on August 7, 2020 through Better Noise. [26] [27] [28] In October 2020, "Blame It on the Double" was released as the second single to rock radio in Germany and the United Kingdom. [29] Marks also released his first Christmas single "Jingle My Bells", a cover of a song by The Tractors, that month. [30] [31] [32] In April 2021, Marks released a new version of "Blame It on the Double" featuring Tyler Connolly of Theory of a Deadman and Jason Hook. [33] [34]

2021–present: Sorry for Nothing and extended plays

On June 18, 2021, Marks released the extended play Nashville Mornings. It included a cover of Blaze Foley's "If I Could Only Fly", as well as a "Country Mix" of "Blame It on the Double" featuring Tyler Connolly, which was sent to Canadian country radio. [35] He followed that up with the extended play Nashville Nights on August 20, 2021, which included a new track "In Me I Trust", [36] the solo version of "Outlaws & Outsiders", and live versions of "Drive" and "Blame It on the Double". [37] [38]

In November 2022, Marks released the extended play I Rise, which included the singles "Burn It Up" and "Flying". [39] [40] He supported Five Finger Death Punch on their headlining tour in the United States in the fall and winter of 2022 alongside Brantley Gilbert. [41]

In June 2024, Marks released two songs, "Guilty”, which featured Bad Wolves's lead singer DL, and "Drunk When I'm High", which was serviced to Australian country radio. [42] [43] [44] On December 6, 2024, Marks released his third studio album Sorry for Nothing. [45] [46] He released the song "(Make My) Country Rock" featuring Sully Erna, Travis Tritt, and Mick Mars, concurrently with the announcement of the album several months prior. [47]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
AUS
Country

[48]
CAN
[49]
SWI
[50]
UK
Country

[51]
US
Heat

[52]
US
Album
Sales

[53]
This Man [12]
Who I Am [26] 16129861774
Sorry for Nothing [54]
  • Release date: December 6, 2024
  • Label: Better Noise Music
  • Format: CD, vinyl, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Outlaws & Outsiders
  • Release date: June 2020 [55]
  • Label: Better Noise Music
  • Format: CD
Nashville Mornings
  • Release date: June 18, 2021 [35]
  • Label: Better Noise Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Nashville Nights
  • Release date: August 13, 2021 [37]
  • Label: Better Noise Music
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
I Rise
  • Release date: November 4, 2022 [56]
  • Label: Better Noise Music
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming

Singles

2010s

YearSingleAlbum
2014"Smartphone" [9] This Man
2015"21" [10]
"This Man" [57]
2016"Nowhere with You" [58]

2020s

YearSinglePeak
positions
Certifications Album
AUS
Country

[59]
CAN
Rock

[21]
US
Country
Digital

[60]
US
Hard
Rock

[61]
US
Hard
Rock
Digi.
[61]
US
Main
Rock

[62]
US
Rock

[63]
2020"Outlaws & Outsiders" [19]
(featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars)
41127711014Who I Am
"Drive" [23]
"Blame It on the Double" [29]
(solo or featuring Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook)
2022"Burn It Up" [56] I Rise
2023"Snowbirds"Non-album singles
2024"A Different Kind of Year"
"Drunk When I'm High"34Sorry for Nothing
"(Make My) Country Rock" (featuring Sully Erna, Mick Mars and Travis Tritt)14319
"Fast as I Can"43
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
SongYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
Main.

[65]
"Unstoppable"
(with Eva Under Fire)
202320Non-album single
"Livin' My Life Like a Country Song"
(with Theory of a Deadman)
2024

Christmas singles

YearSingleAlbum
2020"Jingle My Bells" [30] Christmas With Better Noise Music

Music videos

YearVideoDirector
2014"Smartphone" [66] Manee Osman
2015"21" [67] Blake McWilliam
2016"Nowhere with You" [14]
"Don't Count Saturday Night" [68] Ed Regan
2019"Outlaws & Outsiders" [69]
(featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars)
"Better Off" [70] Blake Judd
2020"Blame It on the Double" [71]
"Outlaws & Outsiders" [72]
(solo)
Jaclyn Cataldi
"Drive" [24] Ed Regan
"Out In the Rain" [73]
(featuring Lzzy Hale)
2021"Blame It on the Double" [74]
(featuring Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook)
"Blame It on the Double" - Country Mix [75]
(featuring Tyler Connolly)
Ed Regan
"In Me I Trust"Travis Nesbitt
2022"Burn It Up"Michael Lombardi
"Flying" [76]
2023"I Rise" [77]
2024"(Make My) Country Rock"
"Sorry For Nothing"Michael Lombardi

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated WorkResultRef
2021 Canadian Country Music Association Alternative Country Album of the YearWho I AmNominated [78] [79]
2022Country Music Association of OntarioFans' ChoiceNominated [80] [81]
Songwriter(s) of the Year"Blame It on the Double" (with Kevin Churko and Kane Churko)Nominated

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