Cory Marks | |
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Also known as | Lion Man, Sunshine |
Born | North Bay, Ontario, Canada | October 11, 1989
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Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, actor, drummer |
Instrument(s) | Drums, guitar, vocals |
Years active | 2011–present |
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Website | corymarks |
Cory Gerald Joseph Marquardt (born October 11, 1989 [1] ) is a Canadian country rock singer-songwriter, drummer, actor and former ice hockey player better known by his stage name Cory Marks. He is signed to Better Noise Music. [2] He has released two albums, This Man in 2015 under Big Star Recordings and most recently Who I Am in 2020 under Better Noise. Since the release the album has accumulated over 220 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.
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]
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]
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]
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] He is slated to release a full-length album in the first half of 2024. [42]
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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AUS Country [43] | CAN [44] | SWI [45] | UK Country [46] | US Heat [47] | US Album Sales [48] | ||
This Man [12] |
| — | — | — | — | — | — |
Who I Am [26] |
| 16 | 12 | 98 | 6 | 17 | 74 |
Title | Details |
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Outlaws & Outsiders |
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Nashville Mornings |
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Nashville Nights |
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I Rise |
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Year | Single | Album |
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2014 | "Smartphone" [9] | This Man |
2015 | "21" [10] | |
"This Man" [51] | ||
2016 | "Nowhere with You" [52] | |
Year | Single | Peak positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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CAN Rock [21] | US Country Digital [53] | US Main Rock [54] | US Rock [55] | |||||
2020 | "Outlaws & Outsiders" [19] (featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars) | 12 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
| Who I Am | |
"Drive" [23] | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Blame It on the Double" [29] (solo or featuring Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook) | — | — | — | — | ||||
2022 | "Burn It Up" [50] | — | — | — | — | I Rise | ||
2023 | "Snowbirds" | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
2024 | "A Different Kind of Year" | — | — | — | — | TBA | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Main. [57] | |||
"Unstoppable" (with Eva Under Fire) | 2023 | 20 | Non-album single |
Year | Single | Album |
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2020 | "Jingle My Bells" [30] | Christmas With Better Noise Music |
Year | Video | Director |
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2014 | "Smartphone" [58] | Manee Osman |
2015 | "21" [59] | Blake McWilliam |
2016 | "Nowhere with You" [14] | |
"Don't Count Saturday Night" [60] | Ed Regan | |
2019 | "Outlaws & Outsiders" [61] (featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars) | |
"Better Off" [62] | Blake Judd | |
2020 | "Blame It on the Double" [63] | |
"Outlaws & Outsiders" [64] (solo) | Jaclyn Cataldi | |
"Drive" [24] | Ed Regan | |
"Out In the Rain" [65] (featuring Lzzy Hale) | ||
2021 | "Blame It on the Double" [66] (featuring Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook) | |
"Blame It on the Double" - Country Mix [67] (featuring Tyler Connolly) | Ed Regan | |
"In Me I Trust" | Travis Nesbitt | |
2022 | "Burn It Up" | Michael Lombardi |
"Flying" [68] | ||
2023 | "I Rise" [69] | |
Year | Association | Category | Nominated Work | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Canadian Country Music Association | Alternative Country Album of the Year | Who I Am | Nominated | [70] [71] |
2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans' Choice | — | Nominated | [72] [73] |
Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Blame It on the Double" (with Kevin Churko and Kane Churko) | Nominated |
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