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| Born | 2 July 1990[ citation needed ] | ||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||
| Education | University of Bristol | ||||||
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, YouTuber | ||||||
| Website | maryspender | ||||||
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| Genre | Music | ||||||
| Subscribers | 720 thousand [2] | ||||||
| Total views | 86 million [2] | ||||||
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Last updated: 26 February 2024 | |||||||
Mary Spender (born 2 July 1990) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and YouTube personality. [3]
Spender writes and performs original songs. Her guitar style has been described as "crisp" with a "harmonically rich, percussive style" and her songwriting as "confessional" and "sultry". [4] [3] [5] [6] Her music has been broadcast on various radio stations including BBC Radio. [7]
Her YouTube channel is themed on music and music technology. It has included interviews with guitarists KT Tunstall, Jen Majura, James Valentine, Devin Townsend, Kaki King, Elle Cordova (known at the time as Reina del Cid), Josh Turner, Molly Tuttle, and Tomo Fujita. She has also appeared on other YouTube channels such as Rob Scallon , Andertons , Adam Neely , Rick Beato and That Pedal Show. She also made a guest appearance on the quiz show Lateral. [3] [8] [9] [4] [10]
Spender was born at the British Military Hospital in Rinteln, Germany, the daughter of a British Army officer. She studied classical music at the University of Bristol, including playing the viola and classical singing. [11]
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