Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known as MARINA (formerly Marina and the Diamonds), is a Welsh singer-songwriter and musician. Growing up in Wales, England and Greece, Marina {{:: 'cloudflare Marina Lambrini Diamandis, better known as MARINA, formerly known as Marina and the Diamonds (sometimes stylised Marina & the Diamonds), is a Welsh singer-songwriter. Her earlier stage name relied on a translation of her surname: "diamonds" in Greek. qUaI.