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Marlounsly Dolcine
Marlounsly Dolcine (born September 2, 1996), known professionally as Marlaé (Mar-lay), is a Haitian-American singer/song-writer. She began making music in 2016, releasing viral videos on her Instagram page. The artist created a buzzing fanbase independently. In 2018, 1AM radio created by social media personality YesJulz, held a contest to find an opening performer for Miami's Best Life Festival. Marlae was voted in by thousands of entries where she shared the stage with Ella Mai, Summer Walk and Grammy winning artist H.E.R.

Marlae's first full-length album, Naturally Bad (2018), independently. In 2019 the buzzing artist released a single called "Dreamboat". The song became an explosive hit across her Twitter page with over 1 million viewers.

In 2020, the young artist decided quarantine wasn't going to stop her. She made an appearance singing on MTV'S Instagram's live, singing her classic "dreamboat". The performance was featured on MTV's Instagram page where she later received tons of followers and new support. The West Palm Beach newspaper got word and Marlae sat down with South Florida's Sun-Sentinel to tell her story. Her ambition as an indie artist was inspiring worldwide. Later in 2020, she released a single called Honey, produced by Solo Otto. This was the icing on top of a great year.

Marlae sat with Flaunt Magazine where she spoke with Shirley Ju about her freestyling abilities. Her song "Honey" and much like many other songs were freestyles that were later structured into R&B songs. Later in 2020, she was invited to speak with Fox Soul. Fox Soul is a live and interactive streaming channel dedicated to the black culture, but consumable by all. The artist talked with Tammi Mac where she opened up about her upbringings and journey as an artist.

Marlae was named Artist to Watch by Miami's New Times for her delivery on her song "Lie Again" in 2021