Cory Marks
Cory Marks | |
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![]() Marks performing in 2023 | |
Background information | |
Also known as | Lion Man, Sunshine |
Born | North Bay, Ontario, Canada | October 11, 1989
Genres | |
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 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.
Early life
[edit]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
[edit]2014-2015: This Man
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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 October 11, 2024, Marks will release 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 forthcoming album.[47]
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||
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AUS Country [48] |
CAN [49] |
SWI [50] |
UK Country [51] |
US Heat [52] |
US Album Sales [53] | ||
This Man[12] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Who I Am[26] |
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16 | 12 | 98 | 6 | 17 | 74 |
Sorry for Nothing[46] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — |
Extended plays
[edit]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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Singles
[edit]2010s
[edit]Year | Single | Album |
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2014 | "Smartphone"[9] | This Man |
2015 | "21"[10] | |
"This Man"[56] | ||
2016 | "Nowhere with You"[57] |
2020s
[edit]Year | Single | Peak positions |
Certifications | Album | |||||
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CAN Rock [21] |
US Country Digital [58] |
US Hard Rock [59] |
US Hard Rock Digi.[60] |
US Main Rock [61] |
US Rock [62] | ||||
2020 | "Outlaws & Outsiders"[19] (featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars) |
12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 14 |
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Who I Am |
"Drive"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Blame It on the Double"[29] (solo or featuring Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
2022 | "Burn It Up"[55] | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Rise | |
2023 | "Snowbirds" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
2024 | "A Different Kind of Year" | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Drunk When I'm High" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sorry for Nothing | ||
"Guilty" (featuring Daniel "DL" Laskiewicz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"(Make My) Country Rock" (featuring Sully Erna, Mick Mars and Travis Tritt) | — | — | 14 | 4 | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
As Featured Artist
[edit]Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
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US Main. [64] | |||
"Unstoppable" (with Eva Under Fire) |
2023 | 20 | Non-album single |
Christmas singles
[edit]Year | Single | Album |
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2020 | "Jingle My Bells"[30] | Christmas With Better Noise Music |
Music videos
[edit]Year | Video | Director |
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2014 | "Smartphone"[65] | Manee Osman |
2015 | "21"[66] | Blake McWilliam |
2016 | "Nowhere with You"[14] | |
"Don't Count Saturday Night"[67] | Ed Regan | |
2019 | "Outlaws & Outsiders"[68] (featuring Ivan Moody, Travis Tritt and Mick Mars) |
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"Better Off"[69] | Blake Judd | |
2020 | "Blame It on the Double"[70] | |
"Outlaws & Outsiders"[71] (solo) |
Jaclyn Cataldi | |
"Drive"[24] | Ed Regan | |
"Out In the Rain"[72] (featuring Lzzy Hale) | ||
2021 | "Blame It on the Double"[73] (featuring Tyler Connolly and Jason Hook) |
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"Blame It on the Double" - Country Mix[74] (featuring Tyler Connolly) |
Ed Regan | |
"In Me I Trust" | Travis Nesbitt | |
2022 | "Burn It Up" | Michael Lombardi |
"Flying"[75] | ||
2023 | "I Rise"[76] |
Awards and nominations
[edit]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 | [77][78] |
2022 | Country Music Association of Ontario | Fans' Choice | — | Nominated | [79][80] |
Songwriter(s) of the Year | "Blame It on the Double" (with Kevin Churko and Kane Churko) | Nominated |
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Canadian country singer-songwriters
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Canadian male singer-songwriters
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Canadian rock singers
- Country rock singers
- Singers from Ontario
- People from North Bay, Ontario
- 21st-century Canadian male singers
- 21st-century Canadian singers
- 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters