FROM THE VOICE BEHIND THE HIT TO THE WRITER BEHIND THE SONG

Denise Marsa's remarkable journey from UK chart success as a vocalist to nine consecutive UK Top 10s and the remarkable team behind her

NEW YORK, NY — August 26, 2026 — At a time when the music industry continues to focus on how young artists are when they break through, Denise Marsa offers a different question: What happens when an artist's most sustained run of success comes much later in life?  Fueled by her creativity, tenacity, unmistakable voice, and distinctive brand of indie pop songwriting, her success is amplified through her ongoing creative partnerships. Marsa is proving that women artists do not have a shelf life when it comes to creating, evolving and breaking through. The other question: Is Denise Marsa Making Rock and Roll history? 

Beginning in May of 2024, Marsa began an extraordinary run of UK chart success, ultimately delivering nine consecutive Top 10s on the UK Music Week Commercial Pop Dance Chart with songs she wrote and recorded herself. On August 12, the team found out they had achieved their highest position yet in the Top 10 with Ever Die (Until Dawn Remix), their best placement yet. No small accomplishment, and Marsa’s gratitude is pouring out.  This is more than just another chart milestone. It represents the fulfillment of a promise she made to herself decades earlier.  

Marsa’s current run has been fueled by creative partnerships with Lautstumm Studios (PIVOTAL) in Germany, British guitarist Paul A. Harvey (RISK + HEAL), and UK remixer Jim Sullivan, aka Until Dawn. His remixes have helped bring Marsa's emotionally direct songwriting into the international dance space, alongside the promotional work of Craig Jones of Eurosolution. The combination has created an unexpected but powerful intersection: deeply personal songwriting meeting the dance floor. 

Marsa’s songwriting catalog has been administered by BMG, sponsored by VP Kristina Munoz, out of their Los Angeles offices since 2016. They have been instrumental in supporting her recordings and looking after her interests.

Marsa began her music career with a hit song she sang on but did not write. She never forgot what that felt like. And somewhere along the way, she made herself a promise: “One day, I will have a hit with a song I write and sing myself.”

Marsa was developing something else: her voice as a songwriter and her ability as a publicist for both others and herself.Decades followed in which she continued writing, recording and producing while working in the PR industry, and building a career as an artist, songwriter, producer and owner of her own label. She started the label KeyMedia Group in 1998 and continued creating music on her own terms, refusing to let the industry's changing definitions of success determine her timing. 

Marsa shares, “When I first got started in the music business, I was told it's all about timing—and for women, it's all about being young and sexy,” Marsa says. “There were times I asked myself, when will it be my time? The years rolled by, and sexy, well, it's a subjective word. However timing is key as is finding the best team for you. That has finally happened.” 

Then she laughs at the idea of what might come next. “OK, so I could stop, chill-out, now that I’ve kept the promise to myself, however the wheels are still turning, and the momentum is growing.  Besides, I am having hands-down, the best time of my life! So it’s onward and upward!” 

The next release and remix are already on deck. Marsa is preparing “PERFECT (Until Dawn Remix)”, another collaboration with Paul A. Harvey and Jim Sullivan. While that track moves toward release, Marsa is already back in the studio mixing yet another new song: “LOVE SONG.” Marsa doesn't describe her current success as a comeback. She sees it as a continuation—and an evolution. The years gave her something she couldn't have had at 25: perspective, experience, stories to tell, a deeper understanding of herself and the freedom to make music without asking whether she fits someone else's definition of what a recording artist should be.

ABOUT DENISE MARSA

Denise Marsa is an American singer-songwriter, producer, keyboardist and founder of independent label KeyMedia Group (now distributed byExploration.io)and her PR agency KeyMedia Public Relations. Her music combines emotionally direct songwriting with contemporary pop and dance production, reflecting what the press has called, “Pop with Purpose.” Marsa's career began with UK chart success as a vocalist, including her performance on “Lucky Stars,” which reached #3 in the UK, and her role as lead voice on The Flirts' international hit “Helpless (You Took My Love).” After decades spent developing as a songwriter, producer and independent artist, Marsa has entered a remarkable new chapter, scoring nine consecutive UK Top 10s with songs she wrote and performed herself. Her forthcoming album RISK + HEAL continues that evolution, with new music including “EVER DIE,” “PERFECT” and “LOVE SONG.” 

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