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{{Infobox musical artist<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = Marger Sealey
| image               = Marger SG.jpg
| caption             = Singer '''Marger Sealey''', photographed in Miami 
| image_size          = 
| background          = solo_singer
| birth_name          = Marger Cecilia Sealey
| birth_date                =
|birth_place =[[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida, Venezuela]]
| origin              = [[Venezuelans|Venezuelan]]
| instrument          = Vocals
| genre               = [[Latin pop]], [[dance-pop]], pop
| occupation          = Singer-songwriter
| years_active        = 1999–present
| label               = [[Sony Music Latin]] (2018)
| associated_acts     = [[Protagonistas de la Música]]
}}
'''Marger Sealey''' (born November 22, 1971 in [[Mérida, Mérida|Mérida, Venezuela]]), also known as '''MG''', is a Venezuelan singer, songwriter, and actress.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.terra.com/entretenimiento/tv/noticias/marger_y_la_vida_despues_del_reality/oci41431|title=Marger y la vida después del reality|date=February 27, 2003|work=[[Terra Networks]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=September 4, 2012}}</ref> Her mother is Venezuelan and her father is Trinidadian.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://terratv.terra.com/videos/Entertainment/Music/4844-106225/Music-Interview-Marger-y-sus-secretos.htm|title=Entertainment"Music Interview: Marger y sus secretos|date=November 10, 2010|work=[[Terra Networks]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=April 1, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Early life==
She first appeared on stage at the age of 6 when she started singing with her grandmother -also a singer- and her grandfather, a jazz musician. She started recording her own songs in a studio at 14. She graduated from the [[University of the Andes (Venezuela)|University of the Andes]] as a dentist.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.twomundos.com/site/content/articles/marger.html|title=Marger: la trayectoria|date=April 1, 2013 |work=Two Mundos|language=Spanish|accessdate=April 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Career==
Marger lived in [[Argentina]], where she performed in musicals with notorious Broadway and Argentinean Directors like Pepito Cibrian and Robert Jess Roth. She landed two Roles in ''"Little Shop of Horrors"'', and also she was part of a Tribute to the Best Musicals of Broadway where she interpreted "Chicago" and "Cabaret" to re-open Teatro Nacional. She was part of different television shows and soap operas, like the Argentina's show with Diva [[Susana Gimenez]] as a Susano and a special TV appearance in "El sodero de mi vida" starring [[Andrea del Boca]] and Daddy Brieva.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.terra.com/musica/noticias/venezolana_marger_lanza_su_primer_disco_tras_triunfar_en_musicales_de_teatro/oci603139|title=Venezolana Marger lanza su primer disco tras triunfar en musicales de teatro|date=May 19, 2009 |work=[[Terra Networks]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=April 1, 2013}}</ref>
   
Sealey performed in the [[off-Broadway]] musical ''[[Fame (musical)|Fame]]'' as ''Carmen'', the main character. The performance gained popularity for Sealey in Latin American countries such as Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Colombia and Argentina. She worked with Argentinian actress [[Susana Giménez]] and participated in the Miami-based reality TV program ''[[Protagonistas de la Música]]'', where she became one of the audience's favorite contestants. Sealey recorded two albums with ''Protagonistas'', one of which became a Gold Record. She went on to release the album ''Cómo te Digo'', released in the United States and [[Puerto Rico]].

After the show ended, Marger recorded and featured in other artist's projects: such as [[Ricardo Montaner]], [[Olga Tañon]] and [[Tego Calderon]], and a featured song with [[Buju Banton]] (Jamaica).
 
She also became a composer for other artist like Kiuldret, a Sony/BMG artist. Marger recorded a Latin Pop project with Colombian producer German Ortiz. She also has worked with producers like Iker Gastaminza (Shakira's Oral Fixation), Humberto "Humby" Viana (Daddy Yankee) and Juan Carlos Rodriguez, and Fernando Rojo.
 
Marger debut album ''"Cómo te digo"'' was released in April 2009. This album also bring an extra track: The love song of the soap opera hit ''“El Rostro de Analia”'' Tuya Otra vez, broadcast by [[Telemundo]] [[NBC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.noticias24.com/gente/noticia/4160/la-cantante-venezolana-marger-presenta-su-disco/|title=La cantante venezolana Marger presenta su disco|date=May 25, 2009|work=[[The Associated Press]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=April 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328151103/http://www.noticias24.com/gente/noticia/4160/la-cantante-venezolana-marger-presenta-su-disco/|archivedate=March 28, 2013|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 2011 Marger obtain number one place in record report charts in Venezuela with her single ''"Como te atreves"'' from her first album ''"Cómo te Digo"''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://amor1075fm.univision.com/fotos/slideshow/2012-03-13/marger-y-su-tributo-a-las-divas-del-soul|title=Marger y su tributo a las voces de oro de Estados Unidos|date=November 10, 2010 |work=[[Univision]]|language=Spanish|accessdate=April 1, 2013}}</ref>

Sealey married with the Argentine stylist, [[:es:Leonardo Rocco|Leo Rocco]], in 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/JTnm2ZhBdN7/11th+Annual+Latin+GRAMMY+Awards+Arrivals/zsRbBj9iwWC/Marger+Y+Rocco|title=The 11th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards – Arrivals (Marger Y Rocco)|date=November 10, 2010 |work=Zimbio|accessdate=April 1, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Protagonistas de la Música]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{commons|Marger Sealey}}
*{{official website|http://www.margermusic.com/}} {{in lang|es}}

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[[Category:1971 births]]
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[[Category:21st-century Venezuelan women singers]]
[[Category:Venezuelan pop singers]]
[[Category:People from Mérida (state)]]
[[Category:Venezuelan people of Trinidad and Tobago descent]]