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Marina Verenikina

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Marina V is an award-winning singer/pianist/songwriter with a "hauntingly beautiful" voice (L.A. Times).

Born in Moscow, she came to the US at 15 and since has performed over 1,500 concerts worldwide, sharing the stage with Howard Jones, Beth Hart & Macy Gray, among many others.

Sponsored and supported by her loyal fan base, Marina has self-released several critically-acclaimed albums.

Over the years Marina has written multiple songs for many films, TV shows and ads (such as Pepsi). She also writes songs for a popular YouTube channel for kids, KoteKitty, with almost 2 billion views.

Marina has received several awards (including one from Sir Bob Geldof in London) and has been praised for her work as a cultural ambassador by Senator Bill Bradley.

Marina and her husband/co-writer, Nick Baker, reside in Ventura County, California, and have a daughter, who is bilingual.
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    • Awards
      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Laurence Fishburne and Rami Malek in The Amateur (2025)
    The Amateur
    6.5
    • Music Department
    • 2025
    Marina Verenikina and Nicholas M. Baker in Enjoy the Ride: On the Road with Marina V. A Tour Documentary. (2015)
    Enjoy the Ride: On the Road with Marina V. A Tour Documentary.
    • Composer
    • 2015
    Direct Contact (2009)
    Direct Contact
    4.2
    • Music Department
    • 2009
    Days of Our Lives (1965)
    Days of Our Lives
    5.3
    TV Series
    • Music Department

    Credits

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    Music Department



    • Nicole Kidman, Lena Olin, Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Mark Strong, King Princess, Annie Murphy, Dolly De Leon, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Lucas Englander, Henry Golding, and Aras Aydin in Nine Perfect Strangers (2021)
      Nine Perfect Strangers
      6.9
      TV Series
      • end credits song
      • 2025
    • Laurence Fishburne and Rami Malek in The Amateur (2025)
      The Amateur
      6.5
      • singer / songwriter
      • 2025
    • Eugene Byrd, Hudson Thames, and Grace Song in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025)
      Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
      7.5
      TV Series
      • additional music
      • 2025
    • Christine Baranski and Audra McDonald in The Good Fight (2017)
      The Good Fight
      8.3
      TV Series
      • additional music
      • 2021
    • Space Command (2020)
      Space Command
      5.4
      TV Series
      • performer: theme song
      • 2020
    • Eileen Davidson, Bryton James, Joshua Morrow, Gina Tognoni, Justin Hartley, Melissa Claire Egan, and Peter Bergman in The Young and the Restless (1973)
      The Young and the Restless
      5.4
      TV Series
      • additional music
      • 2019
    • City 40 (2016)
      City 40
      6.5
      • performer: theme song
      • 2016
    • Jake Cornish, Izzy Fairthorne, Olivia Kaiser, Chris 'C.T.' Tamburello, Blue Kim, Cedric Hodges, Leonardo Dionicio, Johnny 'Bananas' Devenanzio, Cara Maria Sorbello, and Leroy Garrett in The Challenge (1998)
      The Challenge
      8.1
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2016
    • Steve Cell, Christa Beth Campbell, Jaeden Martell, and Gabe White in Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man (2016)
      Framed: The Adventures of Zion Man
      7.6
      Short
      • singer / songwriter: theme song
      • 2016
    • Kevin Kilner and Jessica Rothe in Trust Fund (2016)
      Trust Fund
      4.9
      • songwriter: montage song
      • 2016
    • Tia Torres in Pit Bulls and Parolees (2009)
      Pit Bulls and Parolees
      8.1
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • song by
      • 2014–2015
    • Julie Benz in Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker (2013)
      Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • composer: additional music
      • 2013
    • Days of Our Lives (1965)
      Days of Our Lives
      5.3
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2011
    • Venice the Series (2009)
      Venice the Series
      7.4
      TV Series
      • composer: additional music
      • 2011
    • John Kerwin in The John Kerwin Show (2001)
      The John Kerwin Show
      7.6
      TV Series
      • guest artist
      • 2011

    Additional Crew



    • Wilmer Valderrama, Rocky Carroll, Gary Cole, Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Brian Dietzen, and Diona Reasonover in NCIS (2003)
      NCIS
      7.8
      TV Series
      • technical advisor
      • 2006–2025
    • Zachary Knighton, Becki Newton, Nate Torrence, and Meera Rohit Kumbhani in Weird Loners (2015)
      Weird Loners
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • dialect coach: polish language
      • 2015

    Composer



    • Marina Verenikina and Nicholas M. Baker in Enjoy the Ride: On the Road with Marina V. A Tour Documentary. (2015)
      Enjoy the Ride: On the Road with Marina V. A Tour Documentary.
      • Composer
      • 2015
    • Win
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2014
    • 8 meres prin... (2009)
      8 meres prin...
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2009

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Alternative name
      • Marina V
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Spouse
      • Nicholas Baker? - present
    • Children
      • Violetta Baker

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Marina V served as a Russian Language Technical Advisor on several episodes of NCIS, a popular television show. She taught Mark Harmon and Cote De Pablo how to say a few words in Russian, as well as translated parts of the script into Russian.
    • Quotes
      If the Beatles and Tori Amos had a child raised in Russia by Tchaikovsky, that would be me.
    • Nickname
      • Marina V

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