Lene Marlin Pedersen (born 17 August 1980 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian musician, singer, and songwriter.

Marlin made her Norwegian recording debut on 12 October 1998, with the single "Unforgivable Sinner", a number one hit for eight weeks.

Her single "Where I'm Headed", from the French film, Mauvaises fréquentations, became a top 5 hit in France and Italy.

Her song "Sitting Down Here" became a top 5 hit in the UK Singles Chart and reached number 5 in the Netherlands in 2000.

Marlin made a trip to Taiwan and China during October 2005 to promote a Taiwanese version of Lost in a Moment.

This included one bonus track, "Still Here", a cover of a song by Chinese singer, Faye Wong.

[citation needed] Marlin has written songs for other artists, including Rihanna's "Good Girl Gone Bad"[5] and "Whole New Beginning" and "Picking Up The Pieces" for Elin Gaustad.

In September 2014, Marlin wrote an essay for Norway's largest newspaper, Aftenposten, in which she candidly described her lifelong struggles with depression and a suicide attempt due to the pressures of work and fame.