Marcus King, lead vocalist and guitarist of The Marcus King Band and performer on 2020’s big hit, Grammy-nominated album El Dorado, recently married his longtime fiancée, Briley Hussey, to the delight of his many admirers in the country music community.
On the other hand, whereas King is a household name, Briley Hussey may be unfamiliar to others. Here, though, is all you need to know about the girlfriend of country music’s newest big star.
Who is Briley Hussey?
31-year-old Briley Hussey is most recognised for her role as an influencer on the video-sharing platform TikTok. Hussey has 58.6K followers on her account, kidsmealsupreme, and her videos have 3.5M likes combined. She primarily shares content related to style, shopping, and music videos. Hussey is also a singer; he sang the national anthem at a number of North Carolina athletic events in 2015 and 2017, notably at Grainger Stadium.
She has released many singles, the most notable of which being XO (2017), Yellow (2019), and TOXIC (2021). While none of her singles were as successful as those of her now-husband Marcus King, “Yellow” has racked up over 10,000 listens on Spotify.
Where and when did Briley Hussey and Marcus King first meet?
King detailed his introduction to Briley in an interview with People magazine. After declaring, “I fell in love, hard!,” he goes on to clarify that
She walked right on to my bus like she belonged there, and her charming drawl immediately captivated me. She demanded that we link up our Bluetooth, at which point Linda Ronstadt and Aretha Franklin were blasted over the bus speakers, and we all danced and sang along until it was time to depart. The next morning I urged her to leave her work and marry me instead.
Hussey explains the significance of her moniker in the wedding ceremony and how she came by it in the same interview.
“From the first night we met, Marcus has been calling me ‘little bird,’ so we’ve asked Leah Blevins to sing her song ‘Little Bird,’ which begins with the lines, “We were married on a Sunday.”
On February 26, 2022, Hussey posted a photo on Instagram depicting the moment King proposed to her, along with the message “mrs. king definitely has a good ring to it.”
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