In 2008, Ayes and Jeff from the Philippines joined forces to create mariedigbyfan.multiply.com which was one of the very first Marié fansites. A community of fans began to grow, and by the beginning of 2009 had expanded globally. Eventually, the group out-grew Multiply’s limited features. Spearheaded by Vince, plans were underway for a re-location to bigger pastures.

On April 16th of 2009, Marié’s birthday, Digbyholics.com officially launched with a Birthday Dedication video and the creation of a dedicated Youtube Account. Marié was instrumental in promoting the launch by participating in a fan-chat and mentioning the new site on her Youtube vlogs as well as various TV and Radio shows.

The global nature of the community was fully realized in the summer and fall of 2009 when Marié embarked on her tour through Singapore, the Philippines, Japan, and the US. Digbyholics from all around the world got to see Marié perform live, and return to the site to share their experiences. While in the Philippines, Marié sat down for a special lunch with some of her biggest supporters; Ayes, Jeff, Jaymie, and Roxy.

October and December of 2009 brought more exciting adventures. Vince, Ken, Ulysses, Jaymie, and Keshia, the core of the US community, saw Marié perform while on her Breathing Underwater tour. They attended performances in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. In between the concerts, there were meet-ups at Disneyland and interviews with Marié.

The Philippines chapter of the Digbyholics held a big Christmas party including a stage for everyone to perform their own Marié Digby covers.

In celebration of the site’s one-year anniversary, 2010 kicked off with a giveaway contest for an autographed copy of Breathing Underwater. As the year went on, the Digbyholics kept up the momentum by supporting Marié at the CalDoSomething concert in Berkeley and the Kollaboration Acoustic 4 concert in Los Angeles. Finally, the year was capped with a concert and meet-up at Hotel Cafe in December.

The beginning of 2011 started with a bang when Marié held a concert at Max’s of Manila. The core US group was re-united and sat down with Ms. Digby for another interview.

Weeks later, Marié departed for an extended trip to the Philippines and Japan. She quickly arranged two performances; one on the Music Update Live show and another at a Jam For Japan benefit concert. After nearly two years time, the Digbyholics in the Philippines were able to see Marié perform again.

The 2-year anniversary of Digbyholics.com brought about a refreshed and revamped overhaul to the website. Referred to in secret as “DH 2.0,” changes included a regularly scheduled blog by various contributors, an improved chat & comments format, and a mailing list for important news and concert dates.

Looking forward, the Digbyholics continue on with their original mission to promote and support Marié, while providing a welcome environment for fans from all over the world to meet one another and share their experiences.

Please be mindful of the fact that many of our members have so graciously donated their photos for us to use in our collection of pictures. Please do not download these photos without our permission. If you would like to use one of our photos, please email admins@digbyholics.com for permission purposes. Thank you!