Marcie Blane, born Marcia Blank on May 21, 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, was an American singer. Growing up with three siblings, she learned to play the piano and guitar from a young age under the influence of her father, a professional musician and music teacher. After moving to Queens, Long Island, Blane joined the school band at Jamaica High School, where she played the flute. At 18, a friend asked her to sing on a demo tape featuring his composition, which eventually reached Marv Holtzman, manager of Seville Records. Impressed by her voice, Holtzman offered Blane a recording contract. In September 1962, Seville released her debut single "Bobby's Girl", written by Hank Hoffman and Gary Klein. The song quickly gained traction, entering the Billboard Hot 100 on October 20 and reaching its peak at number 3 on December 1. It remained in the charts for 16 weeks and was certified gold after selling over a million copies. Her follow-up single "What Does a Girl Do?" also charted, though with less success. Blane continued to release singles through Seville until 1963, when her collaboration with Hoffman and Klein ended. She released two more singles in 1964 and 1965 before retiring from the music industry to pursue a career in education. In 2009, her complete recordings were compiled on the album Bobby's Girl - The Complete Seville Recordings.
