Mýa
Mýa Marie Harrison (born October 10, 1979 in Washington, DC ) is an American singer , songwriter , dancer and actress . She published several solo albums and was represented in the international charts with singles and guest contributions.
Life
Mýa was born on October 10, 1979 in Washington, DC to an African American and a half-Italian woman. She started taking dance lessons when she was three years old. At the age of 15 she started giving dance lessons. When she was 16, she made a brief appearance on television for the first time.
Career
In 1997 she signed her first recording deal with Haqq Islam's University Records with the help of befriended R&B group Dru Hill . In collaboration with the band, they created their self-titled debut album Mýa , which entered the top 30 of the American album charts after its release in the summer of 1998 and was in three of them with “It's All About Me”, “Movin 'on” and “My First Night with You” Charts produced successful single releases. At the same time Mýa sang the chorus of Pras' first solo single "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)", which gave her additional popularity, especially in Europe. In the same year she had another chart success with Mase , BLACKstreet with the song "Take Me There".
In the spring of 2000 Mýa released her second album Fear of Flying . The first single "Best of Me", with a guest appearance by Jadakiss , was hardly well received in the USA. The second single "Case of the Ex" was more successful and marks Mýa's biggest US chart success. The continued success of the album, which sold more than five million copies worldwide, prompted Interscope Records to re-release the CD, which was released a second time in the same year with a few new songs and including the third single "Free".
In 2001 Missy Elliott asked her to sing the Patti LaBelle classic " Lady Marmalade " again alongside Christina Aguilera , Pink and Lil 'Kim . The soundtrack to the box office success Moulin Rouge stormed the charts worldwide and developed into the most successful single of the year over the course of the summer months. The individual members of the quartet received unprecedented interest in their person and private life from the press and the public. In 2002 they received a Grammy for their work . In the same year Mýa had her first appearance as an actress with a supporting role in the film adaptation of the musical Chicago .
With Mood Ring in July 2003 their third studio album followed. The CD sold over two million copies and achieved great success with number 3 in the US album charts and number 7 in Germany. The two single releases "My Love Is Like ... Woah" and "Fallen" also reached the charts, but were a little less successful than the singles from the previous album.
Also in 2003 she sang the title song Everything or nothing for the computer game 007 - Alles oder Nothing .
Mýa played a little later in the films Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights and May I ask? alongside Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez .
In 2007 Dr. Dre , Lil Jon and Kwame produced album Liberation on the market. From the album, which did not make it into the charts, three singles were released. Mýa then released the album Sugar & Spice in 2008 only in Japan. In early 2009 Mýa started on her new album Beauty and the Streets , which was released in September 2009 as a mixtape with remixes. It reached number 55 in the American R&B album charts. The single show Me Something , a duet with rapper Bun B , was released in August .
Mýa was a vegetarian for a long time. Today she is vegan for health and ethical reasons.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1998 | Mýa | - | - | - | - |
US29  (53 weeks)US |
First published: April 21, 1998
Sales: +1,400,000 |
| 2000 | Fear of Flying |
DE52 (16 weeks) DE |
- |
CH33 (16 weeks) CH |
- |
US15th (52 weeks)US |
First published: April 25, 2000
Sales: + 1,200,000 |
| 2003 | Mood ring | - | - | - | - |
US3  (18 weeks)US |
First published: July 22nd, 2003
Sales: + 500,000 |
| 2007 | Liberation | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 14, 2007
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| 2008 | Sugar & Spice | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: December 3, 2008
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| 2011 | KISS (Keep It Sexy & Simple) | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: April 20, 2011
Sales: + 5,502 |
| 2016 | Smoove Jones | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: February 14, 2016
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Filmography
- 1999: In Too Deep
- 2002: Haunted - The Series
- 2002: Chicago
- 2003: Volcano High
- 2004: Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights
- 2004: May I ask? ( Shall We Dance? )
- 2004: Missing - Desperately Wanted (episode: "Pop Star")
- 2005: Cursed ( Cursed )
- 2005: Navy CIS (episode: "Pop Life")
- 2006: Ways Of The Flesh
- 2007: The Metrosexual
- 2007: Cover
- 2008: Love for sale
- 2010: The Penthouse
- 2014: American Warships 2
Awards
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ALMA Awards
- 2002: in the category "Outstanding Song In a Motion Picture Soundtrack" (Lady Marmalade)
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ASCAP Pop Music Awards
- 2002: in the category "Best Video" (Lady Marmalade)
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BMI Awards
- 2002: in the category "Best Song" (Lady Marmalade)
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Broadcast Film Critics Association Award
- 2003: in the category "Best Acting Ensemble" (Chicago)
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Channel V Thailand Music Video Awards
- 2002: in the category "Popular Duo / Group Video" (Lady Marmalade)
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grammy
- 2002: in the category "Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals" (Lady Marmalade)
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MOBO Awards
- 1998: in the category "Best International Single" (Ghetto Supastar)
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MTV Video Music Awards
- 2001 : in the category "Video of the Year" (Lady Marmalade)
- 2001: in the category " Best Video From a Film " (Lady Marmalade)
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MTV Video Music Awards Japan
- 2002: in the category "Best Video from a Film" (Lady Marmalade)
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MVPA Awards
- 1999: in the category "Feature Film Video of the Year" (Ghetto Supastar)
- 2002: in the category "Best Styling in a Video" (Lady Marmalade)
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My VH1 Music Awards
- 2001: in the category "Is It Hot In Here Or Is It Just My Video" (Lady Marmalade)
- 2001: in the category "My Favorite Video" (Lady Marmalade)
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Palm Beach International Film Festival
- 2006: in the "Cross Over Award" category
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Radio Music Awards
- 2001: in the category "Song of the Year Top 40 Pop Radio" (Lady Marmalade)
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Screen Actors Guild Awards
- 2003: in the category "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture" (Chicago)
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Teen Choice Awards
- 2001: in the category "Choice Song of the Summer" (Lady Marmalade)
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TMF Awards-Belgium
- 2001: in the category "Video of the Year" (Lady Marmalade)
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TMF Awards-Netherland
- 2002: in the category "Video of the Year" (Lady Marmalade)
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WAMA
- 1998: in the category "Urban Contemporary Vocalist"
- 1998: in the "New Artist" category
- 1998: in the category "Debut Recording" (Mýa)
- 1999: in the category "Urban Contemporary Female Vocalist"
- 2000: in the category "Urban Contemporary Female Vocalist"
- 2000: in the "Spotlight Award" category
- 2000: in the category "Urban Contemporary Recording" (Fear of Flying)
- 2001: in the category "Urban Contemporary Recording" (Case of the Ex)
Web links
- Mya in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Mýa at laut.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.peta.org/features/mya-from-vegetarian-to-vegan/
- ↑ Sales of Mýa
- ↑ Sales of Fear of Flying
- ↑ Sales by KISS
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Mýa |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harrison, Mýa Marie (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American R&B singer, songwriter, and actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Washington, DC |