Mýa

**Mýa Marie Harrison** (born October 10, 1979) () is an American singer, songwriter, musician, model, dancer and actress. She first became famous in 1998 with her debut album _Mýa_. She is best known for the 2001 cover of the famous R&B song "Lady Marmalade".

## Early life and career beginnings

Mýa is a native of Washington, D.C. She is one of three children. Her father, Sherman, was an African-American musician and singer. He played in several bands near where they lived. Her Italian-American mother, Theresa, worked as an accountant. As a child, Mýa would pretend she was Michael Jackson and would sing into a wooden spoon and pretended it was a microphone.

Mýa sometimes was bullied because of her ethnic background. She would say
> There was a time in my life when I wasn't popular and accepted by kids in school. I was made fun of with braces and kinky hair, and being from a multicultural family, etcetera... And it really hurts when you're that age, but later when you get something of your own or you get involved in activities like a sport, you begin to be accepted for what you do, and your personality and who you are, instead of your clothes and how you look and the name designer brands you have on.

## Discography

- _Mýa_ (1998)
- _Fear of Flying_ (2000)
- _Moodring_ (2003)
- _Liberation_ (2007)
- _Sugar & Spice_ (2008)
- _K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple)_ (2011)
- _Smoove Jones_ (2016)

## Tours

- Opening Act
- 1998: Smokin' Groove Tour (various hip-hop artists)
- 1998: Boyz II Men Tour
- 1999: Lilith Fair Tour (various female performers)
- Headliner
- 2000: MTV European Tour
- 2001: House of Blues Tour
- 2003: House of Blues Tour
- 2007: Seagrams Live Tour (with Clipse)
- Supporting
- 2007: BET Black College Tour (various artists)
- 2014: Full Frequency Tour (Sean Paul's Australian tour in November)

## Filmography

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Film|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1999|_In Too Deep_|Loretta||
|2002|_Chicago_|Mona||
|2004|_Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights_|Lola Martinez||
|2004|_Shall We Dance?_|Vern's Fiancée||
|2005|_Cursed_|Jenny Tate||
|2006|_Swap Meet_|Katrina|Direct-to-video|
|2007|_The Metrosexual_|Jessica|Direct-to-video|
|2008|_Cover_|Cynda|Direct-to-video|
|2008|_Love For Sale_|Kiely|Direct-to-video|
|2009|_Bottleworld_|Bree|Direct-to-video|
|2010|_The Penthouse_|Mitra|Direct-to-video|
|2011|_Sunset Strip (documentary)_|Herself||
|2011|_The Heart Specialist_|Valerie|In select theaters and video-on-demand|

|colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;"|Television|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1999|_Sister, Sister_|Herself|FreakNik episode #115|
|2001|_2GE+HER: The Series_|Herself|Episode: "Lyrics" (2.4)|
|2001|_Volcano High_|Yu Cha-i|MTV movie, English dub|
|2002|_Haunted_|Voodoo Priestess|Episode: "Abby" (1.4)|
|2003|_Punk'd_|Herself|Episode 2.3|
|2004|_1-800-Missing_|Kira|Episode: "Pop Star" (2.10)|
|2005|_NCIS_|Samantha "Jade" King|Episode: "Pop Life" (2.16)|
|2006|_Love Monkey_|Herself|Episode: "Coming Out" (uncredited; 1.8)|
|2007|_Yo Gabba Gabba_|Herself|Movie|
|2007|_Yo Gabba Gabba_|Herself|Episode: "Friends" (1.7)|
|2008|_Secret Talents of the Stars_|Herself/contestant|Episode 1.1|
|2009|_Dancing with the Stars_|Herself/contestant|Runner-up|
|2011|_WWE Raw_|Herself|"The Rock's Birthday Bash"; sang "Happy Birthday" to The Rock|
|2014|_Bermuda Tentacles_|Lt. Plummer|SyFy Channel movie (credited as Mya Harrison)|

## Infobox (musical artist)

- **name**: Mýa
- **image**: Mýa 2018 WBLS Interview 1.png
- **background**: solo_singer
- **birth name**: Mýa Marie Harrison
- **caption**: Mýa in 2018
- **birth place**: Washington, D.C., U.S.
- **instrument**: Vocals
- **years active**: 1996–present