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
Film Year Title RoleNotes1999In Too DeepLoretta2002ChicagoMona2004Dirty Dancing: Havana NightsLola Martinez2004 Shall We Dance?Vern's Fiancée2005CursedJenny Tate2006Swap MeetKatrinaDirect-to-video2007The MetrosexualJessicaDirect-to-video2008CoverCyndaDirect-to-video2008Love For Sale KielyDirect-to-video2009BottleworldBreeDirect-to-video2010The PenthouseMitraDirect-to-video2011Sunset Strip (documentary)Herself2011The Heart SpecialistValerieIn select theaters and video-on-demand

Television Year Title RoleNotes1999Sister, SisterHerselfFreakNik episode #11520012GE+HER: The SeriesHerselfEpisode: "Lyrics" (2.4)2001Volcano HighYu Cha-iMTV movie, English dub2002HauntedVoodoo PriestessEpisode: "Abby" (1.4)2003Punk'dHerselfEpisode 2.320041-800-MissingKiraEpisode: "Pop Star" (2.10)2005NCISSamantha "Jade" KingEpisode: "Pop Life" (2.16)2006Love MonkeyHerselfEpisode: "Coming Out" (uncredited; 1.8)2007Yo Gabba GabbaHerselfMovie2007Yo Gabba GabbaHerselfEpisode: "Friends" (1.7)2008Secret Talents of the StarsHerself/contestantEpisode 1.12009Dancing with the StarsHerself/contestantRunner-up2011WWE RawHerself"The Rock's Birthday Bash"; sang "Happy Birthday" to The Rock2014Bermuda TentaclesLt. PlummerSyFy Channel movie (credited as Mya Harrison)

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Category:1979 births
Category:Living people
Category:African-American musicians
Category:American R&B singers
Category:American pop singers
Category:American R&B musicians
Category:American hip hop musicians
Category:American hip hop singers
Category:American soul singers
Category:American dance musicians
Category:Urban pop musicians