Malea (singer-songwriter)
Malea is an American film producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musician. She began her music career in opera, receiving her degree in Opera Performance from the Manhattan School of Music. She understudied and played the role of Tuptim in Broadway revival of "The King and I" at the Neil Simon Theatre. In 2007, she moved to Los Angeles, where she continued to focus on songwriting, recording and performing music. As a musician, (under the name Malea) has recorded four albums and toured throughout the United States. She is known for her 2014 single "Give", which reached the  Billboard Top 20 Dance Club Songs chart in 2014. In 2015, her song "One Hot Mess" went to number one on the "Billboard" Dance Club charts. She was the Executive Producer of the short film "Trump's America" (2017), which won the Best Screenplay by Peter Iliff at Malibu Film Festival (January 2018). Malea also executive produced the film "Modern American Artists" (2017) which won Best Documentary at the 18th Hollywood Film Festival. Malea's acting roles include an on-screen performance in the 2018 biographic film "Frank & Ava", about the lives of Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner Malea (singer