birth_place background instrument genre article_title name occupation
madagascar solo_singer voice '' salegy , malesa , kawitry '' vaiavy chila
 vaiavy chila singer , songwriter
vaiavy chila

vaiavy chila , also known as chila , is a vocalist and composer of `` salegy '' music from the northern coastal region of madagascar .
the most popular female salegy artist of the last decade , she is commonly called the princess of salegy in the malagasy press , in deference to the first female salegy superstar and `` queen of salegy '' , ninie doniah .
early in her career she performed as a dancer for tianjama and jaojoby junior , a group composed of the adult children of superstar jaojoby , the `` king of salegy '' .
embarking on a solo career in 2004 , she released four albums over the next decade : `` mahangôma '' , `` walli walla '' , `` nahita zaho anao niany '' , and `` zaho tia anao vadiko . ''
chila refers to her musical style as `` salegy mahangôma '' .
she often performs accompanied by over 20 artists , including backing musicians and dancers .
in 2013 the artist launched an international tour to promote the release of her fifth album .
