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mýa in 2009 dru hill 1996 -- present washington , d.c. , u.s. interscope universal motown manhattan planet 9 250px mýa solo_singer 10 october 1979 vocals r & b hip hop soul pop dance mýa 2009.jpg mýa
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mýa

mýa marie harrison -lrb- born october 10 , 1979 -rrb- , better known simply as mýa , is an american hip hop and r&b singer , songwriter and actress .
harrison 's eponymous debut album with -lrb- through -rrb- interscope records was released in april 1998 .
it sold over one million copies in the united states , producing the gold-certified top ten single `` it 's all about me '' featuring sisqó .
her second studio album , platinum-plus selling `` fear of flying '' was released in 2000 and became a worldwide success , with single `` case of the ex '' becoming mýa 's breakthrough hit , topping the australian singles chart for two consecutive weeks .
in 2002 , harrison won a grammy award in the category for best pop collaboration with vocals for her rendition of labelle 's 1975 hit `` lady marmalade '' , a cover version she recorded alongside christina aguilera , rapper lil ' kim and pink for the `` moulin rouge ! ''
soundtrack -lrb- 2001 -rrb- .
she released her third studio album , `` moodring '' , in the summer of 2003 .
the album produced the smash hit `` my love is like ... wo '' and was certified gold by the recording industry association of america .
following a label change to universal motown , mýa 's oft-delayed fourth studio album , `` liberation '' -lrb- 2007 -rrb- , received a download-release in japan only after her label accidentally leaked the album .
with the decision to go independent and a decline in her popularity in the united states , harrison was offered a recording contract with manhattan recordings -lrb- a division of lexington corp. -rrb- , a record label based in japan .
through that label , she recorded two exclusive albums for the japanese music market , `` sugar & spice '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- and , most recently , `` k.i.s.s. -lrb- keep it sexy & simple -rrb- '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- .
in between recording those two albums , she launched her own independent record label planet 9 , and competed in `` dancing with the stars '' -- season nine ; finishing in second place .
aside from a music career , harrison branched out into acting ; making her feature-film debut in 1999 's thriller `` in too deep '' starring ll cool j and omar epps .
she continued to score supporting roles in films such as `` chicago '' -lrb- winning a screen actors guild award for best ensemble cast -rrb- ; '' '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- ; `` shall we dance ? ''
-lrb- 2004 -rrb- ; and `` cursed '' -lrb- 2005 -rrb- .
she has endorsed several brands such as coca-cola , gap , iceberg , tommy hilfiger , and motorola .
harrison 's contribution to music has earned her many accolades in the fields of pop and r&b music categories .
in 2009 , `` billboard '' listed mýa as one of their hot 100 artists of the 2000s ; placing her in the 97th position .
as of october 2009 , she has sold 3.2 million albums in the united states alone and 7 million albums worldwide .
