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'''Mýa Marie Harrison''' (born [[October 10]] [[1978]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Grammy Award]]-winning [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[Pop music|pop]] [[singer]], [[dance]]r, and [[Actor|actress]] who rose to fame during the late 1990s. Her stage name as a singer is '''Mýa''', and she is credited as '''Mýa Harrison''' for acting roles.
'''Mýa Marie Harrison''' (born [[October 10]] [[1979]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[Grammy Award]]-winning [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[Pop music|pop]] [[singer]], [[dance]]r, and [[Actor|actress]] who rose to fame during the late 1990s. Her stage name as a singer is '''Mýa''', and she is credited as '''Mýa Harrison''' for acting roles.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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*''[[Moodring]]'' (2003)
*''[[Moodring]]'' (2003)
*''[[Liberation]]'' (2006)
*''[[Liberation]]'' (2006)
*''[[Control Freak]]'' (2006) This album is under Interscope
*''[[Control Freak]]'' (2007) This album is under Interscope


===Singles===
===Singles===

Revision as of 05:00, 28 August 2006

Mya

Mýa Marie Harrison (born October 10 1979) is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B and pop singer, dancer, and actress who rose to fame during the late 1990s. Her stage name as a singer is Mýa, and she is credited as Mýa Harrison for acting roles.

Biography

Early life

Mýa was born and raised in Washington, D.C. to an Italian American mother, Theresa Harrison, and a African American father, Sherman Harrison. Mya also has two younger brothers named Chaz and Nigel. She studied both singing and dancing as a child. Mýa sang alto and studied tap, at one point taking lessons in New York City from Savion Glover. As a teenager, she appeared as a panelist on BET's Teen Summit talk show. She attended Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, Maryland, where she graduated at age sixteen and wearing leather clothing and Chuck Taylor's every day.

Debut album: Mýa

File:Mya mya.jpg
Mýa (1998)

In 1997, Mýa signed a recording contract with Haqq Islam's University Records, after being brought to the label by her friends an R&B group Dru Hill. The four members of the group, Tamir "Nokio" Ruffin, Mark "Sisqó" Andrews, Larry "Jazz" Anthony', and James "Woody" Green, wrote and produced half of Mýa eponymous debut album, Mýa. The first two singles, "It's All About Me" and "Movin' On", were co-written by Sisqó; the former song also featured Sisqó on guest vocals, while the latter featured rapper Silkk Tha Shocker. Both songs reached top ten on the U.S. Billlboard R&B/Hip Hop chart while "It's All About Me" also reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The videos for these two songs and for her third single "My First Night With You" were MTV staples through 1998. Mya recieved 2 Soul Train Music Awards nomination for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist for Movin' On and Best R&B/Soul Album Mýa (both beaten by Erykah Badu). Not only did Mya's self titled debut album become 1 of the top 10 selling albums of 1998 [1]. It was certified Platinum by October 1st, 1998 and became a big commerical success for her selling more than 1.8 million copies[2].

In addition to her solo work, Mýa was also a featured artist with Ol' Dirty Bastard on Pras' 1998 hit, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)", from the Bulworth soundtrack. Mya received her first grammy nomination for "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)". During the same year, Mýa also scored another hit as a featured vocalist on BLACKstreet's "Take Me There" from the The Rugrats Movie soundtrack, which also featured guest raps from Ma$e and Blinky Blink. The song and its success help Mya earn her second grammy nomination.

Fear of Flying

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Fear of Flying (2000)

On April 25, 2000, Mýa released her second album, Fear of Flying. The album debut at number 15 on the Billboard 200 album charts with first week sales of 72,000 copies. Its first single, "Best of Me", was an urban R&B song that featured rapper Jadakiss and had an even more urban hip hop remix which featured rapper Jay-Z. The song and its remix were hits at urban radio but did not crossover to mainstream radio. Mýa's biggest pop hit came with the second single, "Case of the Ex". The song reached #2 in the U.S. and its music video performed well on MTV's TRL. Following the success of "Case of the Ex", Interscope re-released Fear of Flying on November 7 2000 with a revised track listing containing two new songs, including the third single "Free". (which was previously on the Bait soundtrack) and a new track titled "Again and Again". "Free" was even more pop-friendly and became successful on MTV, TRL, and at pop radio. "Fear Of Flying", landed Mya a Soul Train Music Award nomination for R&B/Soul album. Eventually Fear Of Flying went platinum on March 28, 2001 selling more than 1.2 million copies giving Mya her second platinum plus album in the US[3].

Lady Marmalade

In April 2001, Mýa collaborated with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and P!nk on a remake of LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade". The track was produced by hip hop producers Missy Elliott and Rockwilder and was featured in Baz Luhrman's Moulin Rouge!. The song's success was driven by its sexually suggestive video, which featured the four singers dressed in burlesque. P!nk and Mýa later described that the immodest concept almost prevented the video from being filmed; nonetheless, the video was a huge hit on MTV, VH1, and MTV2, and collected several MTV Video Music Awards nominations in 2001. The song was also one of the year's biggest at pop, rhythmic, and even adult top 40. Though all four performers have had at least one subsequent mainstream hit, none of them has since achieved the same magnitude of chart success as they did with "Lady Marmalade". Mya along side Christina Aguilera, Lil'Kim, and P!nk not only performed at the Grammys, but also won a grammy for Best Pop Collaboration. "Lady Marmalade" went on to collect numerous awards including 2 MTV Video Music Awards for Video Of The Year and Best Video From a Film.

Moodring

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Moodring (2003)

After the release and success of Fear of Flying, Mýa began to dabble in acting with a supporting role in the 2002 Academy Award-winning musical film, Chicago, in which she would win a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance. In the following years, she continued appearing in films such as Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004), Shall We Dance? (2004), and Cursed (2005). In 2004, Mýa appeared as a Bond girl in the video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing; she also sang the video game's theme song, "Everything or Nothing". Mya also went on to become a spokeperson for the Coke Cola company along side with Common with their ad campaign Real Compared To What.

In July 2003, Mýa released her third album, Moodring. In the U.S., it peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 albums chart selling more than 113,000 in its first week of sales, making it Mya's highest first week sales ever. The first single, the Missy Elliott-produced "My Love Is Like... Wo", became a top twenty hit in the U.S. due to its success on mainstream radio. "My Love Is Like...Wo" was nominated for 2 MTV awards(one for Best Dance Video which was beaten by Justin Timberlake and one for Best Choreography in a Video which was beaten by Beyonce). The album's second single, "Fallen" (which samples "Saudade Vem Correndo" by Stan Getz, as does "Runnin'" by The Pharcyde), was not as successful only managing to peaked at #51 on the Billboard 100 single charts. The album was certified Gold on September 25, 2003 and and has sold over 900,000 copies[4].

In 2003, Mýa posed for Maxim magazine; her pictorial is featured on their Girls of Maxim gallery. She was also a model for King magazine.

Liberation

Mýa is currently working on her fourth studio album, Liberation, which is scheduled to be released November 14 [5] by Motown Records (after leaving Interscope for Universal Music). [6]. The new LP involves production by Tricky Stewart, Jonathan Rotem, and Kwame, and include guest MCs Lil Wayne, Penelope Jones, and The Game [7] [8] [9]. It is confirmed that "Ayo", produced by Chris "Deep" Henderson is Mya's official first single and it will be released to radio August 21[10]. Recently, Mya sat down with AOL Black Voices for an interview to discussed her new album "Liberation" and her up coming acting roles she has in "The Metrosexual" and "Ways Of The Flesh". Mya also stated in the interview that two personal favorite tracks of hers off the album are called "Switch It Up" and "All In The Name Of Love".

In 2005, Mýa signed a six-figure deal with Ford Models. She is also said to be working on creating her own clothing line which will debut in 2008. She won an 11th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival Cross Over Award (from singer to actress).

Mýa said that this is her most "personal" album yet. During the second half of 2006, Mya will perform on the group The Summer Obsession's fall mall tour to promote Liberation. Other artists on the tour are Cheyenne Kimball, Cherish, Matt White, Jonas brothers and many more. Mýa is also said to be appearing on Method Man, Elephant Man and Marques Houston's new albums. On August 15, a song from Penelope Jones featuring Mya called "No Matter What They Say", a sample of Minnie Riperton's "Lovin You" is expected to hit radio airplay. Mya shot the video on August 11.

Mýa was a judge for the Heatherette's "it" girl at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City. Her new single "Ayo" played while the 5 finalists walked the catwalk [11].Mýa said that she has been a fan of heatherette for sometime now. [12]

Control Freak

Control Freak was suppsose to be Mya's Fourthcoming Album but wasn't satisfied with the way the record label Interscope was going.She has quoted that the album will be released.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
US Hot 100 US R&B/Hip-Hop UK Singles
1998 "It's All About Me" (featuring Sisqó of Dru Hill) #6 [Gold] #2 - Mýa
1998 "Movin' On" (featuring Silkk Tha Shocker) #34 #4 - Mýa
1998 "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" (Pras featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Mýa) #15 [Platinum] #1 #2 Ghetto Supastar, Bulworth (Soundtrack)
1998 "Take Me There" (BLACKstreet and Mýa featuring Ma$e and Blinky Blink) #15 [Platinum] #10 #3 Finally
1999 "My First Night with You" #28 [Gold] #28 - Mýa
2000 "The Best of Me" (featuring Jadakiss) #50 #14 - Fear of Flying
2001 "The Best of Me" (Holla Main remix) (featuring Jay-Z) - #35 - DJ Clue: Backstage Mixtape
2000 "Case of the Ex" #2 #10 #3 Fear of Flying
2001 "Girls Dem Sugar" (Beenie Man feat. Mýa) - - #13 Art and Life
2001 "Free" #42 #52 #11 Bait OST
2001 "Lady Marmalade" (with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and, P!nk) #1 [2x Platinum] #1 #1 Moulin Rouge! OST
2003 "My Love Is Like...Wo" #13 #17 #33 Moodring
2003 "Fallen" #51 #35 #74 Moodring
2006 "No Matter What They Say" (with Penelope Jones) TBR TBR TBR Untitled
2006 "Ayo" TBR TBR TBR Liberation
  • 1999: "Somebody Like Me" (with Silkk The Shocker; from Made Man)
  • 1999: "JOB" (with Foxy Brown; from Chyna Doll)
  • 2000: "Girls Dem Sugar" (with Beenie Man; from Art & Life)
  • 2002: "Fair Xchange (Remix)" (with 2 Pac; from Better Dayz)
  • 2002: "Thin Line (Remix)" (with Jurassic 5; from Power In Numbers)
  • 2002: "I'll Be There" (with Ali Vegas; from Heir To The Throne (Mixtape)
  • 2004: "Forever With You" (with Guy Sebastian; from Beautiful Life)
  • 2005: "Leave That Boy Alone" (with Shortee Redd; from From Da Bottom Up}
  • 2005: "We Won't Stop" {with Shortee Redd; from From Da Bottom Up)
  • 2005: "Sugar Daddy" (with Cuban Link; from Chain Reaction)
  • 2005: "Dreams" (with Mike Jones; from Untitled)
  • 2005: "Sexy" (with Ray-J; from Raydiation)
  • 2005/2006: "Matter of Time" (with Trae; from Later Dayz (2005) and Restless (2006)
  • 2006: "4 Ever" (with Method Man; from 4:21... The Day After) (not yet confirmed TBR on album)
  • 2006: "No Matter What They Say" (with Penelope Jones; from Untitled)
  • 2006: "Bout It" (originally recorded with Mya) (with Yung Joc; from Tapemasters Inc. - The Future Of RnB 10)

Soundtrack appearances

Charity songs

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Year Award
1998 Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist ("Movin' On")
1998 Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album - Female (Mýa).
1998 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Video from a Film ("Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)")
1998 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Rap Video of the Year ("Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)")
1998 Grammy Award nomination for Best Rap Performance by Vocal Group ("Ghetto Supastar")
2000 Soul Train Music Award nomination for Best R&B/Soul Album - Female (Fear of Flying)
2001 MTV Video Music Award Win for Best Video of the Year ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 MTV Video Music Award Win for Best Video from a Film ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Dance Video ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Pop Video ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Choreography ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Art Direction ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 My VH1 Music Awards Win for It is Hot In Here Or Is It Just My Video ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 My VH1 Music Awards Win for My Favorite Video ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 Radio Music Awards Win for Song Of The Year Top 40 Pop Radio ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 Teen Choice Awards Win for Choice Song Of The Summer ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 TMF Awards-Belgium Win for Best Video Of The Year ("Lady Marmalade")
2001 TMF Awards-Netherlands Win for Best Video Of The Year ("Lady Marmalade")
2002 ALMA Awards Win for Outstanding Song In A Motion Picture Soundtrack ("Lady Marmalade")
2002 ASCAP Pop Music Awards Win ("Lady Marmalade")
2002 BMI Award Win ("Lady Marmalade")
2002 Channel Thailand Music Video Awards Win ("Lady Marmalade")
2002 Grammy Award Win for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals ("Lady Marmalade").
2002 MTV Japan Video Music Award Win ("Lady Marmalade")
2002 MVPA Video Award Win for Best Styling In A Video ("Lady Marmalade")
2003 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Dance Video ("My Love is Like ..Wo")
2003 MTV Video Music Award nomination for Best Choreography in a Video ("My Love is Like ..Wo")
2003 Screen Actors Guild Award Win for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture ("Chicago").
2003 Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination for Best Acting Ensemble ("Chicago").
2003 Broadcast Film Critics Association Award Win for Best Acting Ensemble ("Chicago").
2005 MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Frightened Performance ("Cursed").
2006 11th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival Win for Cross Over Award (from singer to actress)
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