Mýa Marie Harrison (born October 10, 1979) is an American singer,
songwriter, producer, and actress. Born into a musical family, before
entering the music industry she appeared on BET's Teen Summit. Signed
in 1996 with Interscope Records, she released her eponymous debut
album in April 1998. A critical and commercial success, the album
produced her first top ten single "It's All About Me". Subsequent
singles, "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" and "Take Me There"
continued to raise her profile and attained chart success worldwide,
with the former garnering her first Grammy nomination. Fear of Flying,
her second album, was released in April 2000 and became a worldwide
success, boosted by the success of its singles "Case of the Ex" and
"Free". Harrison continued her rise to prominence in 2002, when she
won her first Grammy Award in the category for Best Pop Collaboration
with Vocals for her rendition of Labelle's 1975 hit "Lady Marmalade"
along with Pink, Christina Aguilera and Lil' Kim, which topped the
charts globally.Taking a more active role in the production of her
music, Harrison released her third studio album, the eccentric
Moodring, in July 2003. The album produced the single "My Love Is
Like...Wo" and was certified gold by the RIAA. Following a label
change and a delay in her fourth studio album, Harrison went
independent and recorded two exclusive albums for the Japanese music
market, Sugar & Spice (2008) and K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple)
(2011). In between recording those two albums, she launched her own
independent record label Planet 9 and competed in Dancing with the
Stars â€" season nine; finishing in second place.Taking a more active
role in the production of her music, Harrison released her third
studio album, the eccentric Moodring, in July 2003. The album produced
the single "My Love Is Like...Wo" and was certified gold by the RIAA.
Following a label change and a delay in her fourth studio album,
Harrison went independent and recorded two exclusive albums for the
Japanese music market, Sugar & Spice (2008) and K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy
& Simple) (2011). In between recording those two albums, she launched
her own independent record label Planet 9 and competed in Dancing with
the Stars â€" season nine; finishing in second place.As an independent
artist, Harrison continues to regularly release music. Beginning in
2014, she released a trio of R&B-rooted EPs, With Love (2014), Sweet
XVI (2014), and Love Elevation Suite (2015). In 2016, Harrison
released her seventh album, the Grammy-nominated Smoove Jones. The
follow-up, TKO (The Knock Out) arrived in April 2018 to commemorate
the twentieth anniversary of her debut album.Harrison made her
feature-film debut in 1999's thriller In Too Deep starring LL Cool J
and Omar Epps. She continued to appear in supporting roles in films
such as Chicago (2002), Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004), Shall We
Dance? (2004), and Cursed (2005). Mýa Top Movies & Young Movies