Mýa Marie Harrison or known mononymously as Mýa (born October 10, 1979) is an American singer, dancer, and actor. Mýa was born into a musical family and has been dancing since she was four. These talents landed Mýa a spot as a dancer on BET's Teen Summit and after shopping her demo around, she was signed by Interscope Records. She would then release her first self-titled album in April 1998, a collaboration from a wide variety of artists such as Babyface, Missy Elliott and Dru Hill. She would then release two more albums with Interscope before running into several issues with record companies and leaks, which eventually led to her going completely independent and even releasing two albums specifically for the Japanese market. In 2016, she would undergo a minor Genre Shift to a more traditional R&B sound with her seventh album, Smooth Jones, which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album.
Mýa is best known for "Take Me There," from The Rugrats Movie soundtrack (along with Blackstreet, Mase and Blinky Blink), her collaboration with P!nk, Lil' Kim, and Christina Aguilera, a cover of Labelle's "Lady Marmalade" for the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack, as well singing the hook for Pras's "Ghetto Superstar" (also featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard).
Discography
- Mýa (1998)
- Fear of Flying (2000)
- Moodring (2003)
- Liberation (2007)
- Sugar & Spice (2008)
- K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple) (2011)
- Smoove Jones (2016)
- TKO (The Knock Out) (2018)
Selected Filmography
Film- In Too Deep (1999) - Loretta
- Chicago (2002) - Mona
- Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004) - Lola Martinez
- Shall We Dance? (2004) - Vern's Fiancée
- Cursed (2005) (2005) - Jenny Tate
- The Heart Specialist (2011) - Valerie
- Bermuda Tentacles (2014) - Lt. Plummer
- Lazarus (2021) - Flora
- My Favorite Christmas Melody (2021) - Abby
- House Party (2023) - Herself
Television
- Haunted (2002) - Voodoo Priest, 1 episode
- 1-800-Missing (2004) - Kira, 1 episode
- NCIS (2005) - Samantha "Jade" King, episode: "Pop Life"
- Dancing with the Stars (2009) - Contestant
- 5th Ward The Series (2018) - Mina Kennedy, 2 seasons
Video Games
- Everything or Nothing (2003) - Mya Starling
Tropes
- All Just a Dream: The music video for "It's All About Me" is about Mýa being invited backstage to a concert to Sisqo and dancing sexily for him- and at the end of the video she wakes up.
- Break Up Song: "Movin' On", and the aptly titled "If You Died I Wouldn’t Cry Cause You Never Loved Me Anyway" from her first album.
- Cover Version: "Lady Marmalade", along with P!nk, Lil' Kim, and Christina Aguilera.
- Genre Shift: Mýa was initially a Pop/R&B artist, her later work is more traditional R&B.
- Let's Duet: "It's All About Me", with Sisqo.
- Intercourse with You: Her very first single "It's All About Me" was this, as well as a duet with Sisqo from the music group Dru Hill. And of course "Lady Marmalade", and "My Love Is Like...Wo".
- Their First Time: "My First Night With You" from her first album.
- A Wild Rapper Appears!: Silkk the Shocker is featured on "Movin' On".
