Mýa Marie Harrison, born on October 10, 1979, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She is professionally known as Mýa and hails from Washington D.C. Harrison's debut album, released in April 1998, was a commercial success, selling over one million copies in the United States and producing the gold-certified single "It's All About Me" featuring Sisqó.
Her second studio album, Fear of Flying, was released in 2000 and achieved platinum status, with the single "Case of the Ex" becoming a breakthrough hit, reaching number-one on the Australian Singles Chart. In 2001, Harrison won her first Grammy Award for the worldwide number-one hit "Lady Marmalade", a cover version she recorded alongside Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, and Pink for the soundtrack of the film Moulin Rouge!.
Harrison's third studio album, Moodring, was released in July 2003 and was certified gold by the RIAA. Following several label changes, her often-delayed fourth studio album, Liberation, was released in Japan only in 2007. The singer's subsequent album, Sugar & Spice, was also released exclusively in Japan in 2008.
In addition to her music career, Harrison has expanded her professional endeavors to acting and product endorsement deals. She has partnered with brands such as Coca-Cola, Gap, Iceberg, Tommy Hilfiger, and Motorola, and has appeared in films like Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights, Shall We Dance?, and Cursed. In 2002, she had a supporting role in the film adaptation of the 1975 Broadway musical Chicago, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award.
Harrison was a contestant on the ninth season of Dancing with the Stars and was named the 97th Hot 100 Artist of the 2000s by Billboard.
