Malia (born 1978) is a singer from

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast ...

. She has released seven studio albums.

Biography

Malia's mother is

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and her father is from the United Kingdom. She moved to London when she was a teenager. After finishing school, Malia pursued a career in music. She worked as a waitress while she organized a band to accompany her, singing ballads and jazz standards in bars and clubs around London. During a visit to New York City, she heard a pop-jazz track sung in French by vocalist

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that had been produced by

André Manoukian André Antranik Manoukian (born 9 April 1957 in Lyon) is a French songwriter, arranger, jazz musician, and actor of Armenian descent. Between 2002-2017, he served as one of four judges in the French version of Pop Idol, ''Nouvelle Star''. Early ...

. She contacted Manoukian to solicit his help and they set to work on her 2002 debut album, ''Yellow Daffodils''. Though the release featured English lyrics, she gained recognition in France and Germany. Her subsequent releases, ''Echoes of Dreams'' (2004) and ''Young Bones'' (2007), found favor among jazz fans across Europe.

Discography

References

External links

Official websiteMalia on MyspaceMalia on JazzEcho
1978 births Living people Malawian emigrants to the United Kingdom 21st-century Malawian women singers {{Malawi-bio-stub