Mónica Andrea Vives Orozco, more commonly known as Maía (born 1981 in

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) is a Colombian singer-songwriter.

History

Mónica Vives Orozco (Maía) is the only child of Rafael Vives and Mónica Orozco. She grew up in Prado 15 Mar km from Barranquilla, the capital of the

Atlántico Department Atlántico (, en, Atlantic) is a department of Colombia, located in northern Colombia with the Caribbean Sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its eas ...

on Colombia's Caribbean coast. In 1998 at the age of 16, Maía won the Colombia Suena Bien (English: Colombia Sounds Good) contest organised by Sony Music. In 2003 at the age of 22, Maía released her first studio album ''El Baile de los Sueños'' which was distributed throughout Latin America, Spain and the United States of America. The tracks "Niña Bonita" and "Se Me Acabó El Amor" were released as singles. "Niña Bonita" was used as the main theme for the Colombian telenovela ''La Costeña y El Cachaco'' In 2005 Maía released her second album ''Natural'' from which the track "Ingenuidad" was released as a single. Also in 2005 Maía won Best Female Solo Singer in the Premios Shock awards. In January 2007, Colombian newspaper ''El Tiempo'' reported that Maía was dedicating herself to her third album which was promised to be a change of musical direction including collaborations with foreign artists. In September 2010, Maia released a new hit single "Que Será de Mi" in anticipation of the release of the third album. In 2010, Maía joined forces with Avon as a celebrity judge for Avon Voices, Avon's first ever global, online singing talent search for women and songwriting competition for men and women. On 26 April 2012, Colombian website vive.in reported that Maía had released her third album '' Instinto''. The first single released from the album is "No Quererte" Maía continues to perform her material in Colombia and other countries. In addition to Spanish, her native tongue, Maía is also fluent in English and German.

Discography

*2003: ''El Baile de los Sueños'' *2005: ''Natural'' *2012: '' Instinto''

References

* http://www.colarte.com/recuentos/Cantantes/Maia/recuento.htm Accessed 9 February 2010 (in Spanish) * http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1383266 Accessed 9 February 2010 (in Spanish) * http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-1673013 Accessed 9 February 2010 (in Spanish) * http://www.eltiempo.com/archivo/documento/MAM-2357060 Accessed 9 February 2010 (in Spanish) * https://us.imdb.com/title/tt0356249/soundtrack Accessed 12 February 2010 * https://web.archive.org/web/20110311025653/http://www.avonvoices.com/ * http://bogota.vive.in/musica/bogota/articulos_musica/abril2012/ARTICULO-WEB-NOTA_INTERIOR_VIVEIN-11654962.html Accessed 26 April 2012 (in Spanish) * http://www.maiamusical.com/ Accessed 19 May (In Spanish)

External links

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Performance 12 December 2008
Pereira, Colombia and interview in English
Music video
for the single "No Quererte" from the album '' Instinto'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Maia 1981 births Living people 21st-century Colombian women singers Colombian pop singers Colombian singer-songwriters Colombian women singer-songwriters Latin pop singers Tropipop musicians People from Barranquilla Sony Music Colombia artists Women in Latin music