Mia, MIA, or M.I.A. may refer to:

Music

Artists

M.I.A. (rapper) Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British rapper and singer. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, elect ...

(born 1975), English rapper and singer *

M.I.A. (band) M.I.A. is an American 1980s punk rock band from Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The band's sound is generally hardcore and thrasher, though they produced more melodic and progressive sounds in their later albums. AllMusic called the band "on ...

, 1980s punk rock band from Orange County, California *

MIA. MIA. (alternative spelling: Mia.) is a German Punk music, punk/New Wave music, new wave/Rock music, rock/Pop music, pop band from Berlin. Biography MIA. originally formed in 1997 when TV host Sarah Kuttner introduced schoolmates Mieze Katz ( ...

, a German rock/pop band formed in 1997 *

Mia (singer) Vilija Pilibaitytė (born 19 July 1983), better known by her stage name Mia, is a Lithuanian singer, songwriter and television host. In 2004, she released her debut single "Kiekvienam", which was successful in Lithuania. Since 2009, she has ho ...

(born 1983), Lithuanian singer and television presenter

Songs

* "Mía" (Armando Manzanero song) * "Mia" (Bad Bunny song) (2018) * "Mía" (Paulina Rubio song) * "Mía" (Tito El Bambino song) * "M.I.A" (Cher Lloyd song) (2019) * "Mia", a song by Aerosmith from ''

Night in the Ruts ''Night in the Ruts'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Aerosmith, released on November 1, 1979 by Columbia Records. Guitarist Joe Perry left the band midway through the album's recording. The album was initially produced at the ...

'' * "M.I.A.", a song by Avenged Sevenfold from ''

City of Evil ''City of Evil'' is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold, released on June 6, 2005, through Warner Bros. Records. Co-produced by Andrew Murdock, ''City of Evil'' contains a more traditional heavy metal and hard ...

'' * "Mia", a 1967 song by

Sergio Bruni Sergio Bruni (stage name of Guglielmo Chianese, 15 September 1921 – 22 June 2003) was a popular Italian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was often called "The Voice of Naples". He was born in the commune of Villaricca, near Naples, Italy ...

* "Mia", a song by Chevelle from ''

Point No. 1 ''Point #1'' is the debut album by American rock band Chevelle, released May 4, 1999. It is the only Chevelle album released by Squint Entertainment and their only collaboration with producer Steve Albini. The album featured a notable single in ...

'' * "Mia", a song by Emmy the Great from ''

First Love First or 1st is the ordinal form of the number one (#1). First or 1st may also refer to: *World record, specifically the first instance of a particular achievement Arts and media Music * 1$T, American rapper, singer-songwriter, DJ, and reco ...

'' * "M.I.A.", a song by the Foo Fighters from ''

There Is Nothing Left to Lose ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose'' is the third studio album by American rock band Foo Fighters, released on November 2, 1999, through Roswell and RCA Records. It marked the first appearance of drummer Taylor Hawkins, and is often seen as a depar ...

'' * "Mia", a 1992 song by

Gorki Gorki may refer to: * Gorki Águila (b. 1968), Cuban rock musician *Gorki (band), a Belgian band of Luc De Vos * Gorki (Kazan Metro), a station of the Kazan Metro, Kazan, Russia * Gorki Ridge, a ridge in Antarctica * Gorki, Russia, several inha ...

from ''Gorky'' * "Le Mia", a song by

IAM IAM may refer to: Concepts * Identity and access management, a concept that combines business processes, policies and technologies * Indo-Aryan migration, the theory that speakers of Indo-Aryan languages migrated into the Indian subcontinent dur ...

* "Mia", a song by IU * "M.I.A.", a song by M.I.A. from ''

Arular ''Arular'' is the debut studio album by British recording artist M.I.A. It was released on 22 March 2005 in the United States, and one month later in the United Kingdom, with a slightly different track listing. In 2004, the album's release was ...

'' * "MIA", a 2013 song by Travis Scott from ''

Owl Pharaoh ''Owl Pharaoh'' is the debut solo mixtape by American rapper Travis Scott (then stylized as Travi$ Scott). It was released on May 21, 2013, on the iTunes Store and available for free download by Grand Hustle Records and Epic Records. The mixtape ...

'' * "M.I.A.", a song by 7 Year Bitch from ''

¡Viva Zapata! ''¡Viva Zapata!'' is the second album by the American punk band 7 Year Bitch. It was released June 28, 1994, on Seattle-based C/Z Records. It was their first record to feature new guitarist Roisin Dunne who had replaced Stefanie Sargent in 1992. ...

'' * "M.I.A", a 2018 song by Stray Kids from ''

I Am Who ''I Am Who'' (stylized as ''I am WHO'') is the second extended play by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. The EP was released digitally and physically on August 6, 2018, by JYP Entertainment. A showcase titled ''Stray Kids Unveil: Op. 02: I Am Who ...

'' * "M.I.A", a 2021 song by Sumo Cyco from ''

Initiation Initiation is a rite of passage marking entrance or acceptance into a group or society. It could also be a formal admission to adulthood in a community or one of its formal components. In an extended sense, it can also signify a transformation ...

'' * "Mia", a 2021 song by Snail Mail from '' Valentine''

Organizations

Malaysian Institute of Accountants Malaysian Institute of Accountants (MIA) is the umbrella body for the accountancy profession in Malaysia. It was established under the Accountants Act, 1967 to regulate and develop the accountancy profession in this country. MIA operates under t ...

Marxists Internet Archive Marxists Internet Archive (also known as MIA or Marxists.org) is a non-profit online encyclopedia that hosts a multilingual library (created in 1990) of the works of communist, anarchist, and socialist writers, such as Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels ...

Michigan Islamic Academy Michigan Islamic Academy (MIA) is a Kindergarten through grade 12 Islamic private day school in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school was opened in 1985. As of 2015 it had 213 students. 75 of them lived in Ann Arbor, 52 lived in Ypsilanti, 35 in Canto ...

, Ann Arbor, US *

Minneapolis Institute of Art The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an arts museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 90,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United State ...

, Minnesota, US *

Montgomery Improvement Association The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was formed on December 5, 1955 by black ministers and community leaders in Montgomery, Alabama. Under the leadership of Ralph Abernathy, Martin Luther King Jr. and Edgar Nixon, the MIA was instrumental in ...

, Alabama, US *

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Russia) The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation (MVD; russian: Министерство внутренних дел (МВД), ''Ministerstvo vnutrennikh del'') is the interior ministry of Russia. The MVD is responsible for law enfor ...

Mutual Improvement Association (disambiguation) Mutual Improvement Association or MIA can refer to * Young Men (organization), a Latter-day Saints organisation formerly called the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association * Young Women (organization) The Young Women (often referred to as Youn ...

, various bodies

People

Transportation

* Mia Station, a subway station in Seoul, South Korea *

Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the greater Miami metropolitan area with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations, including most co ...

's IATA code *

Manchester Airport station Manchester Airport station is a railway, tram, bus and coach station at Manchester Airport, England which opened at the same time as the second air terminal in 1993. The station is south of Manchester Piccadilly, at the end of a short branch f ...

's station code

Other uses

Mia (game) Mia is a simple dice game with a strong emphasis on bluffing and detecting bluff
related to MIA (gene) Melanoma-derived growth regulatory protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''MIA'' gene. It is a marker for malignant melanoma Melanoma, also redundantly known as malignant melanoma, is a type of skin cancer that develops from t ...

, which encodes melanoma-derived growth regulatory protein *

Music Industry Awards The MIA's, in full Music Industry Awards, are Flemish music prizes that are awarded by the VRT in collaboration with Music Centre Flanders. The prizes replace the ZAMU Awards, last awarded in 2006. The abbreviation MIA is a wink to ''Mia'', a ...

, a Belgian music industry award *

Mia electric Mia Electric was a French electric car manufacturer in the 2010s. The company, based in Cerizay, France, designed and built electric vehicles made totally in France. The Mia was the company's first all-electric model on the market. The car has ...

, former French carmaker *

Mia-dong Mia-dong is a ''dong (neighbourhood), dong'', neighbourhood of Gangbuk-gu in Seoul, South Korea. From June 30 2008, nine administrative Mia-dongs were divided Mia-dong (Mia 3-dong), Samgaksan-dong (Mia 6 and 7-dong), Samyang-dong (Mia 1 and 2-dong) ...

, a neighbourhood (''dong'') in Seoul, South Korea *

Magnetic immunoassay Magnetic immunoassay (MIA) is a type of diagnostic immunoassay using magnetic beads as labels in lieu of conventional enzymes (ELISA), radioisotopes (RIA) or fluorescent moieties ( fluorescent immunoassays) to detect a specified analyte. MIA involv ...

, a biochemical test *

Master of International Affairs The Master in International Affairs (MIA), or the Master in Global Affairs (MGA), also known as Master in International relations (MIR) is a master's degree awarded by schools of international affairs. Subject matter Details can vary between deg ...

, a degree *

Media Information Agency Media Information Agency (MIA; mk, Медиумска информативна агенција, translit ''Mediumska Informativna Agencija'') is a public information service of North Macedonia. It is among the news agencies that provide profes ...

of the Republic of Macedonia *

Medically indigent adult Medically Indigent Adults (MIAs) in the health care system of the United States are persons who do not have health insurance and who are not eligible for other health care such as Medicaid, Medicare, or private health insurance. This is a term t ...

, US person without healthcare * Misfits in Action, a wrestling stable *

Missing in action Missing in action (MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or ceasefire. They may have been killed, wounded, captured, ex ...

, a casualty classification *

Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area The Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) is geographically located within the Riverina area of New South Wales. It was created to control and divert the flow of local river and creek systems for the purpose of food production. The main river s ...

, New South Wales, Australia *

Multilateral Agreement on Investment The Multilateral Agreement on Investment (MAI) was a draft agreement negotiated in secret between members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) between 1995 and 1998. It sought to establish a new body of universal inv ...

, an agreement between members of the

OECD The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD; french: Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques, ''OCDE'') is an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, founded in 1961 to stimulate e ...