British singer, songwriter and actress
Musical artist
Mahalia Burkmar (born 1 May 1998), known mononymously as Mahalia, [ 2] [ 3] Diary of Me (2016), Love and Compromise IRL Brotherhood [ 4] YouTube channel Colors .[ 5] [ 6]
Life and career
Mahalia is from Syston , Charnwood , in Leicestershire .[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 5] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12]
She attended Roundhill Community College until she signed a record deal at age13, when she transferred to a performing arts school,[ 13] Birmingham Ormiston Academy ,[ 14] [ 5] [ 15]
As a child, she would often spend her summer breaks at home writing music[citation needed —she wrote her first song at age eight[ 6] Asylum Records at age 13.[ 8] [ 16] [ 5] [ 17] Head Space , in 2012.[ 11] Ed Sheeran ,[ 13] Emeli Sandé in their 2014 UK tours. She sang on the title track of UK #1 album We the Generation Rudimental in 2015.[ 5] [ 18]
In 2019, Mahalia was featured on BBC Radio 1 's Brit List.[ 3] Love and Compromise Eartha Kitt , which Mahalia's mother showed her when she was a child.[ 19] MOBO Awards .[ 20]
In 2021, she released "Jealous", a collaboration with American rapper Rico Nasty .[ 21] 63rd Annual Grammy Awards .[ 22] Forbes 30 Under 30 list.[ 23]
In 2022, Mahalia was among the performers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. She was also one of the opening acts in the all-female lineup at Adele 's British Summer Time concerts in London's Hyde Park.[ 24]
In 2023, Mahalia released her second studio album, titled IRL [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28]
Influences
Mahalia performing in Sydney, Australia in May 2024. Mahalia has listed Corinne Bailey Rae , Erykah Badu , Lauryn Hill , Amy Winehouse , Jill Scott , India Arie ,[ 29] Ed Sheeran ,[ 13] Kate Nash [ 5]
Discography
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Extended plays
Singles
Guest appearances
Awards and nominations
Filmography
References
^ "Neo-Soul 2020: 23 Contemporary Artists Pushing the Sound Forward" . Okayplayer.com . Retrieved 1 May 2024 .^ "Mahalia - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News" . BBC . Retrieved 17 April 2019 .^ a b Savage, Mark (9 April 2019). "Mahalia: Drunk-dialling her way to fame" . BBC News . ^ O'Connor, Roisin (1 November 2016). "New music to listen to this week: Mahalia" . The Independent . Retrieved 6 April 2017 . ^ a b c d e f Smyth, David (8 April 2019). "Mahalia: 'I was ready to quit music in 2017' . Standard.co.uk . Retrieved 8 November 2021 . ^ a b "YouTube: Mahalia tops its first ever Ones To Watch list" . BBC News . 13 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ Frodsham, I (13 July 2016). "Leicester singer Mahalia Burkmar to star in Brotherhood" . Leicester Mercury the original on 14 July 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2017 . ^ a b Collins, Hattie (10 December 2015). "10 things you need to know about mahalia" . i-D . Vice . Retrieved 6 April 2017 . ^ Peplow, Gemma (3 April 2013). "Syston teenager set to share stage with double-Brit winner Emeli Sandé" . Leicester Mercury . Retrieved 6 April 2017 . [permanent dead link ] ^ Halls, Eleanor (28 June 2019). "Mahalia on messaging Jodie Comer, cancel culture, sexist DMs and industry colourism" . Telegraph.co.uk . ^ a b "Come My Way: Mahalia Interviewed" . Clash Magazine . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ "Singer Mahalia tipped as star by YouTube Music but 'avoids comment section' . The Independent . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ a b c Fresh, Mikey (24 October 2017). "Mahalia Talks About Her Journey From Unknown Singer To Major Label Recording Artist" . VIBE.com . Retrieved 8 November 2021 . ^ "Q&A - MAHALIA" . Other Voices . Retrieved 8 November 2022 .^ "Urban Young Actors" . Urban Young Actors . Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. It's really interesting now, as a musician, how something like acting and drama skills can correlate with something like music. I am really grateful for my time at Urban. ^ "Future Noise: Mahalia" . UO Blog . Urban Outfitters . 11 December 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017 .^ "The first with... Mahalia" . British GQ . 14 December 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ Mahalia . Greenbelt Festival. Retrieved 2023-06-23.^ "Mahalia's not compromising her self-awareness" . gal-dem . 7 September 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ "Listen to Mahalia's soulful new single 'Whenever You're Ready' . NME . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ a b Blistein, Jon (19 February 2021). "Mahalia, Rico Nasty Wreak Some Havoc on an Ex in Video for 'Jealous' . Rolling Stone the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021 . ^ "Grammy awards 2021: the full list of winners" . The Guardian . Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ "Yomi Adegoke and other Black Brits honoured on Forbes 30 under 30 list" . Voice Online . 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021 .^ "Adele's All-Female Lineup Includes Kacey Musgraves, Mahalia, & Self Esteem" . Bustle . 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022 .^ "Mahalia Announces 'IRL' Album Release and UK Tour Dates" . V13 . Retrieved 30 June 2023 .^ "Lauren Spencer Smith Announces Debut Studio Album Mirror " . NME . Retrieved 30 June 2023 .^ "MAHALIA ANNOUNCES 2024 NORTH AMERICA LEG OF THE 'IN REAL LIFE' TOUR" . Live Nation Entertainment. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2024 .^ Fry, Courtney (25 January 2024). "Mahalia is bringing her In Real Life tour to Australia" . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 7 May 2024 . ^ Callender, Samantha (16 July 2021). "R&B Singer Mahalia Wants to Create Excellence" . Harper's BAZAAR . Retrieved 8 November 2021 . ^ a b "Mahalia | full Official Charts history" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 28 February 2020 .^ Peak positions for UK R&B Albums Chart:
^ Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
^ "Heatseekers Albums Chart – March 14, 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved 10 March 2020 .^ "Love and Compromise by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 14 August 2019 .^ "IRL by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 23 May 2023 .^ "Diary of Me by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 14 August 2019 .^ "Head Space - EP by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 14 August 2019 .^ "Never Change - EP by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 14 August 2019 .^ "Seasons - EP by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 14 August 2019 .^ "Isolation Tapes - single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 1 May 2020 .^ "Letter To Ur Ex - EP by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 9 June 2022 .^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40 | 16 August 2019 - 22 August 2019" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 August 2019 .^ "Official Charts Top 40" . Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 October 2021 .^ "Discografie Mahalia" . Ultratop . Retrieved 28 February 2020 .^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart" . Recorded Music NZ . 16 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019 .^ "Ella Mai — Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100" . Billboard . Retrieved 10 March 2020 .^ "Hot R&B Songs – March 14, 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved 10 March 2020 .^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay — March 7, 2020" . Billboard . Retrieved 3 March 2020 .^
^ "Mahalia debuts 'Borrowers' & announces her 'Never Change' EP" . Soulbounce.com . 6 November 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2019 .^ "Back up Plan - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "17 - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Silly Girl - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Mahalia - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Rollercoaster - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "I Remember - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Marry Me - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Independence Day - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Begin Again - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Sober - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ a b c d "British certifications – Mahalia" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 2 July 2023 .Type Mahalia in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter. ^ "Hold On (feat. Buddy) - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "No Pressure - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Proud of Me (feat. Little Simz) - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "No Reply - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Water - Single by Kojey Radical, Mahalia & Swindle" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "I Wish I Missed My Ex - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ a b "New Zealand single certifications – Ella Mai" . Radioscope. Retrieved 31 December 2024 .Type Ella Mai in the "Search:" field. ^ "Mahalia Takes Listeners On a Ride with 'Surprise Me' . Hot New Hip Hop . Retrieved 21 December 2019 .^ "Mahalia Talks Meeting Ed Sheeran & The Meaning Behind Her Single 'One Night Only' . MTV . Archived from the original on 23 January 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019 .^ "Do Not Disturb - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "Grateful - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 7 August 2019 .^ "Simmer (Nao Remix) [feat. Flohio] - Single by Mahalia" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ Kenneally, Cerys (23 August 2019). "Mahalia shares new track "Square 1" . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved 30 August 2019 . ^ "What You Did (feat. Ella Mai)" . Spotify . Retrieved 6 September 2019 .^ "Urban/UAC Future Releases" . allaccess.com . Mediabase . Archived from the original on 25 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020 .^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (17 July 2021). "Listen to Mahalia's soulful new single 'Whenever You're Ready' . NME . Retrieved 18 July 2023 . ^ Lavin, Will (3 October 2021). "Mahalia recruits AJ Tracey for new breakup single 'Roadside' . NME . Retrieved 18 July 2023 . ^ Lavin, Will (18 February 2022). "Listen to Mahalia's retrospective new single 'Letter To Ur Ex' . NME . Retrieved 18 July 2023 . ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (18 March 2022). "Mahalia has dropped her brand new single, 'Whatever Simon Says' . Dork . Retrieved 18 July 2023 . ^ "We the Generation (Deluxe Edition) by Rudimental" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "ZOO by Russ" . iTunes . Retrieved 10 August 2019 .^ "All I Need (With Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign)" . Spotify . 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020 .^ Energy (feat. Mahalia) , retrieved 3 March 2023 ^ Pretty (feat. Mahalia) by Col3trane , retrieved 27 September 2021 ^ No One But You (feat. Mahalia) by Justin Nozuka , retrieved 15 October 2021 ^ Daly, Rhian (6 December 2022). "RM – 'Indigo' review: BTS leader makes emphatic bid for timelessness with remarkable solo debut" . NME Archived from the original on 6 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022 . ^ "Brits critics' choice award won by Sam Fender" . The Guardian . Retrieved 7 December 2018 .^ "BBC Sound of 2019: Which rising stars have made the longlist?" . BBC . 10 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018 .^ "Ones To Watch 2019: Sam Fender, Ella Mai and Slowthai lead eclectic mix of artists into the new year" . Metro . 29 December 2018. Retrieved 29 December 2018 .^ "voting for mtv push: ones to watch 2019 is open!" . MTV . 14 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019 .^ "2021 GRAMMYs: Complete Nominees List" . GRAMMY.com . 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020 .^ "GRAMMY Award Results for Mahalia" . GRAMMY.com . 8 December 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020 .^ "Nominations for Brit Awards 2024 in full" . BBC . Retrieved 4 February 2025 .
External links
International National Artists
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