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 Posted: Fri 05 Sep 2008 19:29 Post subject: singer Mya Harrison |
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Mưa Marie Harrison, professionally known as Mưa or Mưa Harrison, is an American grammy award winning R&B and pop, singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, choreographer, model, activist, and philanthropist who rose to fame during the late 1990s. Harrison is known for hits such as "It's All About Me", "The Best of Me", "Case of the Ex", a 2001 chart-topping version of "Lady Marmalade" (for which she won a Grammy Award), and "My Love Is Like...Wo", as well as appearances in films such as Chicago (2002) and Cursed (2005). She has achieved 8 Billboard Top 40 hit singles, 3 Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit singles, and 1 Billboard Hot 100 number one hit single thus far in her career.
Date of Birth
10 October 1978, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Birth Name
Mya Marie Harrison
Nickname
Ms. Caramel
Height
5' 5½" (1.66 m)
Trivia
Professional singer
Studied tap under Savion Glover of "Bring On Da Noise, Bring On Da Funk" and has performed at places such as the Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Smithsonian and the Shakespeare Theater.
Got her start as a tap dancer.
Recorded a new version of the Patti LaBelle hit "Lady Marmalade" along with Pink, Christina Aguilera and 'Kimberly 'Lil' Kim' Jones' for the Moulin Rouge! (2001) soundtrack.
Lost out on the female lead role in Light It Up (1999).
Born to an Italian mother and an African-American father
Is from the Washington, DC metropolitan area, the same Metro area as Sandra Bullock, Alan Heitz, Martin Lawrence, Dave Chappelle, Regina Hall and Dwayne Winstead.
Once tap-danced on stage with famous tap-dancer Gregory Hines.
Is a vegan.
Is a winner of Two MTV Video Music Awards and One Grammy Award.
Parents are Sherman and Theresa. Younger brothers are Chaz and Nijel.
She was named after Maya Angelou. |
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