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Famous as :

R&B singer

Birth Name :

Mya Marie Harrison

Birth Date :

October 10, 1979

Birth Place :

Washington, DC, USA

Claim to fame :

Single "Case of the Ex" (2000)

Biography


Mya Marie Harrison was born on October 10, 1979 in Washington, D.C. to an accountant mother named Theresa and a musician father named Sherman Harrison. From her mother's side, she inherits the Italian blood while from her father's she owns the African American heritage plus the artistic blood. After she was born, two other boys named Chaz and Nijel were also born to the family. As a child, Mya took interest in art, mainly dancing. She also took course in playing violin and singing but dancing took most of her time. Before she emerged as a teen, she had joined a dancing group called 'Tappers With Attitude' which gave her the experience of performing. Upon leaving the group, she traveled to New York to study dance theater in Harlem. The jolly teen attracted the attention of Broadway choreographer, Savion Glover, that she quickly became his favorite student. Mya would later on got the first job that she liked and good at, dance instructor.

Discography


2009 : Beauty & The Streets Vol.1
2009 : New Release
2008 : Liberation
2008 : Sugar & Spice
2003 : Moodring
2000 : Fear of Flying
1998 : Mya

Filmography


2008 : Love for Sale
2008 : Penthouse
2008 : Cover
2007 : The Metrosexual
2006 : Swap Meet
2006 : Ways of the Flesh
2005 : Cursed
2004 : Shall We Dance?

Picture Gallery


Mya at 3rd Annual North Shore Animal League America's DogCatemy Celebrity Gala - Arrivals
Mya at Out 100 Awards – Arrivals
Mya at Out 100 Awards – Arrivals
Mya at Louis Vuitton LOVE party for Oxfam America, hosted by Scarlett Johansson - May 3, 2007
 
 

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