M.I.A.
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M.I.A. is a British singer and rapper born in 1975 known for blending diverse musical styles and provocative artistic statements. Her work has significantly influenced contemporary pop and hip-hop music while sparking widespread cultural and political discussion.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1975-07-18
- Works
- 1
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- Paper Planes
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- Listeners
- 3,400,546
- Total plays
- 104,068,645
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There are five known artists under this name: 1. Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam also known as M.I.A., (born 18 July 1975 in Hounslow, London, U.K.) is a British artist of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. As a baby she moved with her family to their native Sri Lanka, where her father became increasingly politically active in militant activities. As the Civil War escalated the rest of the family was forced to flee as refugees, first to India and then the UK. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/M.I.A.">Rea
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Mathangi Arulpragasam (Tamil: மாதங்கி அருள்பிரகாசம்; born 18 July 1975), known as Maya and professionally as M.I.A. (Tamil: எம்.ஐ.ஏ.; an initialism for both "Missing in action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and activist. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop and world music with electronic instruments and samples.
Born in London to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, M.I.A. and her family moved to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka when she was six months old. As a child, she experienced displacement caused by the Sri Lankan Civil War, which made the family return to London as refugees when M.I.A. was 11 years old; the war had a defining influence on M.I.A.'s artistry. She started as a visual artist, filmmaker and designer in 2000, and began her recording career in 2002. One of the first acts to come to public attention through the Internet, she saw early fame as an underground artist in early 2004 with her singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang".
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1975 births21st-century British rappers21st-century English singer-songwriters21st-century English women singers21st-century women rappersAlternative dance musiciansAlternative hip-hop musiciansAlumni of Central Saint MartinsAlumni of Holy Family Convent, JaffnaAnti-consumeristsBritish Asian musiciansBritish Asian rappers