The album earned Mýa two Soul Train Music Award nominations for Best R&B/Soul or Rap New Artist and Best R&B/Soul Album – Female and a NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding New Artist. 28 on both the Hot 100 and the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A third single, "My First Night with You" peaked at No. 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart respectively. The album's second single "Movin' On", featured No Limit rapper Silkk Tha Shocker and peaked at No. The album sold 1.4 million copies in the United States and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America 1 October 1998 denoting shipments to US retailers of over 1,000,000 units. Her eponymous debut album was released 21 April 1998 in the United States and reached No. The single received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America 4 June 1998. 2 on R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart respectively. Her debut single, "It's All About Me" featuring fellow R&B singer Sisqó, was released 14 February 1998. The album featured production and collaborations from noteworthy hit-makers such as Missy Elliott, Babyface, Diane Warren, Dru Hill, Darryl Pearson, and Silkk Tha Shocker and spawned three successful singles. After graduating high school at sixteen, Mýa took a few classes at the University of Maryland, College Park, but the teenager's primary focus was on the recording studio.Īfter signing with Interscope, Mýa spent the next two years recording and completing her debut studio album. When he realized that his daughter was serious about a career in music, Mýa's father began shopping around with her demo tape, eventually catching the interest of University Music president and CEO Haqq Islam. By age fifteen, Mýa's musical side took over and her professional-musician father helped her perfect her vocal abilities. She also began teaching a children's hip-hop and jazz dance class in Camp Springs. Learning steps from music videos landed her a stint from 1996 until 1998 as a hip-hop dancer for BET's "Teen Summit". Glover later chose Mýa for a solo spot in a dance performance at the Kennedy Center.ĭuring her childhood, Mýa sometimes had to endure insensitive comments about her ethnic background, but her accomplishments as a dancer helped her make the transition into adolescence and deal with its peer pressure.Īs a popular performer, she would later draw from her experiences to speak to girls' groups as part of the Secret of Self-Esteem program for adolescents, addressing issues such as body image, peer pressure, and gender stereotypes. Her tap-dancing skills led to an opportunity to study with one of the best-known tap dancers in the country, Savion Glover of the Dance Theater of Harlem, when he came to Washington DC for a workshop. Although she lost interest for several years, her interest waned at about age ten, but at age twelve, it was rekindled.
Mýa started ballet lessons in 1982 when she was only two and jazz and tap when she was four.
Mýa took violin lessons throughout her childhood, but dancing was her primary after-school activity. As a child, she imitated Michael Jackson in her mother's high-heeled boots, using a spoon as a make-believe microphone. in Maryland with her two younger brothers Chaz and Nijel. Her father Sherman was a musician and singer her mother Theresa worked as an accountant. Mýa Harrison, a native of Washington, D.C., is one of three children. 2.3 Moodring, Liberation, and Sugar & Spice.2.2 Mýa, Fear of Flying, and Lady Marmalade.
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