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Mahalia (singer)

Mahalia
Mahalia performing at Boardmasters Festival in 2021
Mahalia performing at Boardmasters Festival in 2021
Background information
Birth nameMahalia Burkmar
Born (1998-05-01) 1 May 1998 (age 26)
OriginLeicester, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2015–present
LabelsAsylum
Websitewww.mahaliamusic.co.uk

Mahalia Burkmar (born 1 May 1998), known mononymously as Mahalia,[2] is a British singer, songwriter and actress.[3] Mahalia has released several EPs and three albums, Diary of Me (2016), Love and Compromise (2019) and IRL (2023). She also acted in the film Brotherhood (2016).[4] She had her breakthrough in 2017 with her performance of "Sober" for the YouTube channel Colors.[5] In 2018, she was ranked number one on YouTube's Ones to Watch list.[6]

  1. ^ "Neo-Soul 2020: 23 Contemporary Artists Pushing the Sound Forward". Okayplayer.com. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mahalia - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News". BBC. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. ^ Savage, Mark (9 April 2019). "Mahalia: Drunk-dialling her way to fame". BBC News.
  4. ^ O'Connor, Roisin (1 November 2016). "New music to listen to this week: Mahalia". The Independent. London. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  5. ^ Smyth, David (8 April 2019). "Mahalia: 'I was ready to quit music in 2017'". Standard.co.uk. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  6. ^ "YouTube: Mahalia tops its first ever Ones To Watch list". BBC News. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2021.

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