Mahalia (singer)

Not to be confused with Mahalia Barnes.

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.