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Mya
Harrison, 10 October 1979,
Washington, DC, USA. Growing up in
suburban Maryland, Harrison took up
tap-dancing and ballet as a child.
She appeared with the TWA (Tappers
With Attitude) troupe, and went to
New York to study with choreographer
Savion Glover (best known for the
Broadway hit
Bring In 'Da Noise,
Bring In 'Da Funk) in a
residency with the Dance Theater Of
Harlem. By the mid-90s, Mya had
started to concentrate on her other
great love, music. Her father was a
professional R&B musician, and
recorded demo tapes of his daughter
singing. He played one tape to Haqq
Islam of University Music, who made
the unprecedented move of coming to
the family home to hear the 16-year
old prodigy sing. Signed to
Interscope Records, Mya spent the
next two years recording her debut
album in New York, Philadelphia and
Atlanta with notable contributors
including labelmates
Dru Hill,
Missy
"Misdemeanor" Elliott,
Babyface,
Darryl Pearson and
Diane
Warren. Released in April
1998,
Mya
was a mature urban R&B collection
built around the singer's assured
vocals and reflective lyrics. "It's
All About Me" featured
Sisqo
of Dru Hill, and climbed to US
number 6 in May...>>>
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Mya
maintained her high profile with
appearances on
Pras'
hit single "Ghetto Supastar (That Is
What You Are)", taken from the
soundtrack to the Warren Beatty
movie
Bulworth. In
September, her album climbed to a US
chart peak of 29, and "Movin' On",
featuring
No Limit Records'
star
Silkk The
Shocker, reached number 34 on
the Hot 100 singles chart. "Take Me
There", a collaboration with
BLACKstreet,
Ma$e and Blinky
Blink taken from the
Rugrats
soundtrack, reached number 14 in
January 1999. The subsequent
Babyface/Diane Warren collaboration,
"My First Night With You",
surprisingly failed to break into
the US Top 50. Mya subsequently
retreated to the studio to work on
her sophomore set,
Fear Of
Flying, which featured the
US Top 5 hit "Case Of The Ex (Whatcha
Gonna Do)".
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