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M.I.A.
Acting

M.I.A.
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1975-07-18,London, England, UK
Gender
Female
Biography
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam MBE (born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an acronym of "Missing in Acton"), is a British rapper, singer, record producer and activist. Her songs contain evocative political and social commentary regarding immigration, warfare and identity in a globalised world. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop and world music with eclectic instruments and samples. She started out as a visual artist, filmmaker and designer in 2000, and began her recording career in 2002. M.I.A.'s first two albums, Arular (2005) and Kala (2007), received widespread critical acclaim for their experimentation with hip hop and electronic fusion. The single "Paper Planes" from Kala reached number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sold over four million copies. Her third album Maya (2010) was preceded by the controversial single-short film "Born Free". Maya was her best-charting effort, reaching the top 10 on several charts. Her fourth studio album, Matangi (2013), included the single "Bad Girls", which won accolades at the MTV Video Music Awards. M.I.A. released her fifth studio album, AIM, in 2016. She scored her first Billboard Hot 100 number-one single as a featured artist on Travis Scott's "Franchise" (2020). M.I.A.'s accolades include two American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) awards and two MTV Video Music Awards. She is the first person of South Asian descent to be nominated for an Academy Award and Grammy Award in the same year. She was named one of the defining artists of the 2000s decade by Rolling Stone, and one of the 100 most influential people of 2009 by Time. Esquire ranked M.I.A. on its list of the 75 most influential people of the 21st century. According to Billboard, she was one of the "Top 50 Dance/Electronic Artists of the 2010s". M.I.A. was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for her services to music.

Filmography

FRANCHISE: The IMAX Experience

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FRANCHISE: The IMAX Experience
2020-09-24

6.4

Fyre Fraud
2019-01-14

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70

6

DJ Juice: The King is Back Mixtape Blend DVD Vol. 70
2009-07-06

The Trust Fall: Julian Assange

6

The Trust Fall: Julian Assange
2024-01-25

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.

7.649

Matangi / Maya / M.I.A.
2018-09-21

0

F10RIDA
2015-01-07

Artistry/Technology

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Artistry/Technology
2015-08-04

Offended by Irvine Welsh

6.5

Offended by Irvine Welsh
2020-11-17

Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba

9

Give Me Future: Major Lazer in Cuba
2017-01-21

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.322

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

8.6

The Grammys
1959-11-29

Real Time with Bill Maher

6

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

6.42

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

Later... with Jools Holland

5.9

Later... with Jools Holland
1992-10-09