Mya Harrison
Mya Marie Harrison is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. She was born into a musical family and signed with Interscope Records in 1998 and released her eponymous debut album the same year.
How Old Is Mya Harrison? Family Background & Early Life!
Mya Harrison was born on October 10, 1979, in Washington DC in the United States of America. As of early 2021, the Moodring singer is 42 years old.
Her full name is Mýa Marie Harrison. She is professionally just called Mya. She was a daughter out of three to her father Sherman Harrison and mother Theresa Harrison.
Her father is American while her mother is Italian American. Her father was a musician while her mother was an accountant. She was interested in playing the violin from a very early age and she also took some dance cla s ses then.
She took ballet cla s ses and jazz and tap only when she was just 4. After she got graduated at the age of 16 she started taking cla s ses at the University of Maryland, College Park. During her childhood, she had to go through bullies in her school who commented on her multi-linguistic family and about her ethnicity which she recalled later in one of her interviews.
Harrison belongs to American nationality and regarding her ethnicity, she is Afro-American.
Mya Harrison's Career and Wiki
Harrison's debut album with Interscope Records got released in April 1998 and sold over 1 million copies in the U.S producing the gold-certified top ten single "It's All About Me" featuring Sisqo. Later her second studio album, platinum-selling “Fear of Flying,” got released in early 2000 and became worldwide, with the single "Case of the Ex" becoming Mýa's breakthrough hit.
Her third studio album, “Moodring,” was released in July 2003 stateside and certified Gold by the RIAA. Also a minor success in international music markets, it nevertheless produced 2 singles, including the Top 20 hit "My Love Is Like...Wo.” Mýa's delayed fourth studio album, “Liberation” (2007), received a download release in Japan only and led to her 2008 Japan-exclusive album “Sugar & Spice.”
In 2009, Harrison released her first official mixtape on her own independent label Planet 9 and Young Empire Music Group entitled “Beauty & The Streets Vol.1.”.She has a nice and knowing voice although critics call it a thin one.
She has also registered her name in Songwriting and producing. She writes sexually driven lyrics. She was influenced by Madonna or Michael Jackson in starting. The best of all she has claimed a Grammy Award for her talent in “Lady Marmalade”.
She also won Screen Actors Guild. She is also a Philanthropist. She also worked as a Spokesperson for Secret to Self Esteem. Further, she also established the Mya Arts and Tech Foundation dedicated to unfortunate youth.
Mya Harrison's Net worth, And Major Source of Income
Mya Harrison's estimated net worth is $4 million USD as of 2022 according to Celebrity Net Worth. She has not yet revealed her salary but she is expected to have a salary enough to live a casual and happy life.
Harrison made $1.285 million from her album Fear of Flying, in 2001. In 2003, Harrison collected over $611 K from her album Moodring. Her other album-sales earnings include:
1) Mya (1998)- $1.4 million
2) Liberation (2007)- $113,000
3) Sugar & Spice (2008)- $16700
4) K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple) (2011)- $8,500
Mya Harrison's Child, Family, Married, Husband
Harrison has gone through several dating relationships to this date. Her first relationship was with Silk The Shocker. They dated each other since 1996 however it could not last more than four years as they separated in 2000.
After five years of the gap, she was seen with Game but soon they broke up. Soon after that, she was seen with Larry Johnson a few times. In 2012, she was romantically linked with DeSean Jackson but after a year they parted their ways.
She has also a brief relationship with Gucci Manne, Jay Z, and Cameron. However, non of her relationship last forever. Currently, she is enjoying her life single.
Height & Other Facts
Mya Harrison is 1.64 m tall and she weighs about 58 kg. Her nationality is American & is of white ethnicity. Her body figure is 34-24-36. Her zodiac sign is Libra. Her neck size is 7.6 and her shoe size is 9.