Grammy Award Winning Artist Mýa, is celebrating 15 years in the entertainment industry as an internationally known, respected singer, songwriter, producer, dancer/ choreographer, designer, actress, activist and philanthropist. Washington, D.C.- native Mýa released her self-titled, double platinum, debut album, Mýa, in 1998. The album launched the then 18-year-old Mýa into the fabric of pop-culture. Mýa featured the massively successful singles “It’s All About Me,” “Movin On” and “My First Night With You” “Ghetto Superstar” & “Take Me There.” In 2000, Mýa released her second double platinum album, Fear of Flying. In May 2001, Mýa collaborated with Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, P!nk and Missy Elliot on a remake of LaBelle’s “Lady Marmalade”, which is featured in Baz Luhrman’s “Moulin Rouge.” Selling over 5.5 million copies, it became the most successful airplay-only single in history and won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration and went on to collect numerous awards. In 2003, Mýa released her third studio album, the critically acclaimed, Moodring, featuring the hit singles including “My Love Is Like Wo” “Fallen” and the club circuit favorite, “Whatever Bitch.” Moodring also featured “Everything or Nothing”, the theme song for the 2004 video game James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing in which Mýa was featured as a Bond Girl, and “Real Compared to What” the 2003 Coca-Cola theme song, for whom Mýa was a spokesperson.
In 2007, Mya made the decision to part ways with her label Motown/Universal due to the label’s international leak of her 4th completed album “Liberation.” She began her own independent label Planet 9, in which she executive produced, self engineered, self funded & released 6 different compilations shortly after. “Sugar & Spice” 2008 (Japan), “The Perfect Edition” double disc 2009 (Japan), the first R&B/Hip Hop mixtape titled “Beauty & the Streets” Vol 1 in 2010, and in her 7th studio project “K.I.S.S.” (Keep It Sexy & Simple) in Japan in 2011. In 2012, Mya released the world version of K.I.S.S. on iTunes including 19 songs and launched her music store on myamya.com in which physical autographed copies of can be ordered. In addition to becoming a finalist on Dancing With the Stars Season 9, her further work in television can be found on “NCIS” “1-800-Missing” (Canada), “Haunted” “Sister Sister.” Her filmography includes the world reknowned “Chicago” “Shall We Dance” “Havana Nights: Dirty Dancing II” “In Too Deep” “Heart Specialist” “Cursed” “Penthouse” “Love for Sale” “Metrosexual” and voiceovers for the MTV animated film “Mountain High.”
Mýa: Coolin
As a philanthropist, Mýa continues to devote her time and resources to various causes. From 1998 to 2001, she became the spokesperson for Secret to Self Esteem. In 2005, Mýa founded TMATF: The Mýa Arts & Tech Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing disadvantaged youth growth and opportunity through arts & technology education, where she serves as both executive director and teacher. Mýa is also an advocate of breast cancer as her mother is a 15 year survivor. She’s collaborated with the Lifetime Television Network in the Stop Breast Cancer for Life campaign, recording “My Bra” a song sold on iTunes donating 100% of proceeds to breast cancer research, participated in numerous Revlon Run/ Walks & Susan G. Komen & Habitat for Humanity charitable events. In 2007, from the Global AIDS fight, health & education with Africare, to aiding homeless LGBT youth via Skool’d, to advocating equality with the NOH8 campaign, Mya also ran the 26.2 mile NYC ING Marathon to raise funds for the world’s largest no-kill animal shelter & organization, North Shore Animal League America in 2011.
Mya has just completed her first sci-fi film in Los Angeles, CA & is currently in the recording studio producing her 8th studio
Mýa: Coolin Lyrics:
You were there, your smile, your fragrance,
My hand in yours, yours in mine
Free spirits connected in space between time
You make winter feel like summer in February
No sunset will ever be the same
I can still hear you, I can still smell you
I still feel you, If only I could see you
I hope you can hear me… I miss you
Roll down the window, drive through the canyon
Boy how’d ya’ get so cool as ice in February?
My favorite times in your passenger side
Your hand on my left thigh, in my ear callin’ me baby
I don’t care where we go (where we go)
Whether it’s fast or slow (fast or slow)
As long as I’m wit’ you I’ll be alright
Your love’s like summertime (summertime)
Yeah it feels like it… Can’t get any hotter
Kiss me like cherry wine (cherry wine)
Yeah it feels like it… Can’t get any sweeter
So don’t stop rockin’ me like ya’ doin’
Boy I love the way that we do it
Coolin’ (coolin’) Yeah we coolin’ (coolin’)
High up in the sky like we’re birds and planes
We don’t need champagne ’cause this shit is flame
Baby say my name I’m your sugar cane,
You’re my aspartame and I love it
You know nothin’ lasts forever, so make it last while we’re together
Give me life as sweet as splendor, and I’ll receive it all
I don’t care where we go (where we go)
Whether it’s fast or slow (fast or slow)
As long as I’m wit’ you I’ll be alright
Your love’s like summertime (summertime)
Yeah it feels like it… Can’t get any hotter
Kiss me like cherry wine (cherry wine)
Yeah it feels like it… Can’t get any sweeter
So don’t stop rockin’ me like ya’ doin’
Boy I love the way that we do it
Coolin’ (coolin’) Yeah we coolin’ (coolin’)
Coolin’ oh, Oh we’re coolin’ baby
(I don’t care where we go) I don’t care where we go
(Whether it’s fast or slow) fast or slow
(As long as I’m wit’ you I’ll be alright) I’ll be alright your love’s like
Your love’s like summertime (summertime)
Yeah it feels like it… Can’t get any hotter (Oooh yeah)
Kiss me like cherry wine (cherry wine)
Yeah it feels like it… (Feels like it) Can’t get any sweeter
So don’t stop rockin’ me like ya’ doin’
Boy I love the way that we do it
Coolin’ (coolin’) Yeah we coolin’ (coolin’)
Yeah we coolin’ baby… mmm
Coolin’… yeah we’re coolin’, coolin’
