M.I.A.
Photo: Interscope Records · CC BY-SA 4.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
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About
A British Tamil rapper, producer and visual artist whose genre-collapsing records brought global-south sounds and diaspora politics into Western pop.
Where they’re from
Born in London to Sri Lankan Tamil parents; spent part of her childhood in Sri Lanka before returning to London.
Biography compiled from publicly available information. It is a short summary, not an authorised statement from the artist or their team. The photograph is a freely-licensed image from Wikimedia Commons, credited above.
Music
Top 3 songs
- 1Paper Planes2007
- 2Bad Girls2012
- 3Borders2015
Releases
MATA
Album · 2022
Kala
Album · 2007
Arular
Album · 2005
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