Malia (singer)

Malia (born 1978) is a singer from Malawi. She has released six albums to date.

Malia, Vienna 2007

Malia's mother is Malawian and her father is from the United Kingdom. She moved to London when she was a teenager. After finishing school, Malia pursued a career in music. She worked as a waitress while she organized a band to accompany her, singing ballads and jazz standards in bars and clubs around London. During a visit to New York City, she heard a pop-jazz track sung in French by vocalist Liane Foly that had been produced by Andre Manoukian. She contacted Manoukian to solicit his help and they set to work on her 2002 debut album, Yellow Daffodils. Though the release featured English lyrics, she gained recognition in France and Germany. Her subsequent releases, Echoes of Dreams (2004) and Young Bones (2007), found favor among jazz fans across Europe.[1]

In 2012, Malia released Black Orchid, in which she interpreted 13 songs associated with Nina Simone. Her 2014 album, Convergence, was a collaboration with Boris Blank from the electronic pop group Yello. In 2017, Malawi Blues/Njira, a joint project with the keyboardist Alex Wilson, was released. [2]

Discography
Year Album Peak positions
AUT
 FR
[3]		 GER SWI
[4]
2002 Yellow Daffodils 51 64 74  –
2004 Echoes of Dreams  – 100  –  –
2007 Young Bones  – 36  –  –
2012 Black Orchid  – 94 45 92
2014 Convergence
(credited to Malia / Boris Blank)		 39 107 24 12
2016 Malawi Blues / Njira
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References
  1. "Malia | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. "Malia | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. "Malia discography". lescharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. "Malia discography". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 February 2014.


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