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M.I.A.
Mathangi Arulpragasam, known as Maya and professionally as M.I.A., is an English singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, and activist. Her music combines elements of alternative, dance, electronic, hip hop and world music with electronic instruments and samples. Born in London to Sri Lankan Tamil parents, M.I.A. and her family moved to Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka when she was six months old. As a child, she experienced displacement caused by the Sri Lankan Civil War, which made the family return to London as refugees when M.I.A. was 11 years old; the war had a defining influence on M.I.A.'s artistry. She started out as a visual artist, filmmaker and designer in 2000, and began her recording career in 2002. One of the first acts to come to public attention through the Internet, she saw early fame as an underground artist in early 2004 with her singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang". M.I.A.'s first two albums, Arular and Kala, received widespread critical acclaim for their fusion of hip hop, electronic, and world music influences. From Wikipedia (

Songs

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Paper Planes
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Bad Girls
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Time Traveller
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Borders E
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Paper Planes
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Albums

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MATA

2022
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/\/\ /\ Y /\

2010
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AIM (Deluxe)

2016
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Kala

2007
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Matangi

2013
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Arular

2005
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/\/\ /\ Y /\ (Deluxe Edition)

2010

Singles & EPs

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SAFE

Single • 2025
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The One

Single • 2022
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M.I.A.'s Sexodus Re-Loaded With War (feat. War Syntaire)

Single • 2015
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Armour

Single • 2025
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Up Inna (feat. BEAM, Cham & Alicai Harley)

Single • 2020
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Come Walk With Me

Single • 2013
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Beep

Single • 2022
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P. O. W. A

Single • 2017
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Popular

Single • 2022
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Matahdatah Scroll 01 "Broader Than A Border"

Single • 2015

Videos

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Paper Planes Closed Captioned

M.I.A. • 324M views
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Bring The Noize (Matangi Street Edition)

M.I.A. • 7M views
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Galang Closed Captioned, Clean Version

M.I.A. • 10M views
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Bad Girls

M.I.A. • 72M views
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Paper Planes (Diplo street remix) (feat. Rich Boy & Bun B)

M.I.A. • 5.7M views
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Sunshowers Closed Captioned

M.I.A. • 5M views
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Borders

M.I.A. • 31M views
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Bucky Done Gun Closed Captioned

M.I.A. • 17M views

Live performances

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MIA Boyz in Columbus

M.I.A. • 21K views
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M.I.A. SEXODUS BOOMTOWN

M.I.A. • 93K views
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Bamboo Banga

M.I.A. • 447K views
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Paper Planes

M.I.A. • 424K views

Featured on

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Coachella: 20 Years in the Desert

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Shout-Out Party Hits

Playlist • YouTube Music
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'00s Pop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Something in The Water 2023: The Lineup

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Coachella: Hip Hop

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Women's History Month

Playlist • YouTube Music
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It Was A Good Day

Playlist • YouTube Music
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By Her, For Her

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Indie Sleaze

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Indie Disco

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by M.I.A.

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Official Videos

Playlist • M.I.A. • 328K views
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Official Music Videos

Playlist • M.I.A. • 60K views
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+ OHMNI MUSIC -

Playlist • M.I.A. • 562 views

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