SINGER

M.I.A.

1975 - Today

Photo of M.I.A.

Icon of person M.I.A.

Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (Tamil: மாதங்கி 'மாயா' அருள்பிரகாசம்; born 18 July 1975), known professionally as M.I.A. (Tamil: எம்.ஐ.ஏ.; an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton"), is a British singer, rapper, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. M.I.A. is the 313th most popular singer (up from 1,507th in 2019), the 1,293rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,039th in 2019) and the 35th most popular British Singer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of M.I.A. by language

Loading...

Among SINGERS

Among singers, M.I.A. ranks 313 out of 4,381. Before her are Youssou N'Dour, Natalia Oreiro, The Singing Nun, Lucia Popp, Jennie, and Agnes Baltsa. After her are Frida Boccara, Rita Marley, Tarkan, Sarah Brightman, Anne-Marie David, and Sonny Bono.

Most Popular Singers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, M.I.A. ranks 22. Before her are Charles Michel, Pedro Pascal, Mel B, Will.i.am, Tobey Maguire, and Sean Lennon. After her are Shilpa Shetty, Jack White, Juninho Pernambucano, DJ Khaled, Denys Shmyhal, and Peter Pellegrini.

Others Born in 1975

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, M.I.A. ranks 1,293 out of 8,785. Before her are Erling Braut Håland (2000), Ruth Rendell (1930), Anabella Drummond (1350), William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800), Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury (1473), and Billy Boyd (1968). After her are Joseph Swan (1828), James Anderson (1680), Gareth Jones (1905), Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864), Louis Lucien Bonaparte (1813), and John of Eltham, Earl of Cornwall (1316).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among SINGERS In United Kingdom

Among singers born in United Kingdom, M.I.A. ranks 35. Before her are Rob Halford (1951), Van Morrison (1945), Mel B (1975), Eric Burdon (1941), Melanie C (1974), and Petula Clark (1932). After her are Sarah Brightman (1960), Rick Parfitt (1948), Boy George (1961), Dana Rosemary Scallon (1951), MF Doom (1971), and Liam Payne (1993).

British born Singers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous