See singer Mya's career in the spotlight from the 1990s to today

R&B singer Mýa rose to fame in the late 1990s. She's best known for her 2001 contribution to the cover of "Lady Marmalade" with Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim and P!nk, as well as the hit singles "Case of the Ex" and "My Love is Like... Wo."

See her life in the spotlight, starting with her performance onstage during the 2026 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026, in Los Angeles.

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Mýa attends the 2025 BET Awards at Peacock Theater on June 9, 2025, in Los Angeles.

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Mýa attends the 2026 Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 12, 2026, in Los Angeles.

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Mýa attends the 2026 Essence Black Women In Hollywood Awards

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Mýa speaks onstage during the 2024 Essence Festival Of Culture at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 7, 2024, in New Orleans.

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Mýa attends AIDS Walk Atlanta 2023 on Sept. 23, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Mýa performs onstage at AIDS Walk Atlanta 2023 on Sept. 23, 2023 in Atlanta.

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Mýa attends the world premiere of "Eating Our Way To Extinction" at Wisdome LA on Sept. 14, 2021, in Los Angeles.

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Mýa performs at the 25th annual BET (Black Entertainment Television) Awards, in Los Angeles on June 9, 2025.

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Singer Mýa arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, on Feb. 13, 2011.

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Mýa sings "Lady Marmalade" from the film "Moulin Rouge" as she performs at the 2001 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles on June 2, 2001. Mya and fellow singers Christina Aguilera, Pink and Lil' Kim are featured on the song.

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Singer Mýa poses with her Grammy Award for best pop collaboration with vocals at the 44th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, on Feb. 27, 2002. Mya teamed with singers Pink, Christina Aguilera and Lil' Kim to win for the song "Lady Marmalade" from the movie soundtrack "Moulin Rouge."

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Singer Mýa performs during the Lilith Fair concert at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, July 17, 1999.

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Singer Mýa arrives at the Shrine Auditorium Feb. 24 for the 1999 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. The 41st Grammy Awards have attracted musicians from around the world as they gather to honor the best in their industry.

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Mýa collects the best international single award for "Ghetto Supastar" at the 1998 MOBO Awards in London, on Oct. 14, 1998.

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Mýa’s evolution, from ’90s hitmaker to present day