Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam better
known by her stage name M.I.A., is a British recording artist,
songwriter, painter and director. The moniker "M.I.A." is both a play on
her own name and a reference to the abbreviation for Missing in Action.
Her compositions combine elements of electronic, dance, alternative,
hip hop and world music. Arulpragasam began her career in 2000 as a
visual artist, filmmaker and designer in west London before beginning
her recording career in 2002. Since rising to prominence in early 2004
for her singles "Sunshowers" and "Galang", charting in the UK and Canada
and reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales in the
US, she has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Grammy Awards and
the Mercury Prize.
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