1. Malaya Tina Bandico Watson was born on September 24,1997 and is an American singer from Southfield, Michigan, who finished in eighth place on the thirteenth season of American Idol.
11 Facts About Malaya Watson
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Malaya Watson is an alumna of the Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit, where she sang in Singsation and Hasting Street.
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Malaya Watson is an alumna of the Michigan Opera Theatre Children's Chorus.
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Malaya Watson cites her two grandfathers and her father as her personal musical influences.
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Malaya Watson described her style in singing from Sly Stone and Beyonce.
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Malaya Watson sang "I Am Changing" as her farewell song.
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Malaya Watson sang the US national anthem at the Detroit Lions versus New Orleans Saints game at Ford Field in Detroit on October 19,2014.
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On December 4,2020, Malaya Watson released her debut EP, My Diary: The Prelude.
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Later that same year, Malaya Watson would appear on the Terrace Martin album Drones, contributing vocals to "Evil Eye" with rapper YG.
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Malaya Watson appeared on two tracks from Snoop Dogg's compilation Algorithm.
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In 2022, Malaya Watson was featured on the track "Joint 3" with Cisco Swank and Luke Titus, which was named by NPR as one of the year's best songs.