3. Background
Her real name is Maya Arulpragasam
The stage name is both a play on her name and also an
abbreviation on missing in action
She was born in Hounslow, London but she is Tamil Sri
Lankan
Born 17th July 1977
5. Breaking Through
She started out by recording her music at home producing
a six song demo tape using a four track tape machine
After this in 2003, the independent label ‘Showbiz
Records’ pressed 500 vinyl singles of ‘Galang’
She became an underground sensation through the rise in
popularity of ‘Galang’ and ‘Sunshowers’ in dance clubs
and fashion shows also through file sharing and college
radio airplay
She began uploading her own music onto Myspace in
June 2004 and was eventually signed to XL Records on
mid June 2004
