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  3. Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam was born on 18 July 1975, [9] in Hounslow, London, the daughter of Arul Pragasam, [10] a Sri Lankan Tamil engineer, writer, and activist, and his wife, Kala, a seamstress. Her first name is derived from the Hindu goddess, Matangi. [11]

  4. May 3, 2024 · M.I.A. (born July 18, 1975, London, England) is a British-born Sri Lankan rapper who achieved global fame with politically charged dance music. Although Arulpragasam was born in London, she spent much of her childhood in northern Sri Lanka.

  5. Feb 7, 2008 · Date of Birth: 18 July, 1975. Ethnicity: Tamil Sri Lankan. M.I.A. is a British rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, visual artist, director, model, photographer, and activist. She came to prominence through music file sharing over the internet in 2004.

  6. Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam, better known as M.I.A., is a British rapper, singer-songwriter, and producer of Sri Lankan Tamil descent. Starting her career as a visual artist, she got into documentary filmmaking and fashion designing before she started a career in music.

  7. Sep 30, 2018 · M.I.A.: It never sort of existed before, where a musician comes from where they come from, and becomes a pop star in that timeline within 15 years of landing as a refugee.

  8. SHOW ALL QUESTIONS. Mathangi " Maya " Arulpragasam MBE ( Tamil: மாயா; born 18 July 1975), known by her stage name M.I.A. (an initialism for both "Missing in Action" and "Missing in Acton "), is a British rapper, record producer, and singer.

  9. Nov 5, 2013 · It's a trait she may have inherited from her father, a one-time revolutionary in her home country of Sri Lanka, where Tamils — the ethnic minority to which her family belongs — clashed with the...