Ella Mai

Ella Mai

Ella Mai Howell was born on 3 November 1994 to a Jamaican mother and an Irish father in London. She auditioned as part of a trio on the 11th season of The X Factor. She was discovered on social media by American record producer Mustard and signed with his record label, 10 Summers Records.

About Ella Mai in brief

Summary Ella MaiElla Mai Howell was born on 3 November 1994 to a Jamaican mother and an Irish father in London. Her singing career began at the British and Irish Modern Music Institute in London in 2014. She auditioned as part of a trio on the 11th season of The X Factor. In 2015, she uploaded a four-track solo EP of originals to SoundCloud titled Troubled. She was discovered on social media by American record producer Mustard and signed with his record label, 10 Summers Records. Her self-titled debut studio album was released in October 2018 and featured the singles \”Boo’d Up\” and \”Trip\”, which were released on 20 February 2018 and 3 August 2018, respectively.

At the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, she won three awards, including the award for Top R&B Artist. In 2019, she was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Song of the Year and Best R &B Song, winning for the latter, as well as Mai herself being nominated for British Breakthrough Act at the 2019 Brit Awards. On 22 October 2018, Mai announced her debut tour set to begin in January 2019. In November, she made two guest appearances on JID’s album Dicapiro along with 6LACK and Meek Mill.