Malina Moye Biography
Flipping a Fender Stratocaster upside-down, internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter/lefty guitarist Malina Moye has shared stages with a range of multi-platinum Grammy-Award-winning artists such as Prince, Kelis, and Jon B, to the last living blues legends such as Hubert Sumlin and David 'Honeyboy' Edwards, to name a few. With an electrifying stage show, Malina and her band deliver a fresh, intoxicating fusion of R&B, Rock and Soul. Moye was nominated for Los Angeles Music Award's "Best R&B Artist of the Year" and went on to win "Best R&B Video of the Year." An Alicia Keys with an electric guitar, Malina is the first African American left-handed, female guitarist to be included as an endorsee in the Fender Guitar club, amongst such notables as Eric Clapton and John Mayer. In January 2008, the songstress was featured in the UK documentary "Stratmaster: The Greatest Guitar Story Ever Told," and Blues and Soul Magazine touted Malina as having "...all the ingredients to shake the modern soul room."
After being on Sony's writing team for two years, Moye's WCE Records released her first R&B single "Girlfriend" in 2003 to great reviews and followed-up in 2004 with her second single "Alone," which was on the charts for 32 consecutive weeks. It peaked at no 9 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop charts and at number 27 on the hot 100. BET, Billboard Magazine and some of the country's biggest DJs have raved that Malina is "a ground-breaking artist" and "a soulful breath of fresh air."
Earlier this year Malina's humanitarian efforts reached out as an ambassador for HRH Prince Charles' Prince's Trust for which she donated her single "Hustler's Blues" to the Wilberforce 200 compilation CD in the company of Billy Ocean, Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals) with all proceeds going to the Trust and UNICEF.
Born into an acclaimed musical family, Moye has been singing, playing guitar, and songwriting since she was 9-years-old. At the age of 12, she hit the stage and began performing professionally as the lead singer in the accomplished family R&B group Les Moye Ice. With Malina in front of the band, the group went on to play over 1,000 club dates throughout the world.
With her cover-girl looks, Malina Moye continues to globally build a brand name, and simply put, she is here to stay.Her highly anticipated LP "Diamonds and Guitars" will be released in January 2009 on WCE Records/Universal. For more information, log onto www.malinamoye.com.