Maye (singer)

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Maye
Birth nameMaye Osorio
Born (1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 (age 30)
Caracas, Venezuela
Origin Miami, Florida, US
Genres
Years active2019-present
Labels Warner Chappell Music
Website www.mayeofficial.com

Maye Osorio (born December 1, 1993), better known by her stage name Maye, is a Venezuelan-born American singer-songwriter.

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Life

Maye was born in Caracas, and her family moved to Miami when she was young. Her father is Fernando Osorio, a singer-songwriter who won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song in 2004. [1] She first started writing songs when she was eight. Her first songs were in English, but her father encouraged her to write in Spanish as well. [2]

Career

Maye was on the songwriting team of Aitana's song "Nada Sale Mal", and was also part of the songwriting team of Aitana's debut album Spoiler. [3] [4] She and her father were also part of the songwriting effort behind Danny Ocean's song "Dime Tú", and she performed backing vocals as well. [5] [6]

In 2019, she released her first single, "My Love". The song features a switch in tempo at the chorus. This track helped her get her first deal with Warner Chappell Music. [7]

Soon after, she released her second single, "Tú". The track has over 65 million streams on Spotify, and Barack Obama listed it as one of his favorite songs of summer 2020. [8] In 2020, she also released a cover of J Balvin and Bad Bunny's "La Canción" as a single.

In 2021, she released the singles "Yours" and "Versos de Placer." As part of their celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, in September NPR Music released Maye's Tiny Desk Concert performance. [9] In January 2022, she released "Descifrar" before embarking as the opening act for the first leg of The Marias's CINEMA tour. [10] [11] She then released "Maybe Baby" in February.

In 2023, she released "Kaleidoscope". She also released "Heridas pt. 2" with RØZ and "Mi Hogar" with DannyLux later that year. In November, she opened for Faye Webster on tour. [12] [13] In 2024, she was featured on the song "Qué Bonito!" for Nella Rojas's album En Otra Via.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released, and name of the album
TitleYearAlbum
"Dare"
(Mr. Pauer featuring Ana Osorio and Maye Osorio)
2014Orange
"Nothing Will Be As It Was"
(Ricardo Bacelar featuring Maye)
2018Sebastiana
"Todo El Resto En Que No Estás"
(Fernando Osorio featuring Maye)
Siempre Comienza
"Roma"
(Rodriogo Solo featuring Maye)
EGO
"Azteca"
(Viniloversus featuring Maye)
2019VVV
"Water Your Garden"
(Magic City Hippies featuring Maye)
2021Water Your Garden
"Maybe Baby"
(Cheo featuring Maye)
2023Música Para Verse Bien
"Mi Hogar"
(DannyLux featuring Maye)
DLUX
"Qué Bonito!"
(Nella Rojas featuring Maye)
2024En Otra Via

Songwriting credits

List of songs written or co-written for other artists, showing year released and album name
TitleYearArtistAlbumRef.
"Passengers"2018 Miriam Rodríguez Cicatrices [14]
"Nada Sale Mal"2019 Aitana Spoiler [15]
"Dime Tú" Danny Ocean Non-album singles [16]
"Apocalipsis"2020 Isabela Merced The Better Half of Me [17]
"For Ya" Paloma Mami Sueños de Dalí [18]
"Bachatica"2021 Leslie Grace Non-album singles [19]

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