A tireless journey from a childhood spent in Hawaii to graduating from the Popular Music program at the USC Thornton School of Music set her on the road to realizing this ambition. Post-college, she linked up with powerhouse songwriter Ross Golan [Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande] and ubiquitous producer and songwriter J Kash [Maroon 5, Charlie Puth]. Signing to Friends With Pens (founded by Golan and Kash), she initially made waves with the independent single “Champagne Clouds.” Ryan Seacrest personally debuted the track on his KIIS FM “On Air With Ryan Seacrest” show and predicted, “You’re going to hear about Malia—a lot.” Taylor Swift championed it on her Apple Music and Spotify "Favorite Songs" playlists and it eventually generated 20 million-plus streams. The follow-up, “Little Victories,” leaped past the 3 million mark as she joined JoJo on the North American “Leaks, Covers, and Mixtapes” tour. Signed to Warner Records, Malia made her major label debut in 2020 with her debut EP, The Flip – featuring the triumphant hit single “Broke Boy,” the slinky Yung Baby Tate collaboration “Love Thing,” and the sleek Alesso co-write “Disrespectful” – garnering praise from Paper Magazine, Billboard, Flaunt, REVOLT, and many others. Now approaching 40 million total streams, Malia most recently unveiled her latest EP Heels In Hand, showcasing Civetz at her brash, real-talking best, singing honestly about love and life over tracks made for swaggering singalongs. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.