Mahalia Burkmar (born May 1, 1998), better known by her stage name Mahalia, is a British singer-songwriter and actress hailing from Leicester, England.

Having grown up in a world filled with music with her parents and surroundings, Mahalia knew at just age 6 that she wanted to be a musician. At just age 13, Mahalia was signed with Asylum Records, under the same record company which her inspiration Ed Sheeran was signed. The two of them had met and bonded previously and eventually, Mahalia went on to open for him during a few shows.

Mahalia has been putting music out since 2012, when she released her debut EP, Head Space This EP was followed by another EP in 2015, Never Change, as well as a long project in 2016, Diary of Me.

Despite her quick rise in the music industry, Mahalia felt stuck and unable to feel fulfilled from what she was putting out. It wasn’t until she performed her non-album 2017 single “Sober” on COLORS did she seem truly grasp people’s attention. SInce then, Mahalia has been garnering more and more fans and getting the true recognition she deserved. Preceded with a few more non-album drops, as well as the first (although, at the time, unknown) single off of her debut album, “I Wish I Missed My Ex,” Mahalia dropped another EP, Seasons in late 2018.

Come early 2019, Mahalia went on to drop “Do Not Disturb,” and “Grateful.” By this point, Mahalia had officially secured her spot in the R&B world. In June, 2019, Mahalia announced her debut album Love and Compromise, which dropped September 6th, 2019.

In November 2020, Mahalia received her first GRAMMY Award nomination for “All I Need,” her May 2020 collaboration with Jacob Collier and Ty Dolla $ign.