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Mónica Vives Orozco, more commonly known as Maía (born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1982) is a Colombian singer-songwriter.

Biography
Mónica Vives Orozco (Maía) is the only child of Rafael Vives and Mónica Orozco. She grew up in Prado Mar 15km from Barranquilla, the capital of the Atlántico Department on Colombia's Caribbean coast.

After finishing secondary education, Maía studied 5 semesters of mechanical engineering at The Universidad del Norte and a semester of risk engineering in Chicago before dedicating herself to her musical career.

In 1998 at the age of 16, Maía won the Colombia Suena Bien (English: Colombia Sounds Good) contest organised by Sony Music.

In 2003 at the age of 20, Maía released her first studio album El Baile de los Sueños which was distributed throughout Latin America, Spain and the United States of America. The tracks Niña Bonita and Se Me Acabó El Amor were released as singles.

In 2005 Maía released her second album Natural from which the track Ingenuidad was released as a single.

In January 2007, Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reported that Maía was dedicating herself to her third album which was promised to be a change of musical direction including collaborations with foreign artists. A third album was not released.

Maía continues to perform her material in Colombia. In addition to Spanish, her native tongue, Maía is also fluent in English and German.

Discography

 * El Baile de los Sueños, 2003.
 * Natural, 2005.