Maria Alejandra Osorio (born December 1, 1993), better known by her stage name Maye (stylised in

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), is a Venezuelan-born American singer-songwriter. She is best known for her single "Tú" which was featured on

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's 2020 summer playlist.

Life

Maye was born in

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, and her family moved to

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when she was young. Her father is

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, a singer-songwriter who won a

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in 2004. 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.

Career

Maye was on the songwriting team of Aitana's song "

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", and was also part of the songwriting team of Aitana's debut album

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. 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. 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

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. Soon after, she released her second single, "Tú". The track has over 65 million streams on Spotify, and

listed it as one of his favorite songs of summer 2020. In 2020, she also released a cover of

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and

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's "

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" 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

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released Maye's

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performance. In January 2022, she released "Descifrar" before embarking as the opening act for the first leg of

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's ''CINEMA'' tour. She then released "Maybe Baby" in February. In 2023, she released the single "Kaleidoscope". She also released "Heridas pt. 2" with RØZ and "Mi Hogar" with

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later that year. In November, she opened for

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on tour. In 2024, she was featured on the song "Qué Bonito!" for

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's album ''En Otra Vida''. On April 4, 2025, Maye released "Yo Me Consiento", the first single of her upcoming debut album ''Música Para Abrir El Cielo''. On April 8, she announced her first U.S. tour to begin in July, stating “

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can also expect some special guests on tour that are very dear to me”. The album's second single "Peter Pan" was released on May 30.

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Songwriting credits

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maye Living people Latin pop singers American women singer-songwriters Venezuelan emigrants to the United States Spanish-language singers of the United States 1993 births