Malaya Watson

ABOUT MALAYA WATSON

Singer and reality television contestant best known as a season thirteen finalist of American Idol. She is managed by Alexis Wilson.

As a child, she participated in both the Michigan Opera Theatre's Children's Chorus and the Mosaic Youth Theater of Detroit.

Her digitally-released singles (covers) include "When I Was Your Man." She performed at a live music venue called SOBs in New York in 2022.

She was born in Michigan to a guitarist father and a Filipina nurse mother.

She performed Aretha Franklin 's hit song, "Ain't No Way," for her American Idol audition.