Mia Khalifa is an American porn actress originally from Lebanon, blogger, and sports commentator. Recognized as the best actress in the porn industry in 2016.
Childhood and youth
The girl was born in Beirut on February 10, 1993. Mia's parents are Maronite Catholics. At home, the girl attended a French school, where she began learning English. When Khalifa was 7 years old, the family moved to the United States, to Montgomery, Maryland. At school, Mia was persecuted by her peers based on her nationality. Persecution intensified after the 2001 terrorist attack.
The father of the future screen star supports conservatives in the United States, and at home was a supporter of the Lebanese Forces party. Mia was sent to study at Northwest High School in her new place. After school, Mia entered the University of Texas to study art history and graduated with a bachelor's degree.
Movies
After graduation, Mia went to work at the Whataburger fast food cafeteria. One of the clients, noticing a pretty girl Arabic appearance, suggested trying to make films in the porn genre. Mia agreed. In October 2014, the girl made her debut on the adult entertainment portal Pornhub, where her ratings skyrocketed in two months. The girl pushed famous model site and took first positions.
Shortly after starting her career in the porn industry, a conflict arose in Mia Khalifa's family. The girl's parents disowned her because of her daughter's new job. They consider Mia's activities to be the result of moving to a country with an alien culture.
In percentage terms, the number of views of videos featuring Mia Khalifa during the first month of broadcasting increased 2,000 times. In 2015, the main requests came from Libya, Iran, Syria, and Jordan. In the same year, the girl took fifth place in the ranking of the most famous porn stars in the world, and a year later an advertisement appeared, which was created using Khalifa’s glasses, which indicates the recognition of the celebrity’s image.
The actress is short (157 cm), has an average weight (55 kg) and size 5 breasts. Mia wants to be like American actress and an Armenian-born model and Colombian film star.
Mia has tattoos on her body that represent phrases from the Lebanese anthem and from the provisions of the Lebanese conservative party. In 2012, after the terrorist attack in Beirut, during which Mia’s compatriots and representatives of the Lebanese Forces party were killed, the girl, as a sign of solidarity with her parents, got a tattoo on her body in the form of the organization’s symbol. Mia often shows these drawings to fans in photos in in social networks.
Mia is a Christian, but often the girl performs in Muslim clothes, thereby incurring the wrath of the people of the Middle East. The actress starred in provocative films for Bang Bros, “porn in a hijab”, “porn with a Muslim woman,” which then caused outrage among Eastern users of Internet resources. The media has already dubbed her a Muslim porn actress.
The actress's defiant behavior did not go unnoticed by Islamic fundamentalists. On Mia's pages "Twitter" And "Instagram" Many users from the Middle East left angry comments. There was a photo on the Internet, altered using Photoshop, which depicted how the executioner of an Islamic group was holding a girl by the throat, intending to execute her. Mia was surprised that she was threatened by ISIS (a banned terrorist organization in the Russian Federation). She was perplexed by such interest in herself and the fact that there were no more problems in the Middle East other than discussing her work.
The actress does not understand why the actions of a Christian woman, who lived most of her life in the United States, cause such indignation among Muslims. And about films in which a porn actress plays in a hijab, Mia speaks of them as satire. The girl draws viewers' attention to Hollywood films showing Muslims in an unflattering manner.
In 2015, the actress entered into a contract with Bang Bros, but soon terminated it. At the beginning of 2016, the girl no longer acted in films, but worked only as a blogger. The girl evaluates her activities in the porn industry as a period of her biography related to youthful rebellion.
In 2016, a petition “Make Mia Khalifa ambassador to Saudi Arabia” appeared on the Internet, which called for sending a girl to serve as ambassador to Saudi Arabia in 2017. Saudi Arabia. The creators of the petition argued the request by saying that Mia has the gift of uniting people of different political views.
At the beginning of 2017, Mia was recognized as the most famous actress 2016, although at that time she had already stopped acting in films. After finishing her career in the porn industry, Khalifa began working as an accountant and paralegal, although she previously stated that she would become a historian. Among her new projects are sports programs, where she acts as a commentator.
Personal life
In 2011, Mia got married. Her husband is an American, originally from Texas. The young man studied with the girl. The couple moved to live in Miami, but in 2014, disagreements began between husband and wife, and two years later they divorced. Mia currently lives in Texas.
Mia Khalifa now
Now the basketball show Out of Bounds is being released with the participation of Mia Khalifa, where the porn actress became the co-host former player NBA Gilbert Arenas. On air, stars comment on various sporting events. Mia also posts videos of her own workouts. The former porn star claims that she loves basketball to such an extent that she is ready to train even at home. Khalifa shows her love for this sport by appearing in photos on Instagram wearing T-shirts and caps with attributes sports teams. Mia Khalifa successfully advertises bookmakers. The former porn star's popularity allowed her to create her own emoji on Snapchat.
In 2018, the number of projects with the participation of Mia Khalifa increased by one more. The girl became the host of the show “Meme Academy,” where she talks about popular memes and conducts classes on creating original pictures and competitions for viewers of the iFunny portal, where her program is broadcast.
In the spring of 2018, Mia Khalifa stood up for the goalkeeper of the British football team Liverpool, because of whose gross violations the English lost to the Spanish Real Madrid in the Champions League final. In the comments to his photo, the girl called the football player a “prize.” The message of the former porn star became a new reason for jokes from subscribers of the Benchwarmers portal account. Earlier, the actress supported Boston forward Jayson Tatum with a congratulatory post on her own Instagram.
And another NBA player Gilbert Arinas posted his correspondence with Khalifa for public viewing. The girl offered the athlete a dinner together in a Los Angeles restaurant, which he refused. With such a post with caustic comments, the athlete took revenge on Khalifa for his colleagues - basketball player Wislon Cantreras, football players Duke Williams and Chad Kelly, correspondence with whom Mia repeatedly posted on her personal profiles. Young people offered the girl dates, but she pointedly neglected them.
Singer Mia (English Mia) is the star for whom creativity speaks more than her name or stage image. Many people are unlikely to be able to name the color of her hair, but they will definitely remember at least one single. Now Mia symbolizes Indian images in international music. At the same time, the genres in which she works are completely non-folk - trip-hop, electronics, hip-hop, R’n’B. Mia is a singer, actress, director, producer.
- Real name: Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam
- Date of birth: 07/18/1975
- Zodiac sign: Cancer
- Height: 166 centimeters
- Weight: 68 kilograms
- Waist and hips: 66 and 93 centimeters
- Shoe size: 37 (EUR)
- Eye and hair color: Brown, brunette.
Mia was born in Great Britain. When the girl was six months old, her family moved to India to their historical homeland in the north of Sri Lanka. Her parents were activists in the Tamil movement, so the star’s childhood was spent under liberation revolutions and political motives.
The girl's full name sounds like Mathangi Arulpragasam. They named her so in honor of the tantric goddess.
Mia's childhood was more reminiscent of a political drama than happy memories. Their family was persecuted, lived in poverty and moved frequently. But good things also happened - the girl studied at a Catholic school, where she was instilled with a love of art and drawing.
Long wanderings around the country forced Mia's parents to return with their three children to London as refugees. So in 1986 the girl ended up in the UK again.
First steps to art
U Mia biography not the simplest. Family relationships were disrupted due to the father remaining in Sri Lanka. Mia really missed his upbringing, but she understood that his activities were very important for the country. Whenever possible, they got in touch, and in the future he influenced some aspects in the girl’s work.
Mia only began to study at the age of eleven English language. At the same time, she actively studied art. This led to her obtaining a degree in 2000. visual arts, cinema and video.
While still in college, she began making films and various videos, filled with conceptuality. And in 2001, Mia even organized her own art exhibition, where the main motive was the revolution in Sri Lanka.
The exhibition of her works was so successful that the girl released a graphic book, which she briefly called MIA. One of the first buyers of this book was the famous British actor- Jude Law.
Music is another way to express art
From the very moment she moved to the UK, the girl was surrounded by contemporary music. Various styles and destinations have enveloped London at all times. Therefore, it is not surprising that such creative person One day I decided to take up music. But our heroine became a singer Mia only in 2001.
At first these were modest steps with performances as an opening act for local performers. But the girl was looking for herself and her style, so it’s not surprising that at first she was so unsure on stage.
At the same time, Maya's stage name appeared - MIA, which stands for "Missing In Acton" (Missing in Action). She was prompted to take this name by her cousin, who disappeared in Sri Lanka during the liberation battles taking place there. The girl knew him well, they were the same age, they studied together, and now her cousin is considered missing.
Mia's real popularity came to her in 2004, when her hits “Sunshowers” and “Galang” literally blew up the Internet with their wild mixtures of all kinds of styles, including beautiful Indian motifs. Incredible success These songs made Mia a sensation in the world of music.
She immediately signed a contract with a major record label.
Blow up the charts
Since 2004, singer Mia has been steadily releasing singles and albums. Each of her works immediately receives well-deserved attention and places of honor in various charts.
The girl has several Grammys and other major music awards in her treasury.
Her single "Paper Planes" was featured on the soundtracks of several films, including the Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire. And the “Born Free” video became banned on many popular resources due to scenes of violence.
Mia managed to work with various famous performers- for example, Madonna, Diplo, Bjork, Timbaland and many others.
She does not create her works under the concept of sweet love songs. Her music is imbued with action, politics and harsh themes that touch on many aspects of life. Mia, with her creativity, fully proves that she is the daughter of her parents. Only everyone has their own ways of fighting for freedom.
Don't stop there
Now the biography of singer Mia interests millions of people around the world. The girl’s personal life was quite successful - she has a beloved man and a son.
Despite the fact that Mia has dyslexia, she actively performs on stage and is not shy about talking about her illness.
Her energy, talent and wild mixture of cultures turns her music into stunning tracks that are heard in different places around the world. Mia continues to create and is going to continue to delight her fans with great music.
At the beginning of their career, the group defined the style of their music as “Mellow-Listening-Sound-S capes”, light melodies and sung Loops were perfectly combined with powerful guitar sounds and emotional lyrics. After the success associated with the appearance large number electro-punk remixes of the song Factory City, the group began to classify their work as electro-punk, by which they meant the presence of a tougher... Read all
At the beginning of their career, the group defined the style of their music as “Mellow-Listening-Sound-S capes”, light melodies and sung Loops were perfectly combined with powerful guitar sounds and emotional lyrics. After the success of a large number of electro-punk remixes of the song Factory City, the group began to classify their work as electro-punk, by which they meant a harder sound with elements of punk, diluted with electronic music. However, fans of punk music did not agree with this, they believed that the songs were not aggressive enough to be considered as such. Lyrics early creativity the collective contained lines mixed together in English and German.
Most critics noted that, in particular, the first album of the group Hieb und StichFEST was very reminiscent of the work of the “new German wave” group Ideal. MIA. disagreed with this statement, the group stated that they had not listened to this group before at all.
Stille Post's second album showed a clear trend towards less aggressive music and more emphasis on the lyrics, again with little use of the English language. However, the group officially distanced itself from the style of punk music only 2 years later, releasing their third album Zirkus.
The Zirkus album contrasted very strongly with the background of the two previous albums: there was a clear rejection of synthetic instruments in favor of the use of more various musical instruments, thanks to the presence of such a virtuoso as Ingo Puls in the group. The albums' tunes became more melodic and less hectic. Some critics felt that this was influenced by the group Rosenstolz, with whom MIA. has something like a professional friendship ( joint performances and tours).
The band mainly writes the music themselves; Mieze is responsible for the lyrics. Songwriting and production takes place in close collaboration with the band's producers, such as Nhoah (one-time Peacock Palace musician and producer, who once collaborated with David Hasselhoff), whom the band jokingly calls the band's "quiet sixth member." Nhoah also sometimes writes his own tunes for the group, usually with Mieze under the pseudonym H.Flug, and collaborates with her on the lyrics.
MIA. formed in 1997 in Berlin when TV presenter Sarah Kuttner introduced school friends Mieze and Andreas Ross (who later changed his name to Andy Penn), Robert Schütze and Ingo Puls. Mieze and Andreas Ross attended the John-Lennon-Gymnasium in Berlin together. They recruited Hannes Schulze on drums, and a year later, the band, called Me in Affairs, signed with the independent music label R.O.T. - Respect or Tolerate. They then shortened the name to the acronym MIA., but now they claim that behind these letters there is not only Me in Affairs, but also “Musik ist Alles” (“Music is everything”).
Here's what Mieze said: “I met Andi at school in the summer of 1997. All I knew was that he played guitar, but what I couldn’t imagine was that we would soon create new group. At that time I was taking singing lessons and singing in a choir (called Canzonetta). My mother always said that as a child, before I learned to speak, I was already singing. I wouldn't deny it. My singing teacher always protected me from rock and pop music, perhaps this was the reason why I began to gravitate towards the microphone and loud sounds. So Andi and I spent a lot of time listening to music ranging from Nirvana to Portishead. He played the guitar and sometimes the piano. I, with my voice, as well as a pen and paper, began to look for companions. And in the fall of 1997, our paths crossed with Bob and his bass, and Ingo with his guitar and trumpet (to name just a few of his talents). Since then we have been standing in our rehearsal room and on stage, together with Gunnar's transparent drums.
But the family was completely put together when we met our publisher R.O.T. (respect or tolerate). R.O.T.: this is Nhoah, Staab and Inga Koenigstadt. Three partners, friends and ultimately part of Mia., just like us. This music is about everything, about connections, about relationships, learning, experience, about feelings and separation... And it is always about forms and how to break them, about how to give something from the depths of the heart. We tend to move. From the rehearsal room to the studio, to the club or festival, to the car and then to bed to get some sleep. Sometimes at home, sometimes on the bus, and sometimes in completely different parts of the world. I can't count how many shows we've played, all the interviews we've done, and all the challenges we've taken on since then, but I don't want to miss any of it. Each of those moments seems to glue us together, we already have our own history and will continue to work further...” (Mieze of MIA.)
In 1999, the group released their first single, “Sugar My Skin,” under the BMG label, but due to creative differences, the musicians decided to break their contract. In 2001, they released their second single, "Factory City". At the same time, Gunnar Spies was replaced by Hannes Schulze, who left the group for personal reasons. Soon after, with the help of Sony Music MIA. released their debut album "Hieb & Stichfest" ("Hardly"), which had some success in Germany.
In 2003, the song "Was es ist", released on an EP of the same name, was subjected to severe criticism. The lyrics contained romantic notes about Germany and the colors of the German flag. Because of Germany's controversial history, many left-wing politicians view these topics as taboo territory. MIA. argued that the song was intended to encourage discussion about the fate of Germany as a home and place that needed to be changed. In addition, the group has always positioned itself as “leftist”.
In fact, the whole scandal was inflated because of two lines of a poem by Erich Fried. "Verstand" ("Reason") rhymed with "deutsches Land" ("German land"). “I feel like everything is changing and that I can change everything that is holding me back in my life. History begins with changes,” sang vocalist Mitse Katz. In the video for this song, the group was dressed in national German colors.
In 2004, the group released their second album, Still Post. The album contained 3 singles, including "Hungriges Herz" ("Hungry Heart"), which was Germany's entry into the Eurovision Song Contest and reached position #24 on the official German singles charts. The album eventually took 13th position in the Album-100 and received gold status.
In the same year, as part of Spring Festival, organized from May 13 to 16 by the Institute. Goethe, the group gave concerts in a number of Siberian cities. The festival itself took place in the following cities of Siberia: Novosibirsk, Yekaterinburg, Krasnoyarsk, Omsk, Tomsk. In addition to MIA., the following took part in this festival: German bands like German Brass, Tomte, Tocotronic, jazz performed by Nils Wogram & Root 70, “German discos”; In addition to the performances of these groups, the festival included original readings by writers from Germany, an exhibition of multimedia art Touch me and works by the artist Johann Lorber, a one-man show by Werther, new German cinema, book exhibitions about the new Berlin and new literature, as well as other projects.
The group performed in the following clubs: May 14 Tomsk (Metro club, 21:00); May 15 Novosibirsk (Rock City club, 21:00), as part of the German Week in Novosibirsk; May 17, Yekaterinburg (club “Pushkina 12”, 22:00), as part of the German Week in Yekaterinburg.
Here are some press excerpts from the band's tour:
“Saturday night at the Novosibirsk club “Rockcity”. The mood is on the rise. 3000 kilometers east of Moscow, 5000 kilometers from their homeland, the electro-punk band MIA performs. The vocalist of the group Mieze performs her hit “Hungriges Herz” (Hungry Heart) - those present were given a translation of the lyrics. Twenty-year-old history student Kostya is delighted: “Cool music. I didn’t expect this from the Germans!” The days of German culture with their varied program in different parts of the vast territory of Russia have reached one of their peaks.(...) Some, especially the older generation, were discouraged by the “new lightness of being” with which the country of poets and thinkers is presented. (…) The motley program from Germany is aimed mainly at young people. (...) The next morning after the concert, the musicians of the MIA group. enjoy their role as plenipotentiary representatives of German culture: “It feels like a medal was hung on my chest,” notes Mieze.” (Friedemann Kohler für dpa, 16.5.2004)
“I didn’t have enough physical strength to attend all the concerts and meetings. But the program itself was organized with such precision (I would like to add - German precision) that everyone could choose for themselves exactly what they liked. (...) Young people were waiting for the concert of the pop group “MIA.” Just as living English was once taught in the USSR from the songs of the Beatles, now more fashionable German is taught from the songs of this electro-punk group. (...) I would like to note that, unlike some other festivals and events, where coming to Siberia on tour is considered one hundred percent the end of a career, this time we brought to us exactly those who are now at the peak of fashion in Germany.” Yulia LATYPOVA, Novosibirsk)
In June, the group released their second single “Ökostrom” and participated in Greenpeace campaigns to support the development of the solar energy industry. Then, in September, comes the release of the single “Sonne” (Sun) and a tour in support of the album “Stille Post”, after which the group releases a DVD of concert performances.
Their third album "Zirkus" ("Circus") was released on July 21, 2006. It burst to the top of the charts and charts and reached position #2, this was a big and pleasant surprise for the group and this moment this album is the group's most successful. The first single from the album, "Tanz der Moleküle", reached #19 on the charts, also becoming the most successful.
The origin of the album's title was explained by the band's guitarist Andy Penn: “As a child, I once went to a circus in Russia. There was one world-class clown performing there. IN Eastern Europe the circus is something like Hollywood.”
At the beginning of 2007 MIA. participated in the Bundesvision Song Contest with her single “Zirkus” and took 4th place.
M.I.A. She was born on July 17, 1978 in London, but at the age of six months her family ended up in Sri Lanka, the homeland of her father and mother. Arul Pragasam, the head of the family, supports the Tamils who are fighting for the creation of an independent Tamil state. He becomes a leader known as Arular and establishes a student revolutionary organization, The Eealm Revolutionary Organization of Students.
The authorities take him into account, and Arular has to long years to hide from the Sri Lankan National Army. Maya, her older sister Kali and her younger brother Sugu rarely see their father. They cannot even afford to stay in one place for a long time and wander around the country.
Maya has been learning English since childhood. At the age of eleven, Western music appears in her life, which can be heard from her neighbors’ apartment. Her passion for “hip-hop” and “rap” begins with “Public Enemy” and “N.W.A.”
Maya later enters the prestigious Central Saint Martins Art School, where she studies modern Art. Her artistic career is proving to be very successful, and Maya could continue on this path. However, the girl is still attracted to music. And she will come to it precisely through her artistic talent. One day, having received an order to design the cover for the album of the group “Elastica” and completed it, she, as a cameraman, travels with the group across the states of America, filming a documentary chronicle of the tour. During this trip, she gets a chance to test her musical talent. Returning to London, Maya buys a synthesizer and begins recording music. She records six songs on a disc, which becomes her “calling card.” The disc falls into the hands of Steve McKay and Ross Orton, and they process the songs. After processing, Showbiz Records released the vinyl single "Galang" with only 500 copies, but this was enough to attract the attention of DJs and the media. As soon as the first single went on sale, Maya took part in several concerts. New York's Fader magazine puts her image on the cover with the caption: “THIS IS M.I.A. - MUSIC"S NOW THING!”
His debut album M.I.A. Named "Arular" after his father, it was released in February 2005.
In 2007, she released her second album entitled “Kala”.
Today M.I.A. - vocalist, composer, poet, producer, artist, designer, screenwriter and director. She has many other advantages and achievements, for example, she is an author best album of the year according to the American magazine “Rolling Stone” and one of the most interesting personalities 2007 according to the very popular American newspaper USA Today.
