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Artist
Maia Lee
12+ albums
rockpop
about
Maia Lee is a Singaporean singer and television artiste who is best known for her unusual look and style. Early life Lee quit secondary school at the age of 15, making a choice to learn through backpacking instead of sitting in front of a "dead-beat" syllabus. For a year, she then went solo backpacking around countries like Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, immersing herself in the local culture and gaining life experiences. Career Lee rose to fame as a finalist in the popular talent contest Singapore Idol, where she was known for her high-energy performances and controversial "bad girl" image. Well known for her buxom figure, Maia was voted Number 8 in FHM Singapore's World's Most Sexiest Women list, and was given the FHM Most Outspoken Babe 2005 award. Lee graced the May 2005 cover of the popular male lifestyle magazine FHM. Apart from performing in her own right, Lee is also part of the local techno trio, The Usual Suspects, who have had three Number 1 hits on the local station WKRZ 91.3 FM, namely "China Girl", "The Love You Promised", and "Sunburn". "The Love You Promised" has also been released in Japan and Europe, receiving airplay as far as Scandinavia. Famed German dance music prodigy, Cascada ('Miracle', 'Bad Boy'), even picked the song up and recorded a remix released in December 2004. Since May 2005, Lee has also become a celebrity guest interviewer/writer for The New Paper, a local tabloid. With fortnightly 2-page spread articles and the occasion
