Martine Johnson, better known by her stage name Mia Martina, is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She is known for her hit singles "Stereo Love", "Burning", "Latin Moon" and "Beast".[2] Martina has received Juno Awards nominations for "Stereo Love"[3] and "HeartBreaker",[4] as well as a SOCAN award in 2014 for co-writing "Burning".[5]
Mia Martina | |
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 Mia Martina at the "Go Crazy" video shoot in Miami (2012) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Martine Johnson[1] |
| Origin | Saint-Ignace, New Brunswick, Canada[1] |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | CP Music Group |
| Website | www.miamartina.com |
Biography
editMartine Johnson grew up in Saint-Ignace, New Brunswick and is fluent in both French and English, thanks to her father's heritage. At age 18, Johnson moved to Ottawa, Ontario to attend Carleton University.[1] During her time there, she stumbled upon an internship opportunity at CP Music Group[1] which marked the beginning of her music career. Starting as a CD delivery driver and office administrator, Johnson worked her way up to singing backup for other recording artists at the label.
Musical career
editJohnson's first single release was a cover version of Edward Maya’s and Vika Jigulina's "Stereo Love". It reached number 10 in the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 in November 2010.[6] To date, "Stereo Love" has reached platinum sales and earned a nomination for Dance Single of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards. In late 2010, Don Omar collaborated with Johnson to release a remix version of "Stereo Love". The singer followed up with "Latin Moon" in May 2011, a song which reached gold sales and was re-released in French and Spanish. The single also saw a fourth release featuring Massari. The original version was nominated in the Dance/Urban/Rhythmic category at the 2012 Canadian Radio Music Awards.
Johnson's debut album Devotion was released on August 29, 2011 and reached number 77 on the Canadian Albums Chart. The album earned nominations for Dance Recording of the Year at the 2012 Juno Awards and World Recording of the Year at the 2012 East Coast Music Awards. Two more singles were released off Devotion, "Burning", "Go Crazy" (produced by Adrian Sina of the group Akcent) and "Missing You".
Johnson made a comeback with her song "Different Kind of Love"[7] as well as her other songs that later came in fall: "DJ Saved My Life", a remix of Mariah Carey song of the same name, and "Daydream".[8]
Discography
editAlbums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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| CAN | ||
| Devotion |
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77 |
| Mia Martina |
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| Daydream |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [9] |
US Dance [9] |
RUS | ||||
| 2010 | "Stereo Love" (with Edward Maya) | 10 | — | — | Devotion | |
| 2011 | "Latin Moon" | 30 | — | — |
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| 2012 | "Burning" | 25 | — | 186 |
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| "Go Crazy" (featuring Adrian Sînă) | — | — | — | |||
| "Missing You" | — | — | 2 | |||
| 2013 | "HeartBreaker" | 44 | 25 | — |
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Mia Martina |
| "La La..." | 68 | 45 | 159 | |||
| "Danse" (featuring Dev) | 29 | 38 | — |
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| 2014 | "HFH" | 91 | — | — | ||
| "Beast" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame) | 39 | — | — |
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| "C'est zéro" | — | — | 126 | |||
| 2017 | "Sooner or Later" (featuring Kent Jones) | — | — | — | Single Non-album | |
| 2019 | "DJ Saved My Life" (featuring Breikthru) | — | — | — | ||
| "Worst in Me" | — | — | — | |||
| 2020 | "What I Want"(with Huu Banga Production) | — | — | — | ||
| "Latin Moon" Remix (with Jyye) | — | — | — | |||
| "Chanter Noël"(with Sabrina Sabatage) | — | — | — | |||
| 2021 | "Without You" | — | — | — | ||
| 2022 | "Tu Me Manques" "Franchise Version" | — | — | — | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Mersereau, Bob (29 February 2012). "New Brunswick Singer Martina Breaking Through In Dance Scene". East Coast Music with Bob Mersereau. CBC New Brunswick. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ^ "Flo Rida and Mia Martina to play at Sunnybrook benefit concert". www.theglobeandmail.com. The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Juno Awards Nominees' Luncheon – Mia Martina". www.news1130.com. News1130. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Juno Awards 2014: The full list of winners". arts.nationalpost.com. National Post. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "POP/ROCK MUSIC AWARDS- "Burning"". www.socan.ca. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ^ Mia Martina on etalk discussing "Different Kind of Love", archived from the original on 2021-12-15, retrieved 2020-02-29
- ^ "An Interview With The Multi-Talented Artist MIA MARTINA On Her New Track 'DJ Saved My Life' and More! | All Access Music". Retrieved 2020-02-29.
- ^ a b "Mia Martina Album & Song Chart History". Billboard charts. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Mia Martina – Stereo Love". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Mia Martina – Latin Moon". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Mia Martina – Burning". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Mia Martina – HeartBreaker". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Mia Martina – Danse". Music Canada.
- ^ "Canadian digital download certifications – Mia Martina – Beast". Music Canada.