Malu Trevejo


María Luisa "Malu" Trevejo is a Cuban-born Spanish singer based in Miami, Florida, She became famous for her videos on the video sharing app Musical.ly. She’s now also an Instagram personality with more than 8 million followers. On September 22, 2017, she released her debut single, "Luna Llena" through Universal Music Latin. It has acquired over 100 million views on her YouTube channel as of November 2019. Not long after, she released another single "En Mi Mente" which has surpassed 10 million views. In April 2018, she was featured in a collaboration with up-and-coming English pop singer HRVY, called "Hasta Luego", which has over 40 million views.

Career

Her debut single "Luna Llena", which was produced by The Fliptones, reached 33 million YouTube views within seven weeks of release. Trevejo was recognized as one of Pandora Radio's 2018 Latin Artists to Watch. Trevejo has stated that her upcoming album will be Spanglish, including both English and Spanish-language songs. In June 2017, she signed a recording contract with In-Tu Linea, a division of the Universal Music Latin Entertainment label. "Luna Llena" debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart at 27 and sold over 2,000 downloads at the time. a re-make of the song called "Luna Llena " was released for non-Spanish speakers.
On August 2, 2019, Trevejo released a four-track EP called Una vez más.
Her single Luna Llena reached the Billboard 100 hot latin position # 1 for 2 consecutive weeks, thus reaching Gold Record and Double Platinum Record in the first 2 weeks.

Personal life

Malu received criticism for wearing braids and was accused of cultural appropriation. Malu defended herself, reasoning that the braids were a part of her country's heritage, particularly for Cubans of African descent.

Discography

EPs

Singles