Signed to a major label at 13, the Midlands singer-songwriter is finally touring the UK at the grand old age of 19Mahalia finds it “funny†that she’s being called an emerging artist, because, aged 19, she says: “I feel like I’ve been doing this for my whole little life.†Indeed, it’s been all of her teenage years. The singer-songwriter, whose surname is Burkmar, was 12 when she started playing guitar at open mics in her hometown of Leicester. A year l...
Guardian Music — Signed to a major label at 13, the Midlands singer-songwriter is finally touring the UK at the grand old age of 19Mahalia finds it “funny†that she’s b... more info