María Luisa "Malú" Trevejo (/trɛˈvɛˌhoʊ/, born October 15, 2002) is a Cuban-American social media personality and singer. She became famous for her videos on the video sharing app Musical.ly.[2] She is also an Instagram personality with more than 10 million followers.[3] On September 22, 2017, she released her debut single, "Luna Llena" with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin. It has acquired over 130 million views on her YouTube channel as of August 2023. Shortly after she released another single "En Mi Mente" which has surpassed 10 million views.[4]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | María Luisa Trevejo[1] |
| Born | October 15, 2002 Havana, Cuba |
| Origin | Madrid, Spain |
| Genres | Latin pop |
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| Years active | 2017–present |
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| Website | www |
Early life and career beginnings
editMaría Luisa Trevejo was born on October 15, 2002, in Havana, Cuba, to a Cuban mother and Spanish father.[5][6][7][8] She moved to Madrid, Spain with her mother when she was still a baby and lived there along with her father for 12 years.[9] During her time in Spain, Trevejo showed a lot of interest in acting especially with skit videos she did with her friends, recorded by her parents.[10] She began belly dancing at an early age, and uploaded videos of her engaging in this activity to the Internet,[11] which garnered her first public attention. She stayed in Spain until she was 13 then moved to Miami, Florida with her mother.[9]
Shortly after, she opened a Musical.ly (today known as TikTok) account, and gathered a following the eventually numbered in the millions. She posted lip-syncing videos and then became a verified user.[12]
Trevejo signed a recording agreement and co-management agreement with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin at age 14.[13] On September 22, 2017, she released her debut single "Luna Llena" which accumulated over 129 million views on YouTube.[14]
Career
editOn September 22, 2017, Trevejo's debut single "Luna Llena", which was produced by the Fliptones,[15] was released. It reached 33 million YouTube views within seven weeks of release.[16] Trevejo was recognized as one of Pandora Radio's 2018 Latin Artists to Watch.[17] Trevejo indicated that her album would be in Spanglish, including both English and Spanish-language songs.[18] In June 2017, she signed with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin.[15] "Luna Llena" debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart at number 27 and sold over 2,000 downloads at the time.[19] A re-make of the song called "Luna Llena (English Version)" was released for non-Spanish speakers.
On August 2, 2019, Trevejo released a four-track EP called Una Vez Más. Her single "Luna Llena" peaked at number 18 on the Hot Latin Songs chart for two consecutive weeks, and was certified gold and platinum within a month.[20]
In October 2020, Trevejo signed with new management and relocated to the Los Angeles area. On her 18th birthday, she created an OnlyFans account, accumulating over 37,000 subscribers in the first week.[21]
In October 2021, she reported on social media that she had signed to rapper Travis Scott's record label Cactus Jack Records and Atlantic Records.[22] Later that month, she released her new song "Complicado" featuring Luar La L. The song was released under Cactus Jack and Atlantic.[23] In November 2021, she parted ways with Cactus Jack Records.[24]
Discography
editEPs
edit| Title | Details |
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| Una Vez Mas |
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Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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UK | |||
| "Luna Llena" | 2017 | 18 [25] |
— | Non-album singles |
| "Luna Llena (English Version)" | — | — | ||
| "En Mi Mente" | — | — | ||
| "Hasta Luego" (with HRVY) |
2018 | — | 70 [26] |
Can Anybody Hear Me? |
| "Nadie Como Yo" (with Gente de Zona) |
— | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Swipe Dat" | — | — | ||
| "Como Tú Me Quieres" | 2019 | — | — | |
| "Down for Your Love" | — | — | Una vez más | |
| "Think About" (with Andrea Damante featuring Yung Miami) |
— | — | Non-album single | |
| "Una Vez Más" | — | — | Una vez más | |
| "Hace Calor" (featuring Jeon) |
— | — | ||
| "Pa La Calle" | 2020 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Walking in the Club" | — | — | ||
| "A lo Malu" | — | — | ||
| "Mala" (featuring Haraca Kiko) |
— | — | ||
| "Complicado" featuring Luar La L) |
2021 | — | — | MT1 |
| "Culo Chapa" (featuring Haraca Kiko, La Perversa and Químico Ultra Meg) |
2022 | — | — | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Who Is Malu Trevejo? Latina Teen Leaped From Being Instafamous To Emerging Music Artist". VIX. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "Malu Trevejo on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Malú 🦋 (@malutrevejo) • Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved May 26, 2019 – via Instagram.
- ^ "La "Influencer" del momento Malú Trevejo firma contrato discográfico – Boom on Line". Boom on Line (in European Spanish). June 20, 2017. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ Moore, Camille (July 2, 2020). "10 Things You Didn't Know about Malu Trevejo". TVOvermind. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ LOS40 (February 27, 2019). "Malu Trevejo: "Mi mamá, desde que yo estaba en la barriga, me ponía reggaeton"". LOS40 (in Spanish). Retrieved October 4, 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Malú Trevejo le hace una visita sorpresa a su abuelita en La Habana (+Video)". CiberCuba (in Spanish). December 21, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ "Malu Trevejo family: parents and an ex-boyfriend. And some bio facts". Familytron. July 18, 2018. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Malu, Trevejo. "What you don't know about Malu Trevejo". TheNetline.
- ^ Malu, Trevejo (January 23, 2021). "Malu trevejo acting as a kid". TikTok.
- ^ Malu, Trevejo (January 23, 2021). "Malu belly dancing as a kid". Tiktok.
- ^ Malu, Trevejo. "Malu Trevejo's Tiktok". TikTok.
- ^ Colin, Stutz (May 7, 2018). "Malu Trevejo Seeks to Void Universal Music Latin Deal, Claims Contract Signed as Minor Was Never Certified". Billboard.
- ^ Malu, Trevejo (September 21, 2017). "Malu Trevejo - Luna Llena". YouTube.
- ^ a b "La "Influencer" del momento Malú Trevejo firma contrato discográfico". Boom on Line. June 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ Ortuño, Luis (October 11, 2017). "Malu Trevejo recibe certificación RIAA 'Disco de Platino'". billboard.com.ve (in European Spanish). Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ Estevez, Marjua (December 7, 2017). "Pandora's 2018 Latin Artists to Watch List Introduces a Promising Wave of Diverse Acts: Exclusive". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 5, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ Hansen, Lena (December 15, 2017). "Meet Malu Trevejo, the 15-Year-Old Music Sensation on YouTube". People. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^ "Malu Trevejo Makes Billboard Chart Debut on the Hot Latin Songs Chart". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- ^ Recording Industry Association of America, (RIAA) (October 23, 2017). "Malu Trevejo earned RIAA x1 Platinum and Gold certification Award for Luna Llena". RIAA.
- ^ ""Malu Trevejo turns 18 and creates an Onlyfans"".
- ^ "Travis Scott signs Malu Trevejo to Cactus Jack Records". MCU Times. October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
- ^ "Malu Trevejo Drops New Song, 'Complicado' Under Cactus Jack/Atlantic Record Labels". HipHopMill. October 22, 2021. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
- ^ "Malu Trevejo Splits with Travis Scott's Cactus Jack Label".
- ^ "Hot Latin Songs : Nov 18, 2017 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. August 18, 2005. Archived from the original on May 13, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
- ^ "HRVY & MALU TREVEJO – full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Archived from the original on May 4, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2018.