Nina Mya (b. 1989) is an award-winning Finnish jazz & soul singer. She has released three albums: Flying Solo (2012), Our Time (2014) and Closure (2016) which was also released in Germany and achieved high praises. Her 4th and by far the strongest and most compelling album ”Just Another Lonely Soul” will be released in June 2021. Nina Mya is known for her strong interpreting skills, energetic stage presence and dark, technically skillful voice that has been inspired by singers from gospel to jazz - especially Aretha Franklin, Dinah Washington, Donny Hathaway, Stevie Wonder and so on. She has a unique way of honoring the tradition of Afro-American music and rhythm yet sounding very modern in her music. She is a singer that won’t let you feeling cold but rather she is a real emotion stirrer. For her upcoming album she explains: ”the album is about loneliness, darkness, failed love and also finding love and light even in the most surprising ways. Light needs darkness and the other way around. Kinda like yin/yang. You have to face your deepest wounds and fears to become yourself and feel real love within. My goal is to tell my real life stories around these topics in the most honest way possible.” Although she has reached an important status as a singer in her home country, she has also gathered interest all around the World, performing for example in New York and Israel. Outside of her own band she has also performed with UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Frank McComb and many more.