Ella Mai

Charleston Vicks
12/13/2020
5th Period
Who is Ella Mai?
• Ella Mai Howell is an English singer-songwriter. Her musical career began at London's
British and Irish Modern Music Institute in 2014, during which time she auditioned as part
of a trio on the 11th season of The X Factor.
Facts about Ella
Mai
• She was born November 3, 1994
• She was born in London, United
Kingdom
• She is signed to 10 Summers a
label by Mustard.
Her Career
• She started working under the mentorship of DJ Mustard and released her debut EP, ‘Time,’ in
February 2016. The EP was produced by DJ Mustard, who also guided her on the lyrical and other
aspects of music production. The EP contained six songs and was 20 minutes in length, which was
considered to be a short duration for an EP. However, the EP generated a fairly positive response
and this motivated Ella to continue her music career. In February 2017, she released the EP ‘Ready.’
It became an instant success soon after its release. Produced by DJ Mustard, the EP peaked at the
third spot on the ‘US R&B Albums’ chart. It remained within the top 30 of many other R&B and
hip-hop charts. The album was 21 minutes long and consisted of six songs.
Ella Mai’s Goals
and Achievements
• Mai was also nominated for two
Grammy Awards: Best R&B Song and
Song of the Year with "Boo'd Up",
winning for the former.
• Ella Mai has won a number of awards,
including her first GRAMMY for Best
R&B Song, 3 Billboard Music Awards
including the coveted Top R&B Artist, 3
iHeartRadio awards including R&B
Artist of the Year, 3 Soul Train Awards,
and a BET Viewers Choice Award.
Pictures Of Her Winning
Her Career now
• In 2020, Mai received her third nomination for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Album for her self-
titled debut at the 62nd Grammy Awards.

• On 2 October 2020, Mai released the single, "Not Another Love Song". On Friday, January 28,
2022, she released "DFMU". On March 28, 2022 Mai announced the title of her second studio
album Heart on My Sleeve which was released on May 6, 2022. the album debuted at number 15
on the Billboard 200 making it her second top 20 on the chart.