Malaya Watson
Season 13 · Eliminated (8th)
Where are they now
Malaya Watson, also credited as Malaya, released the EP My Diary: The Prelude on December 4, 2020. In 2022 she was featured with Cisco Swank and Luke Titus on Joint 3.
Key figures
- Career score2 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #336 (tie) of 688
- Wikipedia views, 12 months2,688 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #268 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 201552,271 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #251 of 303
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2014
American Idol, season 13
Eliminated (8th)
- 2014
Malaya Watson performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2014, which ran from June 24 to August 23, 2014.
- 2014
On October 19, 2014, Malaya Watson sang the U.S. national anthem at the Detroit Lions versus New Orleans Saints game at Ford Field.
- 2018
Malaya released the single Time on November 8, 2018.
- 2020
In 2020 Malaya sang guest vocals with Phoelix on Love You Bad, on Dinner Party: Dessert by Terrace Martin, Robert Glasper, 9th Wonder, and Kamasi Washington.
- 2020
Malaya released the single Worry About Myself on February 26, 2020.
- 2020
Malaya Watson released the EP My Diary: The Prelude on December 4, 2020.
- 2021
In 2021 Malaya appeared on Anxiety and Inspiration, from Snoop Dogg's compilation Algorithm.
- 2021
In 2021 Malaya sang on the Terrace Martin album Drones with YG. Sources give two titles for that vocal, Evil Eye and Evil Eyes.
- 2021
Sources give two formats for Father's Law, an EP and a single. The dated release is a single on March 18, 2021.
- 2022
Cisco Swank, Luke Titus, and Malaya released Joint 3 in 2022. On June 27, 2022, NPR Music included it among 36 favorite songs of 2022 so far.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Diary: The Prelude | EP | 2020 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Sources
- Malaya Watson — Wikipedia, August 24, 2026.
- MusicBrainz artist Malaya Watson — MusicBrainz.
- NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far) — NPR, June 27, 2022.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 13 — Wikipedia, September 29, 2026.
- iTunes lookup 1479793256, Time - Single — Apple.
- iTunes lookup 1500680851, Worry About Myself - Single — Apple.
- Apple album search for Father's Law Malaya — Apple.
- American Idols Live! Tour 2014 (Wikipedia revision 1348964957) — Wikipedia, April 15, 2026.
- MusicBrainz release groups for Malaya Watson — MusicBrainz.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Malaya Watson", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
