Malu Trevejo facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Malu Trevejo
Trevejo in 2017
Background information
Birth name	María Luisa Trevejo
Born	(2002-10-15) October 15, 2002 (age 22) Havana, Cuba
Origin	Madrid, Spain
Genres	Latin pop
Occupation(s)	Media personality singer
Years active	2017–present
Labels	Current Atlantic Former The Hachar Entertainment Group / BMG In-Tu Linea / Universal Latin Cactus Jack

María Luisa "Malu" Trevejo (/trɛˈvɛˌhoʊ/, born October 15, 2002) is a Cuban singer. She became famous for her videos on the video sharing app Musical.ly. She is now also an Instagram personality with more than 10 million followers. On September 22, 2017, she released her debut single, "Luna Llena" with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin. It has acquired over 100 million views on her YouTube channel as of November 2019. Not long after, she released another single "En Mi Mente" which has surpassed 10 million views.

Early life and career beginnings

María Luisa Trevejo was born in Havana, Cuba, to a Cuban mother and Spaniard father. She moved to Madrid, Spain with her mother when she was still a baby and lived there along with her Spanish father for 12 years. 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. She began belly dancing at an early age, and uploaded videos of her engaging in this activity to the Internet, which garnered her first public attention. She stayed in Spain until she was 13 then moved to Miami, Florida with her mother.

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.

Trevejo signed a recording agreement and co-management agreement with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin at the age of 14. On September 22, 2017, she released her debut single "Luna Llena" which accumulated over 113 million views on YouTube.

Career

Her debut single "Luna Llena", which was produced by The Fliptones, reached 33 million YouTube views within seven weeks of release. Trevejo was recognized as one of Pandora Radio's 2018 Latin Artists to Watch. Trevejo indicated that her album would be in Spanglish, including both English and Spanish-language songs. In June 2017, she signed with In-Tu Linea and Universal Music Latin. "Luna Llena" debuted on the Billboard Hot Latin Songs chart at number 27 and sold over 2,000 downloads at the time. 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.

In October 2020, Trevejo signed with new management and relocated to the Los Angeles area.

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. Later that month, she released her new song 'Complicado' featuring Luar La L. The song was released under Cactus Jack Records and Atlantic Records. She was later dropped from Cactus Jack.

Discography

EPs

Singles

See also

In Spanish: Malu Trevejo para niños