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Maye
Born
Maria Alejandra Osorio

(1993-12-01) December 1, 1993 (age 32)
Caracas, Venezuela
OriginMiami, Florida, US
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active2019-present
LabelWarner Chappell Music
Websitewww.musicaparaabrirelcielo.com

Maria Alejandra Osorio (born December 1, 1993), better known by her stage name Maye (stylised in all lowercase), is a Venezuelan singer and songwriter based in the United States. She is best known for her single "Tú", which was featured on former President of the United States Barack Obama's 2020 summer playlist. She released her debut album Música Para Abrir El Cielo on June 27, 2025.

Early life

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Maye was born in Caracas, and her family moved to Miami when she was young.[1] Her father is Fernando Osorio, a singer-songwriter who won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Tropical Song in 2004.[2] She first started writing songs when she was eight and learned to play the guitar when she was fifteen.[3] Her first songs were in English, but her father encouraged her to write in Spanish as well.[4]

Career

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2019–2024: Career beginnings

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Maye was on the songwriting team of Aitana's song "Nada Sale Mal", and was also part of the songwriting team of Aitana's 2019 debut album Spoiler.[5][6] She and her father were also part of the songwriting effort behind Danny Ocean's song "Dime Tú", and she performed backing vocals as well.[7][8]

On March 15, 2019, she released her first single "My Love", which features a switch in tempo at the chorus. The track helped her get her first deal with Warner Chappell Music.[9] On September 16, she released her second single "Tú", which was featured in Barack Obama's annual summer playlist in 2020.[10] In 2020, she also released a cover of J Balvin and Bad Bunny's "La Canción" as a single.

In 2021, she released the singles "Yours" and "Versos de Placer." As part of their celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, in September NPR Music released Maye's Tiny Desk Concert performance.[11] In January 2022, she released "Descifrar" before embarking as the opening act for the first leg of The Marias's CINEMA tour.[12] She then released "Maybe Baby" in February.

In 2023, she released the single "Kaleidoscope". She also released "Heridas pt. 2" with RØZ and "Mi Hogar" with DannyLux later that year. In November, she opened for Faye Webster on tour.[13] In 2024, she was featured on the song "Qué Bonito!" for Nella's album En Otra Vida.

2025–present: Debut album Música Para Abrir El Cielo and tours

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On April 4, 2025, Maye released "Yo Me Consiento", the first single of her debut album. On April 8, she announced her first U.S. tour to begin in July, stating "[Fans] can also expect some special guests on tour that are very dear to me".[14] The album's second single "Peter Pan" was released on May 30. On June 27, Maye released her debut album Música Para Abrir El Cielo, which was noted by Billboard as one of the best new Latin albums of the week.[15][16] On the same day, she released the third single of the album, "Lento", which features Rawayana.[1] The Música Para Abrir El Cielo tour concluded in August and featured her father Fernando Osorio as the opening act.[17]

On September 13, Maye was announced as an "Artist 2 Watch" for the 2025 Premios Juventud.[18] On October 28, Maye released the single "Favorite Place".[19] On March 20, 2026, Maye released the single "La Máquina".[20] On April 2, 2026, Maye released her first extended play, Música Para Abrir el Cielo: Act 2, as an extension of her first album, with the single "Mine".[21] Beginning in April 2026, Maye co-headlined the Entre Dos Mundos tour with singer Ambar Lucid.[22]

On May 27, 2026, Maye appeared on the album La Frontera by Viniloversus for the song "Supernova".[23] On July 28, she released the single "Creo En Ti".[24]

Musical style

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Maye is known for writing boleros as well as songs of the genres indie rock and dream pop.[1][3] Luisa Calle of Billboard described Maye's music as "an organic fusion of dream pop with nuances of bossa nova, bolero, and Latin influences, articulated with a contemporary Gen Z sensibility."[15] Maye has also been noted for her "sultry vocals and ethereal energy" and ability to switch between English and Spanish in her songs.[11]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Música Para Abrir El Cielo

Extended plays

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Title Details
Música Para Abrir El Cielo: Act 2
Track listing
  1. "Mine"
  2. "La Máquina"
  3. "Favorite Place"
  4. "Not Ready"
  5. "Goodbye?"

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Album
"Roma"
(with Rodriogo Solo)		 2018 Ego
"My Love" 2019 Non-album singles
"Tú"
"Moody"
"La Canción" 2020
"Yours" 2021
"Versos de Placer"
"Descifrar" 2022
"Maybe Baby"
"Kaleidoscope" 2023
"Heridas pt. 2"
(with RØZ)
"Mi Hogar"
(with DannyLux)		 DLUX
"Qué Bonito!"
(with Nella)		 2024 En Otra Vida
"Yo Me Consiento" 2025 Música Para Abrir El Cielo
"Peter Pan"
"Lento"
(with Rawayana)
"Favorite Place" Música Para Abrir El Cielo: Act 2
"La Máquina" 2026
"Mine"
"Creo En Ti" Non-album single
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Title Year Album
"Dare"
(Mr. Pauer featuring Ana Osorio and Maye Osorio)		 2014 Orange
"Alone"
(Laguna featuring Top Hat and Maye)		 2016 Non-album singles
"It's Not Over"
(Laguna featuring Maye)
"Nothing Will Be As It Was"
(Ricardo Bacelar featuring Maye)		 2018 Sebastiana
"Todo El Resto En Que No Estás"
(Fernando Osorio featuring Maye)		 Siempre Comienza
"Azteca"
(Viniloversus featuring Maye)		 2019 VVV
"Pangea (Revisitado)"
(Los Mesoneros featuring Maye)		 2020 Non-album single
"Water Your Garden"
(Magic City Hippies featuring Maye)		 2021 Water Your Garden
"Maybe Baby"
(Cheo featuring Maye)		 2023 Música Para Verse Bien
"Q.I.S"
(Vanessa Zamora featuring Maye)		 2025 Non-album single

Songwriting credits

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Title Year Artist Album Ref.
"Las Olas" 2017 Juan Pablo Vega Non-album single [25]
"Paso a Paso" 2018 Fonseca featuring Ana Torroja Agustín [26]
"Passengers" Miriam Rodríguez Cicatrices [27]
"Nada Sale Mal" 2019 Aitana Spoiler [28]
"Dime Tú" Danny Ocean Venequia. [29]
"Apocalipsis" 2020 Isabela Merced The Better Half of Me [30]
"For Ya" Paloma Mami Sueños de Dalí [31]
"Bachatica" 2021 Leslie Grace Non-album single [32]
"Tamagotchi" 2022 Omar Apollo Ivory [33]
"Luna de Miel" 2023 Alaina Castillo Malos Hábitos [34]
"Saboteo" [35]
"Me Conquistaste" [36]
"Combustible" Ventino Inevitables [37]
"Playa Pantaleta" 2026 Rawayana ¿Dónde Es El After? [38]
"Soltero" [39]
"Creer en el Amor" Leslie Grace Amor, Quién Eres? [40]
"Perros" [41]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 Pulgar, E.R. (August 11, 2025). "Maye Opens the Heavens". Spin. Retrieved August 13, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Fernando Osorio Latin GRAMMY Awards". The Latin Recording Academy.
  3. 1 2 Rodríguez Lira, Catalina (May 18, 2026). "maye: "Siempre voy a querer representar a los latinos en lo más alto y espero siempre hacer un buen trabajo" [ENTREVISTA]". Worked Music. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  4. ↑ Vega, Leonardo (November 4, 2019). "Conoce a Maye, una promesa de pop" [Meet Maye, a promising new pop star]. Indie Rocks! (in Spanish). Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Credits: Aitana - Nada Sale Mal". Genius. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Spoiler - Aitana. Release Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Credits (Dime Tú)". Genius. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Dime Tu - Danny Ocean. Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  9. ↑ Leight, Elias (October 25, 2019). "Meet Maye, a Songwriter who Transfixed YouTube With a Bolero". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  10. ↑ Mamo, Heran. "See Which Artists Made it Onto Barack Obama's 2020 Summer Playlist". Billboard. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  11. 1 2 Artemisa Sayre, Anamaria (September 22, 2021). "maye: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert". npr music. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  12. ↑ Noble, Alana (February 5, 2022). "The Marías bring the CINEMA to the stage in San Diego". www.melodicmag.com. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  13. ↑ Singletary, Lauryn (November 16, 2023). "Faye Webster at Stubb's in Austin, TX". Loud Hailer Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  14. ↑ Hernandez, Jeanette (April 8, 2025). "maye Announces Debut U.S. 'Música Para Abrir El Cielo Tour'". Remezcla. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
  15. 1 2 Aguilera, Tere; Calle, Luisa; Fajardo, Ingrid; Flores, Griselda; Roiz, Jessica (June 27, 2025). "Christian Alicea's 'Swingkete Vol. 1 – Maratón' & More Best New Music Latin". Billboard. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  16. ↑ Thompson, Stephen (June 27, 2025). "The best new albums out June 27". NPR. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
  17. ↑ Pulgar, E. R. (August 11, 2025). "Maye Opens the Heavens". Spin. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  18. ↑ Chavez, Ericka (August 2025). "Premios Juventud impulsa el talento de futuras estrellas: conoce a las Artistas 2 Watch de 2025". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  19. ↑ Hernandez, Jeanette; Villegas, Richard; Arroyo, Juan; La Morra Lisa; Cheky; Henn, Júlia; Argudo, Natasha; Hassan, Marcos; Baez, Alan; Diaz, Jeanette (October 31, 2025). "20 New Songs to Listen to This Week From Reyna Tropical to Planta Industrial". Remezcla. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
  20. ↑ Valdez, Cynthia (March 13, 2026). "Thalia estrena 'Boomerang', y Guaynaa se une a Los Mirlos en 'Prieta de Mi Vida'". Hola. Retrieved March 21, 2026.
  21. ↑ Hernandez, Jeanette (April 3, 2026). "20 New Songs to Listen to This Week From Grupo Firme to Sofia Reyes". Remezcla. Retrieved April 7, 2026.
  22. ↑ Gomez Sarmiento, Isabella (April 12, 2026). "Why your favorite artists keep pairing up for co-headlining tours". NPR. Retrieved April 12, 2026.
  23. ↑ Pérez, Eliza (May 27, 2026). "VINILOVERSUS publicó su séptimo álbum 'La Frontera'". Cusica Plus. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  24. ↑ Baez, Alan (August 2, 2026). "21 New Songs to Listen to This Week From maye to Juan Duque". Remezcla. Retrieved July 31, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Las Olas". Spotify. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Paso a Paso". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Passengers". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  28. ↑ "Nada Sale Mal". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Dime tú". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  30. ↑ "apocalipsis". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  31. ↑ "For Ya". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  32. ↑ Roiz, Jessica (October 6, 2021). "'Bachatica' & 'Batgirl': Leslie Grace Talks First Solo Song in Five Years & 'Fight-Training' For Movie Role". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  33. ↑ "Tamagotchi". Spotify. Retrieved August 6, 2024.
  34. ↑ "Luna de Miel". Spotify. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  35. ↑ "Saboteo". Spotify. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  36. ↑ "Me Conquistaste". Spotify. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  37. ↑ "Combustible". Spotify. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  38. ↑ "Playa Pantaleta". Spotify. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  39. ↑ "Soltero". Spotify. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  40. ↑ "Creer en el Amor". Spotify. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  41. ↑ "Perros". Spotify. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
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