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Maye (singer)

Maria Alejandra Osorio, better known by her stage name Maye, is a Venezuelan-born American singer-songwriter. 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.

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Maye
Born
Maria Alejandra Osorio

(1993-12-01) December 1, 1993
Caracas, Venezuela
OriginMiami, Florida, US
Genres
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-born American singer-songwriter. 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

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

2019–2024: Career beginnings

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.56 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.78

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

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.1516 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

Musical style

Maye is known for writing boleros as well as songs of the genres indie rock and dream pop.13 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

Studio albums

Title Details
Música Para Abrir El Cielo

Extended plays

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

As lead artist

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"
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

Title Year Artist Album Ref.
"Las Olas" 2017 Juan Pablo Vega Non-album single 24
"Paso a Paso" 2018 Fonseca featuring Ana Torroja Agustín 25
"Passengers" Miriam Rodríguez Cicatrices 26
"Nada Sale Mal" 2019 Aitana Spoiler 27
"Dime Tú" Danny Ocean Venequia. 28
"Apocalipsis" 2020 Isabela Merced The Better Half of Me 29
"For Ya" Paloma Mami Sueños de Dalí 30
"Bachatica" 2021 Leslie Grace Non-album single 31
"Tamagotchi" 2022 Omar Apollo Ivory 32
"Luna de Miel" 2023 Alaina Castillo Malos Hábitos 33
"Saboteo" 34
"Me Conquistaste" 35
"Combustible" Ventino Inevitables 36
"Playa Pantaleta" 2026 Rawayana ¿Dónde Es El After? 37
"Soltero" 38
"Creer en el Amor" Leslie Grace Amor, Quién Eres? 39
"Perros" 40
References

References

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  26. "Passengers". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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  29. "apocalipsis". Spotify. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
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  34. "Saboteo". Spotify. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
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  36. "Combustible". Spotify. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
  37. "Playa Pantaleta". Spotify. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  38. "Soltero". Spotify. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
  39. "Creer en el Amor". Spotify. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
  40. "Perros". Spotify. Retrieved May 1, 2026.