Malaya Watson

Season 13 · Eliminated (8th)

Where are they now

Latest documented update, June 27, 2022

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.⁠[1][2][3]

Key figures

Career

After the show

  1. 2014Malaya Watson performed on the American Idols Live! Tour 2014, which ran from June 24 to August 23, 2014.⁠[9]June 24, 2014 – August 23, 2014
  2. 2014On October 19, 2014, Malaya Watson sang the U.S. national anthem at the Detroit Lions versus New Orleans Saints game at Ford Field.⁠[1]October 19, 2014
  1. 2018Malaya released the single Time on November 8, 2018.⁠[1][2][6]November 8, 2018
  1. 2020In 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.⁠[1]
  2. 2020Malaya released the single Worry About Myself on February 26, 2020.⁠[1][7]February 26, 2020
  3. 2020Malaya Watson released the EP My Diary: The Prelude on December 4, 2020.⁠[1]December 4, 2020
  1. 2021In 2021 Malaya appeared on Anxiety and Inspiration, from Snoop Dogg's compilation Algorithm.⁠[1]
  2. 2021In 2021 Malaya sang on the Terrace Martin album Drones with YG. Sources give two titles for that vocal, Evil Eye and Evil Eyes.⁠[1]
  3. 2021Sources give two formats for Father's Law, an EP and a single. The dated release is a single on March 18, 2021.⁠[1][8][10]March 18, 2021
  1. 2022Cisco 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.⁠[1][3]

Discography

TitleTypeYearLabelRIAA certificationU.S. sales
My Diary: The Prelude⁠[1]EP2020

Awards

Checked October 8, 2026; none found.

Sources

10 sources

  1. Malaya Watson — Wikipedia, updated August 24, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 7, 2026.
    Cited parts (8)
    • Post Idol: “On December 4, 2020, Watson released her debut EP, ''My Diary: The Prelude.''.”
    • Lead sentence: “born September 24, 1997”
    • Infobox, Born line (birth_date): {{birth date and age|1997|9|24}}
    • Post Idol: “on October 19, 2014.”
    • Post Idol: “Watson sang the U.S. national anthem”
    • Post Idol: “In 2018, Watson released her debut single, "Time."”
    • Guest appearances: “"Love You Bad"”
    • Guest appearances, year: “2020”
  2. MusicBrainz artist Malaya Watson — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • disambiguation: "disambiguation":"singer on American Idol, freq. credited as
    • url relation: "resource":"https://music.apple.com/us/artist/1478975505"
  3. NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far) — NPR, published June 27, 2022. News report. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • Song credit: “Cisco Swank, Luke Titus & Malaya, "Joint 3"”
    • Dateline: “June 27, 2022”
  4. List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, updated June 10, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Contestants table, row Malaya Watson: Season 13, Place finish 8th
  5. American Idol season 13 — Wikipedia, updated September 29, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 6, 2026.
    Cited parts (1)
    • Elimination chart, row Malaya Watson: Pl. 8, Eliminated in the second Top 8 column (4/10); ratings table, episode 27 Top 8 Redux Results, April 10
  6. iTunes lookup 1479793256, Time - Single — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (5)
    • copyright: "copyright":"℗ 2019 Malanimal"
    • releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2018-11-08T08:00:00Z"
    • artistName: "artistName":"Malaya"
    • collectionName: "collectionName":"Time - Single"
    • artistId: "artistId":1478975505
  7. iTunes lookup 1500680851, Worry About Myself - Single — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • copyright: "copyright":"℗ 2020 Organic Approved Records"
    • collectionName: "collectionName":"Worry About Myself - Single"
    • releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2020-02-26T08:00:00Z"
    • artistId: "artistId":1478975505
  8. Apple album search for Father's Law Malaya — Apple. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (4)
    • copyright: "copyright":"℗ 2021 Organic Approved Records"
    • collectionName: "collectionName":"Father's Law - Single"
    • releaseDate: "releaseDate":"2021-03-18T07:00:00Z"
    • artistName: "artistName":"Malaya"
  9. American Idols Live! Tour 2014 (Wikipedia revision 1348964957) — Wikipedia, updated April 15, 2026. Reference work (secondary). Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (3)
    • Infobox start_date: “start_date = June 24, 2014”
    • Infobox end_date: “end_date = August 23, 2014”
    • Performers: “Malaya Watson]] (8th place)”
  10. MusicBrainz release groups for Malaya Watson — MusicBrainz. Release database. Retrieved October 8, 2026.
    Cited parts (2)
    • first-release-date: "first-release-date":"2021-03-18"
    • primary-type: "primary-type":"Single"

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