Maia Hirasawa is a Swedish singersongwriter of Swedish and Japanese parentage.
She was born and raised in Sollentuna, Stockholm, Sweden but has lived for many years in Gothenburg. Maia became known through Annika Norlins band Hello Saferide, where she is a backup singer. Her solo career began in early 2007 when the song And I Found This Boy started being played heavily on Swedish radio. The single was followed up by the album Though, Im Just Me and the single Gothenburg. During the summer of 2007 she toured around Sweden, playing at such shows as Allsng p Skansen, Hultsfredsfestivalen, Peace amp Love and Arvika Festival. In 2010 she for the first time released material in Swedish with the EP Drm bort mig igen.
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