Mahalia Burkmar, better known by the stage name Mahalia, is a singer, songwriter and actress from Leicester. Having released her debut single “Sober” back in July, which to date has amassed over 2 million streams, she returns to Manchester in March 2018.
At 12 years old – the age most of us are aimlessly riding bikes or trying to avoid homework – Mahalia was picking up a guitar and penning love songs. With her entrancing, soulful tones, wise yet relatable wordplay and intuitive sense of melody, it quickly became clear that she had a natural sense of musicality, and that she’d be doing this for the rest of her life.
Now 19 and based in Leicester, Mahalia is ready to fully unleash what she’s been brewing for so many years into the world. In the time since she first picked up that guitar, she’s dropped a scattering of releases – from 2012’s indie-flecked acoustic dream “Head Space” to 2015’s gorgeously understated 4-track EP “Never Change” – and last year’s genre-flipping mixtape “Diary of Me”. Now it’s her latest single “Hold On” – a rich slice of R&B and pop that’s got everyone talking.
This is a standing show. Presented by SJM Concerts.