Maïa Davies

{{Short description|Canadian singer}}

Maïa Davies is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Montreal, Quebec.Karen Bliss, [https://www.socanmagazine.ca/features/pro-songwriter-maia-davies-thrives-on-diversity/ "Pro songwriter Maia Davies thrives on diversity"]. Words & Music, September 13, 2018. She is most noted for her album Lovers' Gothic, which won the Juno Award for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2025.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/juno-awards-2025-full-list-winners-1.7497072 "Junos 2025: full list of winners"]. CBC Music, March 30, 2025.

Formerly a member of the folk-rock band Ladies of the Canyon,André Ducharme, [https://lactualite.com/culture/lempire-maia-dans-un-premier-album-solo-francophone/ "L’empire Maïa dans un premier album solo francophone"]. L'actualité, September 21, 2012. she released her first solo album Héritage in 2012.André Péloquin, [https://voir.ca/musique/2012/09/20/maia-davies-retour-aux-sources/ "Maïa Davies : Retour aux sources"]. Voir, September 20, 2012. The album was recorded and released as an outlet for French language songs she had written while on tour with the band.Camille Laurin-Desjardins, [https://journalmetro.com/culture/160805/lheritage-personnel-de-maia/ "L’héritage personnel de Maïa"]. Métro, September 23, 2012. After the band's breakup she turned to co-writing songs with other artists, including Serena Ryder, Jill Barber, Monster Truck, One Bad Son, Clayton Bellamy and Mother Mother, before releasing her second album Plus que vive in 2018.Karen Bliss, [https://www.magazinesocan.ca/features/lauteure-compositrice-maia-davies-carbure-a-la-diversite/ "L’auteure-compositrice Maia Davies carbure à la diversité"]. Words & Music, September 13, 2018.

Lovers' Gothic, her first English-language solo album, was released in 2024.[https://lecourrier.com/communique/2024/05/27/maia-davies-revient-avec-lovers-gothic/ "Maïa Davies revient avec Lovers’ Gothic"]. Le Courrier de la Nouvelle-Écosse, May 27, 2024.