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Maya may refer to:

[edit] Peoples, languages, numerical systems

• The Maya peoples, peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central America
  • Maya civilization, their historical civilization
  • Mayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the Maya
    • Yucatec Maya language, a specific Mayan language frequently referred to simply as Maya
  • Maya art, the art of the Maya civilization
  • Maya numerals, the numeral system used by the Maya civilization
  • Maya calendar, the system of calendars and almanacs used in the Maya civilization
  • Maya script, the writing system of the Maya civilization
  • Maya society, social constructs and practices of the Maya
• Badimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya"
• Maya language (Brazil), an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan languages
• Ma'ya language, an Austronesian language of West Papua

[edit] Religion and mythology

• Maya religion, the religious practices of the Maya peoples of parts of Mexico and Central America
  • Maya mythology, the myths and legends of the Maya civilization
• Maya (illusion), in Hinduism and Sikhism, the principal concept which manifests, perpetuates and governs the illusion and dream of duality in the phenomenal Universe
• Mayasura, a Hindu demon often known by the name Maya
• Maya (mother of Buddha), the mother of the historical Buddha
• Mahamaya-tantra, "Great Maya tantra", a Vajrayana Buddhist Tantra & meditational deity

[edit] Historical persons or events

See Maya (given name) for persons with this name.

• Battle of Maya, a 1813 battle of the Peninsular War, between British and French forces
• Maya (Egyptian) (13th century BC), the treasurer to Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt
• Maya (Korean singer) (b. 1979), K-Pop singer
• Maya (musician), vocalist of Japanese visual kei band LM.C

[edit] Geographical locations

• Maya, Western Australia, a location in Western Australia
• Maya, Chizhou (马衙镇), town in Guichi District, Chizhou, Anhui, China
• Maya, an alternative transliteration of Al-Mayah, a town in Libya
• Maya Biosphere Reserve, a nature reservation in northern Guatemala
• Maya Karimata, an island in West Borneo, Indonesia
• Maya Mountains, a range in Guatemala and Belize
• Maya Pass, Pyrenees, pass were the battle of Maya was fought in 1813
• Maya River, a river in the region of Sakha, Russia
• Mount Maya, a mountain in Kobe, Japan
• Yogmaya Temple in New Delhi, India

[edit] Technology

• Japanese cruiser Maya of the Imperial Japanese Navy
• Japanese gunboat Maya, the lead ship of the Maya-class gunboats of the early Imperial Japanese Navy
• Maya, the NATO reporting name for Aero L-29 Delfín, a Czech military jet trainer aircraft
• Autodesk Maya, a computer program for creating 3D graphics
• Washburn Maya Signature Series, six-string electric guitars created by Washburn Guitars

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[edit] Fictional characters

• Maya, the original name given to Aelita (Code Lyoko) in the TV show Code Lyoko
• Maya, the Indian DC Comics super-heroine. See Maya (comics)
• Maya, the alter ego of Marvel Comics superhero Paragon. See Paragon (comics)
• Maya, a character in Battlestar Galactica. See List of minor characters in Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
• Maya (Space: 1999), an alien character on the television series Space: 1999
• Maya the Magnificent, the title elephant of the 1966 film and 1967 Maya (TV series) scripted by Jalal Din
• Maya Amano, a player character from videogame Persona 2
• Maya the Bee, a character in a German and Czech children's book and television series
• Maya Chinn, a character from the American daytime soap opera Passions. See Minor Passions characters
• Maya Do'Urden, a sister of Drizzt Do'Urden in Forgotten Realms. See House Do'Urden
• Maya Fey, a character from the Ace Attorney videogame series. See List of characters in the Ace Attorney series
• Maya Gallo, a character in the NBC sitcom Just Shoot Me
• Maya Herrera, a character in the NBC drama series, Heroes
• Maya of Mirinoi, the Yellow Ranger in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy. See Galaxy Power Rangers.
• Maya Santos, a character from the children's animated series Maya & Miguel
• Maya Wilkes, a character from the American sitcom Girlfriends
• Maya Fisher, a character from the HBO TV show Six Feet Under .
• Maya, one of the main characters in Redakai: Conquer the Kairu

[edit] Art, film, literature, music

• Maya, a 1999 book by Jostein Gaarder
• Maya, a song by the Incredible String Band from the 1968 album Wee Tam and the Big Huge
• Maya (Banco de Gaia album), 1994 release by Banco de Gaia
• MAYA (M.I.A. album), or /\/\/\Y/\, the 2010 album by M.I.A.
• Maya (film), a 2001 film by Digvijay Singh
• Maya (1966 film), an American film starring Sajid Khan, Jay North, and Clint Walker
• Maya (TV series), a US television adventure series that ran from 1967 to 1968 and was a follow-up to the 1966 film
• The Maya Calendar and the European Agenda, a documentary film about Prodesis by Mirrormundo
• Maya TV, television channel in Honduras
• Maya Lokam, 1945 Telugu film.
• Māya Love, a 1974 song by George Harrison from his album Dark Horse
• Maya Memsaab, a 1992 Bollywood movie directed by Ketan Mehta
• Maya with Doll, a 1938 painting by Pablo Picasso of his daughter Maya
• Tamperer featuring Maya, a British pop group

[edit] Other

• C.D. Maya, a football club in El Salvador
• Maya, the name for a number of different birds in various Philippine languages, including:
  • Philippine Oriole
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
  • Black-headed Munia
• MAYA, the acronym of the Muslim Arab Youth Association, an American Muslim organization
• MAYA, the acronym for "Most Advanced Yet Acceptable", a product design principle associated with Form follows function

[edit] See also

• Mayan (disambiguation)
• Maia (disambiguation)
• Maja (disambiguation)
• Majo
• Mya (disambiguation)

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Eduard Marian Ilie (born 29 June 1986 in Bucharest),^[1] better known as Edward Maya, is a Romanian musician, producer, performer, and composer. He graduated from George Enescu Music High School in Bucharest and is currently a final year student at the Bucharest Conservatory.

[edit] Career

In and around 2006, Maya worked with many Romanian artists such as Akcent, Vika Jigulina, Blaxy Girls, DJ Sava, DJ Rynno and Liviu Hodor. He worked also on the song Tornerò, which was performed by Mihai Trăistariu in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006. He added in an interview on Beat-Town.com that this song "was the beginning of my career"^[2]

In the summer of 2009, Maya launched his first song as an artist, "Stereo Love", reaching number 2 in the Romanian singles charts. Later that year, "Stereo Love", became a hit in clubs all over the world.^[3] While this success was followed by concerts worldwide, the song entered the top-5 singles charts in Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK.^[4][5][6][7] "Stereo Love" received over 160 million YouTube views since August 2009, for just one video.^[8]

On May 13, 2010, Maya released his second single "This Is My Life". To help maintain control of his career and provide opportunities for other artists, Maya has formed his own record label, Mayavin Records.^[9]

Maya released the song and video for his third single "Desert Rain" on Christmas night worldwide.^[10] In an interview Edward Maya talked about his Desert Rain tour he mentions he'll start off with India and later he will be touring Europe, US, South Africa and Pakistan.^[11]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

[edit] Singles

[edit] Other singles

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official website

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Vika Jigulina (born Victoria Corneva, February 18, 1986) is a Moldavian music producer, singer, and DJ. She was born in Cahul and graduated from the Rachmaninov School of Music. In 2000, she moved to Timişoara, Romania, where she still lives, and continued her studies there. She worked in various clubs in Timişoara and eventually Bucharest. She landed a weekly show on the Romanian station Radio Deea and later on with VIBE FM that gave her national exposure and fame. In 2010 she became a Romanian citizen.

Jigulina has made mixes with Steve Murrano, ATB, Tomcraft, DJ DOX, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, and other Romanian artists. She is the vocalist in the international dance hit "Stereo Love" by Romanian producer and musician Edward Maya. She is also touring with Edward Maya in Canada in March 2011."Stereo Love" won the Billboard Music Awards 2011 for the Top Dance Song. Vika's 4th single, "Mono In Love", is scheduled for release in early 2012 featuring Edward Maya.

[edit] Discography

Jigulina is currently working with Maya on his debut studio album The Stereo Love Show.

[edit] Playboy

Vika Jigulina made an appearance in the March 2012 Playboy.

[edit] Singles, as featured artist

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Vika Jigulina Official website

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