How social media led singer Lyia Meta to international acclaim

Singer songwriter Lyia Meta performing at the launch of her single "All Of My Love" in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, recently. Photo: The Star/Faihan Ghani

Local singer-songwriter Lyia Meta certainly had a huge year last year. In September, the Malaccan-born performer was the only Malaysian nominated at the 2018 Josie Music Awards, a ceremony honouring independent artistes from all over the world. There, she ended winning the World Music Artist of the Year award.

Just three months later, she was invited to perform at Iskarnival Main-Main 2018, a festival at Iskandar Puteri, Johor, which saw over 70,000 people attend. There, she was featured alongside local heavyweights such as Zee Avi, Joe Flizzow and Hujan.