MAYASPOKEN
BIOGRAPHY
MayaSpoken is an emerging artist from Ottawa, Canada, who combines her background in spoken word with nostalgic R&B and soulful Hip-Hop. She creates music that is both deeply personal and socially conscious, while giving her audience the space to celebrate culture, identity, and community. Maya has been recognized as Canada's top slam poet twice, and her unique sound has drawn the attention of CBC Canada, CTV Ottawa Morning Live, and CapitalCityHipHop, solidifying her as an upcoming artist to watch.
SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY
LIVE PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
CRANIUM MUSIC FESTIVAL & CONFERENCE X NAC LUNCHTIME SERIES (2026)
AFRO FEST OTTAWA (2024)
NAC HIP HOP THEATRE FESTIVAL (2024)
SOHO HOUSE TORONTO JAZZ NIGHT (2023)
OTTAWA BLACKJACKS HALFTIME PERFORMANCE (2022)
POETRY SLAM CHAMPION HIGHLIGHTS
2nd-ranked Slam Poet in the America’s (2025)
2x Canadian Individual Poetry Slam Champion (2023,2025)
City of Ottawa Poetry Slam Champion (2024)
2X OG500 Slam Champion (2021,2023)
Poems in Passage x Toronto Poetry Slam Champion (2023)
Toronto International Festival of Authors x Toronto Poetry Slam Champion (2023)
City of Ottawa Youth Poetry Slam Champion (2015)