Distinctive artistry, timeless sophistication.

Malika was born in Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, and grew up in an artistic environment. Her grandmother played the piano, her grandfather was the poet Guy Tirolien and her father, a history teacher, was a self-taught multi-instrumentalist. Malika showed interest for music and singing at a very young age; noticing this, her parents signed her up for piano lessons.

She recorded her first studio song when she was 8, accompanying her father's band. As a teenager she was already very involved with singing and cites Michael Jackson as one of her biggest influences at the time.