How does Ella Mai pronounce her name?

Ella Mai Howell is an English singer and songwriter who was born on November 3, 1994. Her musical career began in 2014 when she auditioned for the 11th season of The X Factor as part of a trio at London’s British and Irish Modern Music Institute. She released a four-track solo EP of original music in 2015 called Troubled on SoundCloud. American record producer Mustard found her on social media and signed her to 10 Summers Records.

Ella Mai was born in London on November 3, 1994, to an English-Irish father and a Jamaican mother. The singer claims that her mother, a fan of American jazz music, gave her the name Ella Fitzgerald. When Mai was 12 years old, her mother moved from London to New York City to work as a teacher there. Mai had a hard time adjusting to life in New York City because she was constantly teased about her accent. Mai returned to England at the age of 17 after earning her degree from the Glen Oaks, Queens-based Queens High School of Teaching. She is a huge Arsenal F.C. and Thierry Henry fan.