[3] Mahalia has released several EPs and three albums, Diary of Me (2016), Love and Compromise (2019) and IRL (2023).

[12] She attended Roundhill Community College until she signed a record deal at age13, when she transferred to a performing arts school,[13] Birmingham Ormiston Academy,[14] where she took acting classes.

[11] Mahalia was later introduced to Ed Sheeran,[13] who she went on to perform as a supporting act for, duetting with him on his song "Gold Rush".

The album concept was influenced by an interview with Eartha Kitt, which Mahalia's mother showed her when she was a child.

She was also one of the opening acts in the all-female lineup at Adele's British Summer Time concerts in London's Hyde Park.

[27][28] Mahalia has listed Corinne Bailey Rae, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse, Jill Scott, India Arie,[29] Ed Sheeran,[13] and Kate Nash[5] among her musical influences.