Malinda Kathleen Reese (born June 27, 1994) is an American internet personality, singer-songwriter and stage actress.

As a teenager, she went to Interlochen Arts Camp in Michigan and Broadway Artists Alliance in New York City.

[6] Reese attended Sidwell Friends School in Washington, D.C., and later Vassar College, New York where she initially studied cognitive science,[10] before switching to Drama, in which she majored,[8] and Religion, in which she minored.

Her college friends began using Google Translate to create humorous alternatives to famous works of literature, inspiring Reese to do the same with song lyrics.

[10] Her first translation video was uploaded on February 10, 2014, and quickly went viral, amassing one million views within a week.

She had previously created a shanty-style song about puffins on her YouTube channel, featuring user-submitted lyrics.

[26] She had plans to go on another tour, however, due to financial reasons, she had to cut this down to only five shows, one in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia, NPR Mountain Stage and Washington DC.

[27] In 2018, during a trip to Montefrío, Spain, she sang "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" impromptu in Iglesia de la Incarnación when it was empty, so the sound resonated.

DC Metro Theatre Arts called her and Gregory Maheu, who portrayed "Guy", "standouts" and commented they "bring depth to both their solos and duets"[37] while Washington Post said she was "effectively direct".

[40] In May 2023, when "It's All True"[citation needed] was released, instead of traditional music videos, Malinda directed and starred in a visual album, a story about personal death, rebirth, mental health, dealing with the tragedies of the world, queer love and finding community.