Yuna

Yuna is the most internationally successful Malaysian musician of the modern era, having become the first Malaysian artist to perform on US television. Her transition from KL indie darling to a US-signed artist produced collaborations with Usher, Pharrell Williams, and Daniel Caesar, and her album catalogue blends Malay heritage with sophisticated American R&B and bedroom pop. With over 1.5 million monthly Spotify listeners as of 2023, she outperforms #7 Zee Avi's streaming numbers by a factor of five. She appears regularly in American music publications, a milestone no other Malaysian act on this list has achieved.