J. Maya

Janani Krishnan-Jha (October 5, 1998), formerly known by the stage name J. Maya, is an American singer-songwriter. In 2023 she participated in Survivor 45, the 45th season of the American reality-TV competition series Survivor. The release of her debut single in 2021, "Achilles Heel", influenced by Greco-Roman mythology, garnered streams. Her debut EP, Poetic License, received positive reviews from media outlets in 2022. In 2024, she released her debut album, The Rest of the Laurels, with an accompanying novella Katathon.