James McClain R&B chanteuse Ella Mai burst onto the international music scene about three years ago with “Boo’d Up,” her social media-propelled smash that went top five and 5x platinum stateside.
Since then, the 26-year-old protégé of top hitmaker Mustard has scored a Grammy for Best R&B Song and three trophies at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
And the English import has gotten competitive on L.A.’s residential real estate front, too, having recently paid $2.4 million for a upgraded “starter” house in the suburban Tarzana neighborhood.
Not too shabby, especially for a 2013 “X Factor” reject.Originally built in the early 1970s, the once bedraggled and downright unattractive house underwent a full-scale contemporary remodel last year,.
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