Two artists have recorded under the name 'Maysa': Maysa Matarazzo, a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil, and Maysa Leak, an American jazz singer.

1. Maysa Matarazzo

Maysa Figueira Monjardim (born June 6, 1936 in São Paulo; died January 22, 1977), better known as Maysa Matarazzo or simply Maysa, was a singer, composer, and actress from Brazil. She is associated with fossa and Bossa nova music.

Maysa showed talent at a young age and by twelve had written a samba, which later became a hit from her first album. She married a member of an old-rich family at 18 and two years later had a son, Jayme Monjardim, who would later be known as a television director. In the late 1950s she formed a successful bossa nova group and also did television work. In the 1970s she acted on a few soap-operas in Brazil and also composed the soundtrack for one. She died in a road accident in 1977. After her death a miniseries about her life appeared on Brazilian television.

2. Maysa Leak

Maysa Leak is a U.S. American jazz singer. She is well known by fans of contemporary jazz both for her solo work and for her work with the band Incognito.