Miya Folick ( ; born June 9, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter based in

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Early life and education

Folick was born in

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. She is half-Japanese and was raised as a

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, learning to play the taiko drums in a church group. Folick went to Foothill High School in

, where she was on the basketball team and graduated in 2007. She has said she didn't enjoy playing basketball. Folick attended

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from 2007 to 2009 to study acting but transferred in 2009 and graduated from the

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in 2011 with a B.A. from the School of Theatre. During a gap semester, a high school friend taught her how to play guitar.

Career

Folick released her debut EP, ''Strange Darling'', in December 2015. The EP was followed by two singles, "Pet Body" (2) and "God Is a Woman" in 2016 prior to the release of her second EP ''Give It To Me'', which was released in November 2017 by Terrible Records. In September 2018, Folick released the new song "Stop Talking" and supporting music video. She released her debut album, '' Premonitions'' on October 26, 2018 to critical acclaim. Folick joined the bands Pale Waves and Sunflower Bean on a

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and European tour in fall 2018. In the fall of 2019, Folick toured with

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through the

. In 2022, Folick was featured in American Football's cover of ''Fade Into You''. On February 28, 2025, Folick released the album ''Erotica Veronica''.

Personal life

Folick dated musician K.Flay (Kristine Meredith Flaherty) from 2018-2021. Folick is currently in a relationship with session drummer and producer, Sam KS.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Compilation albums

Singles

Guest appearances

References

External links

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Miya Folick
at Terrible Records {{DEFAULTSORT:Folick, Miya 1989 births 21st-century American singer-songwriters 21st-century American women singers American LGBTQ people of Asian descent American LGBTQ singers American LGBTQ songwriters American musicians of Japanese descent American people of Russian descent American sopranos American women singer-songwriters American women musicians of Japanese descent LGBTQ people from California Living people People from Santa Ana, California American rhythm guitarists Singer-songwriters from California University of Southern California alumni 20th-century American Buddhists 21st-century American Buddhists American Shin Buddhists