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Birth name | Miya Folick |
Born | (1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 35) Santa Ana, California U.S. |
Origin | Los Angeles, California |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Website | miyafolick |
Miya Folick (/ˈmiːjəˈfoʊlɪk/ MEE-yə FOH-lik; born June 9, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.
Early life and education
Folick was born in Santa Ana, California. She is half-Japanese and was raised as a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist, learning to play the taiko drums in a church group.
Folick went to Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California, where she was on the basketball team and graduated in 2007. She has said she didn't enjoy playing basketball.
Folick attended New York University from 2007 to 2009 to study acting but transferred in 2009 and graduated from the University of Southern California 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 United States and European tour in fall 2018.
In the fall of 2019, Folick toured with Bishop Briggs through the United States.
In 2022, Folick was featured in American Football's cover of Fade Into You.
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
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Premonitions |
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Roach |
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Extended plays
Title | Details |
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Strange Darling |
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Give It to Me |
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2007 |
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Compilation albums
Title | Details |
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Give It to Me / Strange Darling |
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Singles
Title | Year | Album |
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"Pet Body" | 2016 | Non-album singles |
"God Is a Woman" | ||
"Trouble Adjusting" | 2017 | Give It to Me |
"Deadbody"| | 2018 | Premonitions |
"Stock Image" | ||
"Stop Talking" | ||
"Freak Out" | ||
"Thingamajig" | ||
"Malibu Barbie" | 2019 | Non-album single |
"I Will Follow You into the Dark" | Looking for Alaska (Music from the Original Series) | |
"California (Prius Edition)" (Petey & Miya Folick) |
2020 | High Life from the Bottle on the Beach |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artists | Album |
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"Aging" | 2016 | — | The Creamery Mixtape, Vol. 1 |
"Joy Stops Time" | 2018 | Fucked Up | Dose Your Dreams |
References
- "An Interview with Miya Folick - Missed Connections 2/2". YouTube. September 3, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
- ^ Barlow, Eve (June 25, 2019). "How K.Flay and Miya Folick Found Themselves in Each Other". GQ.
- ^ Reilly, Phoebe (September 20, 2018). "Meet Miya Folick, a Reasonable Singer-Songwriter With an Unreasonably Amazing Voice". Pitchfork.
- Barlow, Eve (February 14, 2019). "Local indie-pop singer Miya Folick is walking fine lines and finding her voice". Los Angeles Times.
- Savage, Mark (December 23, 2018). "The singer who started a band on Tinder". BBC News.
- "Miya Folick's High School Girls Basketball Stats". MaxPreps. 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- ^ "10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now". Rolling Stone. November 17, 2016.
- Siregar, Cady (November 18, 2015). "Stream Miya Folick Strange Darling (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.
- Weiss, Jeff (November 1, 2017). "Miya Folick Will Bust Every Stereotype You Have of Actors Turned Musicians". LA Weekly.
- https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jFVu6Z7wmwywivOeBTSIV/about
- Herr, Lindsay (September 28, 2018). "Miya Folick gets real and cheeky on new single "Stop Talking"". Earmilk.
- Manno, Lizzie (October 1, 2018). "The 15 Best Tracks of September". Paste.
- "Miya Folick - "Stop Talking" Video". Stereogum. September 20, 2018.
- Helman, Peter (September 20, 2018). "Miya Folick Announces Debut Album, Shares Jubilant Video for New Single "Stop Talking"". Paste.
- Premonitions by Miya Folick, retrieved November 15, 2019
- Manno, Lizzie (October 24, 2018). "Miya Folick: Premonitions Review". Paste.
- Smith, Thomas (October 25, 2018). "Miya Folick - 'Premonitions' album review". NME.
- "Miya Folick Readies Debut Album 'Premonitions', 2018 Fall Tour". GSLM. October 4, 2018.
- "Tour". www.bishopbriggs.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- American Football - Fade Into You [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO], April 5, 2022, retrieved April 16, 2022
- Sutliff, Amileah (November 28, 2017). "VMP Rising: Miya Folick". Vinylmeplease. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- Domanick, Andrea (August 17, 2016). "Life Is Short so Blow out Your Speakers to Miya Folick's "Pet Body"". Vogue. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- Johnson, Tom (2016). "MIYA FOLICK "God Is A Woman"". Goldflakepaint. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- "Miya Folick Shares New Single 'Trouble Adjusting'". Deafen Country. May 12, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- Geffen, Sasha (April 2, 2018). "Miya Folick Shares New Single 'Trouble Adjusting'". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- "Miya Folick shares new single "Stock Image"". Highclouds. June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- "Video: Miya Folick, 'Stop Talking'". Buzzbands.la. September 21, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- "Miya Folick Wears Her Redress Well in New Song "Thingamajig" Off Impending Debut Album". The Lefort Report. October 18, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
- Riley-Adams, Ella (November 2, 2019). "For Miya Folick, On-Tour Beauty Is All About Little Luxuries—And Lettuce". Vogue. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
External links
Categories:- 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