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Miya Folick
Miya Folick
Miya Folick
Background information
Born
Miya Folick

(1989-06-09) June 9, 1989 (age 37)
Santa Ana, California U.S.
OriginLos Angeles, California
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer-songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
Years active2014–present
Websitemiyafolick.com

Miya Folick (/ˈmiːjəˈfoʊlɪk/ MEE-yə FOH-lik;[1] born June 9, 1989)[2] is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California.[3][4]

Early life and education

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Folick was born in Santa Ana, California. She is half-Japanese and was raised as a Jōdo Shinshū Buddhist,[3] learning to play the taiko drums in a church group.[5]

Folick went to Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California, where she was on the basketball team and graduated in 2007.[6] She has said she didn't enjoy playing basketball.

Folick attended New York University from 2007 to 2009 to study acting[7] 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.[3]

Career

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Folick released her debut EP, Strange Darling, in December 2015.[8][3] 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,[3][7] which was released in November 2017 by Terrible Records.[9][10]

In September 2018, Folick released the new song "Stop Talking"[11] and supporting music video.[12][13][14] She released her debut album, Premonitions on October 26, 2018 to critical acclaim.[15][3][16][17]

Folick joined the bands Pale Waves and Sunflower Bean on a United States and European tour in fall 2018.[18]

In the fall of 2019, Folick toured with Bishop Briggs through the United States.[19]

In 2022, Folick was featured in American Football's cover of Fade Into You.[20]

On February 28, 2025, Folick released the album Erotica Veronica.[21]

Personal life

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Folick dated musician K.Flay (Kristine Meredith Flaherty) from 2018-2021.[2]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Title Details
Premonitions
Roach
  • Released: May 26, 2023
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats:
    • LP
    • cassette
    • digital download
    • streaming
Erotica Veronica
  • Released: February 28, 2025
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats:
    • LP
    • digital download
    • streaming

Extended plays

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Title Details
Strange Darling
  • Released: December 10, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats:
    • CD
    • cassette
    • digital download
    • streaming
Give It to Me
  • Released: November 3, 2017
  • Label: Terrible
  • Formats:
    • Digital download
    • streaming
2007
  • Released: September 9, 2022
  • Label: Nettwerk
  • Formats:
    • Digital download
    • streaming

Compilation albums

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Title Details
Give It to Me / Strange Darling
  • Released: November 2017[22]
  • Label: Terrible
  • Formats: LP

Singles

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List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Pet Body"[23] 2016 Non-album singles
"God Is a Woman"[24]
"Trouble Adjusting"[25] 2017 Give It to Me
"Deadbody"[26]| 2018 Premonitions
"Stock Image"[27]
"Stop Talking"[28]
"Freak Out"
"Thingamajig"[29]
"Malibu Barbie"[30] 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

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Title Year Other artists Album
"Aging" 2016 N/a The Creamery Mixtape, Vol. 1
"Joy Stops Time" 2018 Fucked Up Dose Your Dreams

References

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  1. ↑ "An Interview with Miya Folick - Missed Connections 2/2". YouTube. September 3, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  2. 1 2 Barlow, Eve (June 25, 2019). "How K.Flay and Miya Folick Found Themselves in Each Other". GQ.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Reilly, Phoebe (September 20, 2018). "Meet Miya Folick, a Reasonable Singer-Songwriter With an Unreasonably Amazing Voice". Pitchfork.
  4. ↑ Barlow, Eve (February 14, 2019). "Local indie-pop singer Miya Folick is walking fine lines and finding her voice". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Savage, Mark (December 23, 2018). "The singer who started a band on Tinder". BBC News.
  6. ↑ "Miya Folick's High School Girls Basketball Stats". MaxPreps. 2007. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  7. 1 2 "10 New Artists You Need to Know Right Now". Rolling Stone. November 17, 2016.
  8. ↑ Siregar, Cady (November 18, 2015). "Stream Miya Folick Strange Darling (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum.
  9. ↑ Weiss, Jeff (November 1, 2017). "Miya Folick Will Bust Every Stereotype You Have of Actors Turned Musicians". LA Weekly.
  10. ↑ https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jFVu6Z7wmwywivOeBTSIV/about [dead link]
  11. ↑ Herr, Lindsay (September 28, 2018). "Miya Folick gets real and cheeky on new single "Stop Talking"". Earmilk.
  12. ↑ Manno, Lizzie (October 1, 2018). "The 15 Best Tracks of September". Paste.
  13. ↑ "Miya Folick - "Stop Talking" Video". Stereogum. September 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ Helman, Peter (September 20, 2018). "Miya Folick Announces Debut Album, Shares Jubilant Video for New Single "Stop Talking"". Paste.
  15. ↑ Premonitions by Miya Folick, retrieved November 15, 2019
  16. ↑ Manno, Lizzie (October 24, 2018). "Miya Folick: Premonitions Review". Paste.
  17. ↑ Smith, Thomas (October 25, 2018). "Miya Folick - 'Premonitions' album review". NME.
  18. ↑ "Miya Folick Readies Debut Album 'Premonitions', 2018 Fall Tour". GSLM. October 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Tour". www.bishopbriggs.com. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
  20. ↑ American Football - Fade Into You [OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO], April 5, 2022, retrieved April 16, 2022
  21. ↑ "Interview: Miya Folick Talks 'Erotica Veronica'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
  22. ↑ Sutliff, Amileah (November 28, 2017). "VMP Rising: Miya Folick". Vinylmeplease. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  23. ↑ Domanick, Andrea (August 17, 2016). "Life Is Short so Blow out Your Speakers to Miya Folick's "Pet Body"". Vogue. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  24. ↑ Johnson, Tom (2016). "MIYA FOLICK "God Is A Woman"". Goldflakepaint. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Miya Folick Shares New Single 'Trouble Adjusting'". Deafen Country. May 12, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  26. ↑ Geffen, Sasha (April 2, 2018). "Miya Folick Shares New Single 'Trouble Adjusting'". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  27. ↑ "Miya Folick shares new single "Stock Image"". Highclouds. June 24, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  28. ↑ "Video: Miya Folick, 'Stop Talking'". Buzzbands.la. September 21, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  29. ↑ "Miya Folick Wears Her Redress Well in New Song "Thingamajig" Off Impending Debut Album". The Lefort Report. October 18, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  30. ↑ Riley-Adams, Ella (November 2, 2019). "For Miya Folick, On-Tour Beauty Is All About Little Luxuries—And Lettuce". Vogue. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
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