Miya Folick ( ; 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.https://open.spotify.com/artist/1jFVu6Z7wmwywivOeBTSIV/about
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.
On February 28, 2025, Folick released the album Erotica Veronica.
Personal life Folick dated musician K.Flay (Kristine Meredith Flaherty) from 2018-2021.
Discography Studio albums Title Details Premonitions Released: October 26, 2018 Label: Terrible Formats: Roach Released: May 26, 2023 Label: Nettwerk Formats: Erotica Veronica Released: February 28, 2025 Label: Nettwerk Formats:
Extended plays Title Details Strange Darling Released: December 10, 2015 Label: Self-released Formats: Give It to Me Released: November 3, 2017 Label: Terrible Formats: 2007 Released: September 9, 2022 Label: Nettwerk Formats:
Compilation albums Title Details Give It to Me / Strange Darling Released: November 2017 Label: Terrible Formats: LP
Singles + List of singles, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Pet Body"2016 rowspan="2" "God Is a Woman" "Trouble Adjusting" 2017 Give It to Me "Deadbody"| 2018 Premonitions "Stock Image" "Stop Talking" "Freak Out" "Thingamajig" "Malibu Barbie" 2019 "I Will Follow You into the Dark" Looking for Alaska (Music from the Original Series) "California (Prius Edition)" 2020 High Life from the Bottle on the Beach
Guest appearances Title Year Other artists Album "Aging" 2016 The Creamery Mixtape, Vol. 1 "Joy Stops Time" 2018 Fucked Up Dose Your Dreams
References
External links
Miya Folick at Terrible Records