Miya Folick

Miya Folick (/ˈmiːjəˈfoʊlɪk/ MEE-yə FOH-lik; born June 9, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. 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. 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. On February 28, 2025, Folick released the album Erotica Veronica. Folick dated musician K.Flay (Kristine Meredith Flaherty) from 2018-2021. "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 [dead link] 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 "Interview: Miya Folick Talks 'Erotica Veronica'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved March 27, 2025. 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. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miya Folick. Official website Miya Folick at Terrible Records