Miya Folick

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]

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]

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