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Miliyah KatoBy Lexie Buchanan

Born

In Toyota,Aichi, Japan

June 22, 1998

Beginning

She began writing music lyrics at the age of 14 Began singing songs for other musicians Miliyah first started out by doing different

commercials and auditions. Eventually she landed her first gig on a Sony commercial during high school

Genre

She aims for middle ground Uses Hip/Hop and Rock as a base Also considers herself urban, which started in the

1970’s and is a combination of R&B, Hip/Hop and electric dance music

Dissemination

She combines different Western Styles of music. This includes hip/hop and R&B. This ultimately helps her create her own innovative style of music

She also samples music from other artists which are Lauren Hill and Mary J Blige

Traditional Japanese Influences

Native singer Utada Hikaru. Hikaru had three of her albums listed in the top ten and one of her singles reached #2 worldwide

Miliyah eventually earned the nickname, “Post Utada Hikaru” because of their similar charismatic attitudes and similar lyrical styles

Interaction With Fans

She has her own official website http://miliyah.com/ that lets her interact with fans. It gives a complete biography as well as discography. This website also gives fans an idea about her most recent information

She uses blogs, live shows and performances to communicate with fans

Albums

Rose Diamond Princess Tokyo Star Ring Heaven

Recent Information

Began influencing others in fashion and eventually started her own fashion brand

During the summer of 2014, she is touring Japan and will eventually wind up in Osaka