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MILIYAH
12+ albums
popj-poprnbj-urbansoul
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Miliyah Kato (加藤ミリヤ) (born 加藤美穂; Kato Miho, 22 June 1988) is a Japanese R&B/soul singer from Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Kato writes most of her own music and lyrics. She has done collaborations with other Japanese artists such as m-flo, Heartsdales, Mika Nakashima, Shota Shimizu, and Dohzi-T. In 2003, Kato started her career as a singer when she provided vocal to Reggae Disco Rockers' song "Cherry Oh! Baby". After successfully winning an audition with Sony, Kato made her debut with the double A-side single "Never let go"/"夜空" in 2004. It reached #15 on the Oricon charts. Her first album "Rose" debuted at #2 in 2005. Kato is known for popularizing sampling in the J-pop scene, and has incorporated a wide range of tracks in her songs. Regarded as one of the biggest J-pop musicians in the late 2000s and the early 2010s, Kato has sold over 12.6 million records and ringtones. — Discography: Albums: • Rose (2005) • Diamond Princess (2007) • TOKYO STAR (2008) • Ring (2009) • HEAVEN (2010) • TRUE LOVERS (2012) • LOVELAND (2014) • LIBERTY (2016) • Utopia (2017) • Femme Fatale (2018) • WHO LOVES ME (2021) • BLONDE16 (2023) • Velvet Grace (2026) Compilation albums: • BEST DESTINY (2008) • M BEST (2011) • MUSE (2014) • M BEST II (2019) Others: • THE BEST《collaborative album with Shota Shimizu》(2014) • M's X'Mas《EP》(2014) • Kato Miliyah M-Mix: Mastermix Vol.1《remix album》(2015) • I HATE YOU《EP》(2018) • COVERS - WOMAN & MAN-《cover album》(2020) User-contributed text is
