Biography
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.
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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)
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