Who is Mitski? | The US Sun
MITSUKI Miyawaki is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter who goes by the stage name Mitski.
Since she began releasing songs in 2012, the 31-year-old singer-songwriter has released five albums.
Who is Mitski?
Mitski Miyawaki is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter who was born Mitsuki Laycock on September 27, 1990.
Growing up in a tiny village in Mie Prefecture, her first language was Japanese.
Because of her father's employment, she traveled around a lot as a kid, residing in places including Turkey, China, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo before settling in the US.
She was 18 when she created her first song on the piano, after singing in a choir in high school.
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What albums has Mitski released to date?
While attending Purchase College's Conservatory of Music, Mitski self-released her first two albums, Lush and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business.
Bury Me at Makeout Creek, her third studio album, was released by Double Double Whammy after she graduated.
Her critically lauded albums Puberty 2 and Be the Cowboy, both released on Dead Oceans, came after that.
Mitski returned after a three-year break in 2021 with the song Working for the Knife, and her sixth studio album, Laurel Hell, was released in February 2022.
Is Mitski going on tour?
In October 2021, and following the release of Working for the Knife, Mitski announced that she will be going on tour in 2022.
Some of her stops include Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Washington, Wisconsin, North Carolina, among many others.
Mitski has also revealed that she will perform as Harry Styles' opening act on a few of his forthcoming tour dates.
She'll perform ahead of the pop star's shows on June 11 at Ibrox Stadium in Glasgow, June 15 at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester, and June 18 at Wembley Stadium in London.
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