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'''Kato Miliyah''' (加藤ミリヤ) is a Japanese [[J-Pop|pop]] / [[J-Urban|urban]] singer-songwriter. She debuted back in 2003 as a featuring artist and debuted solo with, "[[Never Let Go / Yozora|Never let go / Yozora]]" in 2004. Her debut album, "[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]" was a big success reaching #2 on the [[Oricon]] charts and making it into the top 100 albums of the year. She is under the [[Mastersix Foundation|Mastersix Foundation]] sub-label of [[Sony Music Entertainment]].
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'''Kato Miliyah''' (加藤ミリヤ) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] and [[J-Urban|urban]] singer-songwriter. She debuted back in 2003 as a featuring artist and started her solo career with, "[[Never Let Go / Yozora|Never let go / Yozora]]" in 2004. Her debut album, ''[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]'' was a big success reaching #2 on the [[Oricon]] charts and making it into the top 100 albums of the year. She is under the [[Mastersix Foundation]] sub-label of [[Sony Music Entertainment]].
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
 
 
* '''Stage Name:''' Kato Miliyah (加藤ミリヤ)
 
* '''Stage Name:''' Kato Miliyah (加藤ミリヤ)
 
* '''Real Name:''' Kato Miho (加藤美穂)
 
* '''Real Name:''' Kato Miho (加藤美穂)
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==Information==
 
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[[File:MiliyahKato.jpg|200px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Never Let Go / Yozora|Never let go / Yozora]]" (2004)]]
 
===Pre-debut to Debut===
 
===Pre-debut to Debut===
[[Image:MiliyahKato.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Never Let Go / Yozora|Never let go / Yozora]]" (2004)]]
 
Kato started writing lyrics and composing music at the age of fourteen. She made her debut onto the music scene with the track, "[[Cherry, Oh Baby]]". The song was featured on an album released by [[Reggae Disco Rockers]]. In 2004 she reappeared again as a featuring artist on [[Dozhi-T]]'s "[[Shouri no Megami]]" single. She also starred in the commercial the song was used for.
 
  
In September of 2004, Kato made her solo debut with the single, "[[Never Let Go / Yozora|Never let go / Yozora]]". The single sold well, reaching the #15 position on the [[Oricon]] charts. The track "[[Yozora]]", even sampled the hit song "[[Ningen-hatudenjyo]]" by [[Buddah Brand]].
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Kato started writing lyrics and composing music at the age of fourteen. She made her debut onto the music scene with the track, "[[Cherry, Oh Baby]]". The song was featured on an album released by [[Reggae Disco Rockers]]. In 2004 she reappeared again as a featuring artist on [[Dozhi-T]]'s single "[[Shouri no Megami]]". She also starred in the commercial the song was used for.
The pre-release LP of the single is now rare to find as it sold out on the day of it's release. Two months later came the release of her second single, "[[Beautiful (Kato Miliyah)|Beautiful]]". The song was about Kato wanting to stay strong and beautiful, and was used as [[Wikipedia:Lotte|Lotte]]'s Pure White Gum CM song. Much like her debut LP it also sold out the day it released.
 
  
[[Image:2005jounetsupromo.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Kato Miliyah promoting [[Jounetsu (Kato Miliyah)|Jounetsu]] (2005)]]
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In September of 2004, Kato made her solo debut with the single, "[[Never Let Go / Yozora|Never let go / Yozora]]". The single sold well, reaching the #15 position on the [[Oricon]] charts. The track "[[Yozora (Kato Miliyah)|Yozora]]", even sampled the hit song "[[Ningen-hatudenjyo]]" by [[Buddah Brand]]. The pre-release LP of the single is now rare to find as it sold out on the day of it's release. Two months later came the release of her second single, "[[Beautiful (Kato Miliyah)|Beautiful]]". The song was about Kato wanting to stay strong and beautiful, and was used as [[Wikipedia:Lotte|Lotte]]'s Pure White Gum [[CM|commerical theme]] song. Much like her debut LP it also sold out the day it released.
  
In March of 2005 Kato came back with the single, "[[Dear Lonely Girl]]". The single ended up being a big hit, and currently her best selling single. Soon she released a limited line of clothing named, Miliyahhood which was only available in [[Shibuya]]'s Marui JAM department store. Kato's love for fashion runs strong with her just like her love for music and she hopes to release more clothing again soon. Her next single, "[[Jounetsu]]" was released in Sepember. The song used a sample from [[UA]]'s hit song of the [[Jounetsu (UA)|same name]]. This fact on its own attracted many listeners and the single end up reaching #11 on the [[Oricon]] charts.
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In March of 2005 Kato came back with the single, "[[Dear Lonely Girl]]". The single ended up being a big hit, and currently her best selling single. Soon she released a limited line of clothing named Miliyahhood, which was only available in [[Shibuya]]'s Marui JAM department store. Kato's love for fashion runs strong with her just like her love for music and she hopes to release more clothing again soon.
  
Only a month had passed before the Kato's nest release. Her debut album, "[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]" was released on October 26th 2005. The album ranked in at the #2 position on the [[Oricon]] charts. The album was very sucessful and sold a total of 189,293 copies that year, making the #79 album of the year. On November 29th, Kato held her very first one-man live concert to promote her album.
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[[File:2005jounetsupromo.jpg|thumb|220px|left|Kato Miliyah promoting [[Jounetsu (Kato Miliyah)|Jounetsu]] (2005)]]
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Her next single, "[[Jounetsu (Kato Miliyah)|Jounetsu]]" was released in Sepember. The song used a sample from [[UA]]'s hit song of the [[Jounetsu (UA)|same name]]. This fact on its own attracted many listeners and the single end up reaching #11 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Only a month had passed before the Kato's nest release. Her debut album, ''[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]'' was released on October 26th, 2005. The album ranked in at the #2 position on the [[Oricon]] charts. The album was very sucessful and sold a total of 189,293 copies that year, making the #79 album of the year. On November 29th, Kato held her very first one-man live concert to promote her album.
  
 
===Diamond Princess to Present===
 
===Diamond Princess to Present===
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[[File:willpromo.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[I Will (Kato Miliyah)|I WILL]]" (2006)]]
  
 
Only four months after the release of her [[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|debut album]], Kato started releasing singles again. The first of these singles was "[[Sotsugyou (Kato Miliyah)|Sotsugyou]]". The single showcased a more mature sound for Kato. The single was less successful then any of her previous releases ranking in at #23 on the [[Oricon]].
 
Only four months after the release of her [[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|debut album]], Kato started releasing singles again. The first of these singles was "[[Sotsugyou (Kato Miliyah)|Sotsugyou]]". The single showcased a more mature sound for Kato. The single was less successful then any of her previous releases ranking in at #23 on the [[Oricon]].
  
[[Image:willpromo.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[I Will (Kato Miliyah)|I WILL]]" (2006)]]
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Kato's next release, "[[Last Summer]]", was released in June, and did worst than her previous single. It ranked in at #30 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Her [[I Will (Kato Miliyah)|next release]] held up with the sucess of her ''[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]''-era singles, and was used as the subject song for the movie, ''[[Otoshimono]]''. The single ended up at #17 on the [[Oricon]] charts, becoming her most sucessful single since "[[Jounetsu (Kato Miliyah)|Jounetsu]]".
 
 
Kato's next release came after a five month silence. "[[Last Summer]]" was released in June, and did worst than her previous release. It ranked in at #30 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Her next release held up with the sucess of her "[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]"-era singles. "[[I Will (Kato)|I WILL]]" was used as the subject song for the movie, "[[Otoshimono]]". The single ended up ranking at #17 on the [[Oricon]] charts becoming her most sucessful single since "[[Jounetsu (Kato Miliyah)|Jounetsu]]".
 
  
Kato kicked of 2007 with the February release of "[[Eyes on You|Eyes on you]]." The single charted at #24 on the [[Oricon]]. Her second album, "[[Diamond Princess]]" was released exactly a month later on March 7th. The album reached #5 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Thought the album didn't rank much less then "[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]" its sales were significantly less. After being on the [[Oricon]] for three weeks it had only sold a total of 68,029 copies.
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Kato kicked of 2007 with the February release of "[[Eyes on You (Kato Miliyah)|Eyes on you]]." The single charted at #24 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Her second album, ''[[Diamond Princess]]'' was released exactly a month later on March 7th. The album reached #5 on the [[Oricon]] charts. Though the album didn't rank less then ''[[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]'' its sales were significantly less. After being on the [[Oricon]] for three weeks it had only sold a total of 68,029 copies.
  
Not even a month off the heals of the release of "[[Diamond Princess]]" Kato Miliyah annouced the release dates for two singles. The first of which being being a cover of the 1965 '''#1''' hit by [[Wikipedia:The_Temptations|The Temptations]], "[[Wikipedia:My Girl (The Temptations song)|My Girl]]". The song also features the [[J-R&B|Japanese R&B]] group [[COLOR]]. The second of the two is titled "[[Love is... (Kato Miliyah)|Love is...]]" and faired much better one the [[Oricon]] than the first.
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Not even a month off the heals of the release of her previous album Kato annouced the release dates for two singles. The first of which being being a cover of the 1965 #1 hit by [[Wikipedia:The Temptations|The Temptations]], "[[Wikipedia:My Girl (The Temptations song)|My Girl]]". The song also features the [[J-R&B|Japanese R&B]] group [[COLOR (group)|COLOR]]. The second of the two was titled "[[Love is... (Kato Miliyah)|Love is...]]" and faired much better one the [[Oricon]] than the first.
  
Kato's up-coming single, "[[Lalala / Futurechecka|LALALA / FUTURECHECKA]]" is collaboration heavy. The song "[[Lalala|LALALA]]" features the reggae styling of [[Wakadanna]] of the band [[Shonannokaze]] and production by [[MINMI]]. The second a-side track, "[[Futurechecka|FUTURECHECKA]]" features collaborations with [[SIMON|SIMON]], [[COMA-CHI]] (Who recently appear on Kato's "[[Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made|Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made Remix]]") & [[TARO SOUL]]. The song is being produced by [[ZEEBRA]] & [[DJ KEN-BO]].
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Kato's next single, "[[Lalala / Futurechecka|LALALA / FUTURECHECKA]]", is collaboration heavy. The song "[[Lalala|LALALA]]" features the reggae styling of [[Wakadanna]] of the band [[Shonannokaze]] and production by [[MINMI]]. The second A-side, "[[Futurechecka|FUTURECHECKA]]", features collaborations with [[SIMON]], [[COMA-CHI]] (who recently appear on Kato's "[[Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made|Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made Remix]]") & [[TARO SOUL]]. The song is being produced by [[ZEEBRA]] & [[DJ KEN-BO]].
 
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
[[Image:lalalapromo2.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Lalala / Futurechecka|LALALA / FUTURECHECKA]]" (2007)]]
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[[File:lalalapromo2.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Lalala / Futurechecka|LALALA / FUTURECHECKA]]" (2007)]]
[[Image:koishiterupromo.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Sayonara Baby / Koishiteru|SAYONARA Baby / Koishiteru]]" (2008)]]
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[[File:koishiterupromo.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Sayonara Baby / Koishiteru|SAYONARA Baby / Koishiteru]]" (2008)]]
[[Image:WHY_(promo2).jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Why (Kato Miliyah)|WHY]]" (2009)]]
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[[File:WHY_(promo2).jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Why (Kato Miliyah)|WHY]]" (2009)]]
 
[[File:Last Love promo2.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Last Love (Kato Miliyah)|Last Love]]" (2010)]]
 
[[File:Last Love promo2.jpg|220px|thumb|Kato Miliyah promoting "[[Last Love (Kato Miliyah)|Last Love]]" (2010)]]
 
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===Studio Albums===
===Albums===
 
 
* [2005.10.26] [[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]
 
* [2005.10.26] [[Rose (Kato Miliyah)|Rose]]
 
* [2007.03.07] [[Diamond Princess]]
 
* [2007.03.07] [[Diamond Princess]]
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* [2006.07.19] [[Last Summer]]
 
* [2006.07.19] [[Last Summer]]
 
* [2006.09.27] [[I Will (Kato Miliyah)|I WILL]]
 
* [2006.09.27] [[I Will (Kato Miliyah)|I WILL]]
* [2007.02.07] [[Eyes on You|Eyes on you]]
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* [2007.02.07] [[Eyes on You (Kato Miliyah)|Eyes on you]]
* [2007.05.30] [[My Girl]] feat. [[COLOR]]
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* [2007.05.30] [[My Girl (Kato Miliyah)|My Girl]] feat. [[COLOR]]
 
* [2007.06.20] [[Love Is... (Kato Miliyah)|Love is...]]
 
* [2007.06.20] [[Love Is... (Kato Miliyah)|Love is...]]
 
* [2007.10.17] [[Lalala / Futurechecka|LALALA / FUTURECHECKA]]
 
* [2007.10.17] [[Lalala / Futurechecka|LALALA / FUTURECHECKA]]
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* [2008.09.24] [[Sayonara Baby / Koishiteru|SAYONARA Baby / Koishiteru]] (SAYONARAベイベー/恋シテル; ''I Am In Love'')
 
* [2008.09.24] [[Sayonara Baby / Koishiteru|SAYONARA Baby / Koishiteru]] (SAYONARAベイベー/恋シテル; ''I Am In Love'')
 
* [2009.01.28] [[20 -Cry-|20 -CRY-]]
 
* [2009.01.28] [[20 -Cry-|20 -CRY-]]
* [2009.05.13] [[Love Forever]] <small>('''Kato Miliyah x [[Shimizu Shota]]''')</small>
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* [2009.05.13] [[Love Forever (Kato Miliyah x Shimizu Shota)|Love Forever]] <small>('''Kato Miliyah x [[Shimizu Shota]]''')</small>
 
* [2009.11.18] [[Why (Kato Miliyah)|WHY]]
 
* [2009.11.18] [[Why (Kato Miliyah)|WHY]]
 
* [2010.02.03] [[Forever Love (Shimizu Shota x Kato Miliyah)|FOREVER LOVE]] <small>('''[[Shimizu Shota]] x Kato Miliyah''')</small>
 
* [2010.02.03] [[Forever Love (Shimizu Shota x Kato Miliyah)|FOREVER LOVE]] <small>('''[[Shimizu Shota]] x Kato Miliyah''')</small>
 
* [2010.03.24] [[Bye Bye (Kato Miliyah)|BYE BYE]]
 
* [2010.03.24] [[Bye Bye (Kato Miliyah)|BYE BYE]]
* [2010.06.09] [[Last Love]]
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* [2010.06.09] [[Last Love (Kato Miliyah)|Last Love]]
* [2011.03.16] [[Yuushatachi|Yuusha Tachi]] (勇者たち; ''Heroes'')
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* [2011.03.16] [[Yuushatachi]] (勇者たち; ''Heroes'')
* [2011.06.22] [[Desire / Baby!Baby!Baby! (Kato Miliyah)|DESIRE / BABY!BABY!BABY!]]
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* [2011.06.22] [[Desire / Baby! Baby! Baby!|DESIRE / BABY!BABY!BABY!]]
 
* [2011.07.13] [[Believe (Kato Miliyah x Shimizu Shota)|BELIEVE]] <small>('''Kato Miliyah x [[Shimizu Shota]]''')</small>
 
* [2011.07.13] [[Believe (Kato Miliyah x Shimizu Shota)|BELIEVE]] <small>('''Kato Miliyah x [[Shimizu Shota]]''')</small>
  
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* [2010.12.08] [[Miliyah The Clips 2004-2010|MILIYAH THE CLIPS 2004-2010]]
 
* [2010.12.08] [[Miliyah The Clips 2004-2010|MILIYAH THE CLIPS 2004-2010]]
  
===Other / Collaborations===
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===Compilations / Collaborations===
* [2005.03.02] [[Heartsdales]] - "[[Super Star]]" (#13 ''Paradise'' feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2005.03.02] [[Heartsdales]] - ''[[Super Star (Heartsdales)|Super Star]]'' (#13 ''Paradise'' feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
* [2005.03.24] [[We Love Dance Classics Vol.1]] (#2 ''IN THE NIGHT'')
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* [2005.03.24] ''[[We Love Dance Classics Vol.1]]'' (#2 "IN THE NIGHT")
* [2005.04.20] [[KM-MARKIT]] - "[[Vivid (KM-MARKIT)|VIVID]]" (#7 ''Sunshine'' feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2005.04.20] [[KM-MARKIT]] - ''[[Vivid (KM-MARKIT)|VIVID]]'' (#7 "Sunshine" feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
* [2005.06.29] [[Heartsdales]] - "[[Heart Attack! 2 The Remixes & Video Clips]]" (#7 ''Paradise ~DJ TARO Cosmic Bass Mixx~'' '''feat. Miliyah Kato''')
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* [2005.06.29] [[Heartsdales]] - ''[[Heart Attack! 2 The Remixes & Video Clips]]'' (#7 "Paradise ~DJ TARO Cosmic Bass Mixx~" feat. '''Miliyah Kato''')
* [2005.08.24] [[m-flo]] - "[[Beat Space Nine|BEAT SPACE NINE]]" (#6 ''ONE DAY'' '''m-flo loves Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2005.08.24] [[m-flo]] - ''[[Beat Space Nine|BEAT SPACE NINE]]'' (#6 "ONE DAY" <small>('''[[m-flo]] loves Kato Miliyah''')</small>)
* [2005.11.02] [[m-flo]] - "[[Dope Space Nine|DOPE SPACE NINE]]" (#1 ''ONE DAY (KREVA remix)'' [[m-flo]] '''loves Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2005.11.02] [[m-flo]] - ''[[Dope Space Nine|DOPE SPACE NINE]]'' (#1 "ONE DAY (KREVA remix)" <small>('''[[m-flo]] loves Kato Miliyah''')</small>)
* [2006.02.15] [[Dohzi-T]] - "[[Better Days (Dohzi-T)|Better Days]]" (#1 ''Better Days'' feat. '''Kato Miliyah''' & [[Tanaka Roma]])
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* [2006.02.15] [[Dohzi-T]] - "[[Better Days (Dohzi-T)|Better Days]]" (#1 "Better Days" feat. '''Kato Miliyah''', [[Tanaka Roma]])
* [2006.03.22] [[Dohzi-T]] - "[[Warabest ~The Best of Dozhi-T~|WARABEST ~The Best of Dohzi-T~]]" (#2 ''Better Days'' '''feat. Kato Miliyah &''' [[Tanaka Roma]])
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* [2006.03.22] [[Dohzi-T]] - ''[[Warabest ~The Best of Dozhi-T~|WARABEST ~The Best of Dohzi-T~]]'' (#2 "Better Days" feat. '''Kato Miliyah, ''' [[Tanaka Roma]])
* [2006.05.10] [[TWIGY]] - "[[Twig|TWIG]]" (#2 ''Righ' Now!'' '''feat.''' [[YOU THE ROCK★|YOU THE ROCK★]] '''& Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2006.05.10] [[TWIGY]] - ''[[Twig|TWIG]]'' (#2 "Righ’Now!" feat. [[YOU THE ROCK|YOU THE ROCK★]], '''Kato Miliyah''')
* [2006.07.12] [[Heartsdales]] - "[[The Legend]]" (Disc 2 #2 ''Paradise'' feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2006.07.12] [[Heartsdales]] - ''[[The Legend]]'' (CD2 #2 "Paradise" feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
* [2006.07.26] [[m-flo]] - "[[m-flo Inside -Works Best II-]]" (#4 ''One Day -Yozora Remix-'' '''Kato Miliyah loves''' [[m-flo]])
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* [2006.07.26] [[m-flo]] - ''[[m-flo Inside -Works Best II-]]'' (#4 "One Day -Yozora Remix-" <small>('''Kato Miliyah loves [[m-flo]]''')</small>)
* [2006.12.06] [[KM-MARKIT]] - "[[Mark Out|MARK OUT]]" (#9 ''Me & My...'' '''feat. Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2006.12.06] [[KM-MARKIT]] - ''[[Mark Out|MARK OUT]]'' (#9 "Me & My..." feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
* [2006.12.20] [[Heartsdales]] - "[[The Legend Final Live]]" (DVD #17 ''Paradise'' feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2006.12.20] [[Heartsdales]] - ''[[The Legend Final Live]]'' (#17 "Paradise" feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
* [2007.07.18] [[ZEEBRA]] - "[[My People]]" (#1 ''My People'' feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
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* [2007.07.18] [[ZEEBRA]] - "[[My People]]" (#1 "My People" feat. '''Kato Miliyah''')
* [2007.09.26] [[Tribute to Celine Dion]] (セリーヌ・ディオン・トリビュート) (#9 ''I'M YOUR ANGEL'' ('''Kato Miliyah''' & [[Shimizu Shota]]))
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* [2007.09.26] ''[[Tribute to Celine Dion]]'' (セリーヌ・ディオン・トリビュート) (#9 "I'M YOUR ANGEL" feat. '''Kato Miliyah''', [[Shimizu Shota]])
* [2010.02.03] [[Forever Love (Shimizu Shota x Kato Miliyah)|FOREVER LOVE]] <small>('''[[Shimizu Shota]] x Kato Miliyah''')</small>
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* [2010.10.27] [[AI (singer)|AI]] - "[[Stronger (AI)|Stronger]]" feat. '''Kato Miliyah'''
* [2010.10.27] [[AI]] - "[[Stronger]] feat. '''Kato Miliyah'''"
 
  
 
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Kato Miliyah promoting "Yuushatachi" (2011)

Kato Miliyah (加藤ミリヤ) is a Japanese pop and urban singer-songwriter. She debuted back in 2003 as a featuring artist and started her solo career with, "Never let go / Yozora" in 2004. Her debut album, Rose was a big success reaching #2 on the Oricon charts and making it into the top 100 albums of the year. She is under the Mastersix Foundation sub-label of Sony Music Entertainment.

Profile

  • Stage Name: Kato Miliyah (加藤ミリヤ)
  • Real Name: Kato Miho (加藤美穂)
  • Birthdate: June 22, 1988
  • Birthplace: Toyota city, Aichi prefecture, Japan
  • Favorite Genres: R&B, Hip-Hop, Reggae
  • Favorite Artist: Mary J. Blige

Information

Kato Miliyah promoting "Never let go / Yozora" (2004)

Pre-debut to Debut

Kato started writing lyrics and composing music at the age of fourteen. She made her debut onto the music scene with the track, "Cherry, Oh Baby". The song was featured on an album released by Reggae Disco Rockers. In 2004 she reappeared again as a featuring artist on Dozhi-T's single "Shouri no Megami". She also starred in the commercial the song was used for.

In September of 2004, Kato made her solo debut with the single, "Never let go / Yozora". The single sold well, reaching the #15 position on the Oricon charts. The track "Yozora", even sampled the hit song "Ningen-hatudenjyo" by Buddah Brand. The pre-release LP of the single is now rare to find as it sold out on the day of it's release. Two months later came the release of her second single, "Beautiful". The song was about Kato wanting to stay strong and beautiful, and was used as Lotte's Pure White Gum commerical theme song. Much like her debut LP it also sold out the day it released.

In March of 2005 Kato came back with the single, "Dear Lonely Girl". The single ended up being a big hit, and currently her best selling single. Soon she released a limited line of clothing named Miliyahhood, which was only available in Shibuya's Marui JAM department store. Kato's love for fashion runs strong with her just like her love for music and she hopes to release more clothing again soon.

Kato Miliyah promoting Jounetsu (2005)

Her next single, "Jounetsu" was released in Sepember. The song used a sample from UA's hit song of the same name. This fact on its own attracted many listeners and the single end up reaching #11 on the Oricon charts. Only a month had passed before the Kato's nest release. Her debut album, Rose was released on October 26th, 2005. The album ranked in at the #2 position on the Oricon charts. The album was very sucessful and sold a total of 189,293 copies that year, making the #79 album of the year. On November 29th, Kato held her very first one-man live concert to promote her album.

Diamond Princess to Present

Kato Miliyah promoting "I WILL" (2006)

Only four months after the release of her debut album, Kato started releasing singles again. The first of these singles was "Sotsugyou". The single showcased a more mature sound for Kato. The single was less successful then any of her previous releases ranking in at #23 on the Oricon.

Kato's next release, "Last Summer", was released in June, and did worst than her previous single. It ranked in at #30 on the Oricon charts. Her next release held up with the sucess of her Rose-era singles, and was used as the subject song for the movie, Otoshimono. The single ended up at #17 on the Oricon charts, becoming her most sucessful single since "Jounetsu".

Kato kicked of 2007 with the February release of "Eyes on you." The single charted at #24 on the Oricon charts. Her second album, Diamond Princess was released exactly a month later on March 7th. The album reached #5 on the Oricon charts. Though the album didn't rank less then Rose its sales were significantly less. After being on the Oricon for three weeks it had only sold a total of 68,029 copies.

Not even a month off the heals of the release of her previous album Kato annouced the release dates for two singles. The first of which being being a cover of the 1965 #1 hit by The Temptations, "My Girl". The song also features the Japanese R&B group COLOR. The second of the two was titled "Love is..." and faired much better one the Oricon than the first.

Kato's next single, "LALALA / FUTURECHECKA", is collaboration heavy. The song "LALALA" features the reggae styling of Wakadanna of the band Shonannokaze and production by MINMI. The second A-side, "FUTURECHECKA", features collaborations with SIMON, COMA-CHI (who recently appear on Kato's "Kono Mama Zutto Asa Made Remix") & TARO SOUL. The song is being produced by ZEEBRA & DJ KEN-BO.

Discography

Kato Miliyah promoting "LALALA / FUTURECHECKA" (2007)
Kato Miliyah promoting "SAYONARA Baby / Koishiteru" (2008)
Kato Miliyah promoting "WHY" (2009)
Kato Miliyah promoting "Last Love" (2010)

Studio Albums

Others Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

DVDs

Compilations / Collaborations

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