Artist Biography Available in: Miho Katō (born June 22, 1988), better known by her stage name of Miliyah Kato is a Japanese pop and urban singer-songwriter from Toyota, Aichi, Japan. In 2001, when she was 13 years old, she passed a Sony audition. She began writing music and lyrics from the age of 14. Before her official debut she sang support vocals for other musicians and performed in commercials.