American singer-songwriter Mitski Miyawaki, also known by the stage name Mitski, was born in Japan on September 27, 1990. While attending Purchase College’s Conservatory of Music to study studio composition, Mitski self-released her first two albums, Lush (2012) and Retired from Sad, New Career in Business (2013). Her senior project at Purchase initially involved the creation of these albums. Bury Me at Makeout Creek, her third studio album, was made available in 2014 by Double Double Whammy after she graduated.
After that, in 2015, Mitski inked a deal with Dead Oceans, resulting in the critically praised albums Puberty 2 (2016), Be the Cowboy (2018), and Laurel Hell (2022), the latter of which reached the top 10 in a number of countries. The Guardian’s Ben Beaumont-Thomas labeled her the “best young songwriter” in the country in 2022. She co-wrote the song “This Is a Life” from the movie Everything Everywhere All at Once in 2022, which led to her being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
