Stage Name: Miyavi
Formerly known as: Miyabi
Position: Former guitarist and back up vocalist of Due le quartz, currently a solo artist.
Birthday: September 14th 1981
Star sign:Virgo, though he claims to be a Pegasus
Born in: Hyougoken, Japan
Height: 185 CM
Weight: 57 kg
Favorite Color: Pink
Shoe size: 9 (US) / 27.5 CM

Miyavi (雅-miyavi-), born September 14, 1981 in Nishikujo, Japan,[1] is a Japanese solo rock artist and former guitarist (under the name Miyabi (雅, Miyabi?)) for the visual kei indies band Dué le quartz, which disbanded in 2002. In the same year, Miyabi announced that he was going solo, changed his name to Miyavi, and released his debut album “【雅楽】-gagaku-” He soon signed a contract with PS Company along with other artists such as Alice Nine, Kagrra,, Gazette, and Kra.

In October 2004, Miyavi released his first major single “ROCK no gyakushuu 　SUPERSTAR no jouken (ロックの逆襲-スーパースターの条件、 ROCK no gyakushuu -SUPERSTAR no jouken?)” (under Universal Records Japan) and began to credit himself in the songwriting credits in his liner notes as “MYV”. His first major album, “【雅-miyavizm-主義】”, was released in June 2005.