About Miki Berenyi
Miki Eleonora Berenyi is an English singer, songwriter, and guitarist. She is best known as a guitarist and the lead singer of the shoegaze/alternative rock band Lush. She is currently a member of Piroshka and the Miki Berenyi Trio.
At age 14, Berenyi met friend and future Lush bandmate Emma Anderson while both were students at private school Queen's College. They became interested in music and together published a music fanzine, Alphabet Soup.
In 1987, Berenyi studied English literature at North London Polytechnic, where she met drummer Chris Acland and singer Meriel Barham. Along with Anderson, they decided to form their own band, originally called the Baby Machines. Bassist Steve Rippon joined and they changed their name to Lush.
From 1987 until 1996, she played with Lush, releasing several albums, singles and music videos and toured extensively through the UK, North America, Japan, Australia and other countries. She and Acland also collaborated with members of Cocteau Twins and Moose, releasing one song in 1991 under the name Lillies. Lush officially announced their breakup in February 1998, following Acland's death by suicide in October 1996.
Lush announced a reunion on 28 September 2015, with former Elastica drummer Justin Welch taking over for Acland. They toured extensively throughout 2016 and released an EP of new material; "Blind Spot" in April of that year. Bassist Phil King left the band in October 2016 and as a consequence Lush played their final farewell gig, with Michael Conroy of Modern English on bass at Manchester Academy on 25 November 2016.
In September 2018, Berenyi announced that she had formed a new band, Piroshka, a quartet including Berenyi, Justin Welch (Elastica), Michael Conroy (Modern English) and former Moose member K.J. "Moose" McKillop. Their debut album, Brickbat, was released by Bella Union on 15 February 2019. A second album, Love Drips and Gathers, followed in July 2021.
In May 2024, Berenyi formed the Miki Berenyi Trio, along with McKillop and guitarist Oliver Cherer.
Berenyi is of Hungarian and Japanese decent. She is in a relationship with K.J. "Moose" McKillop, with whom she has two children. She is the child of Japanese producer, manager, model, and former actress Yasuko Nagazumi.
