Miho Hatori (羽鳥美保 Hatori Miho b. April 5; Kawasaki, Japan) is a singer and songwriter, primarily known as the former vocalist of the New York City outfit Cibo Matto. She has several current solo projects, including New Optimism, Miss Information and Salon Mondialité. Miho also provided the female vocals for the first Gorillaz album. She expressed an early interest in music while growing up in Japan; she worked in a record shop where she was exposed to many different styles of music, and sometimes performed as a club DJ.