KEI
KEI

Artist Profile

KEIA singer-songwriter from Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture. Inspired by Mariah Carey during her student years, she decided to pursue a career in music. While performing more than 100 shows a year as a resident singer at live houses in Tokyo, she released her first album A Part of Me in November 2017. In December 2020, she released her second album HIGHER, which she wrote, composed, and produced herself, and held an online, no-audience release live during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, she released three singles over three consecutive weeks and successfully held a year-end release one-man live, presenting a fresh new direction in her sound. Strongly influenced by the soul, R&B, and disco sounds of the 1960s to 1980s, her music blends these grooves with Japanese lyrics, earning high praise from various fields.
Genre: J-pop/R&B/SoulActive Area: TokyoOrigin: Hyogo