Mika Yamaoka
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Mika YamaokaBorn in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
In pursuit of his unique expressiveness
He studied under the talented vocalist Ramona.
She started working as a professional in earnest, and at the same time, she was selected as a vocalist at the time of Jazz Live in Japan's first shop, which planned to reproduce the atmosphere similar to the United States in "Starbucks Coffee" that landed from the United States. Will be done.
After co-starring with the late George Kawaguchi, the late Yuzuru Sera, Shinichi Yanagisawa and other top stars in the Showa jazz world, Tetsuya Hataya, a support member of "EGO-WRAPPIN'", and Daisuke Takeuchi, a TRI4TH member who is a hot topic in danceable jazz. , Tomotaka Sekiya, and other artists who are active in the Japanese music scene across genres and generations.
In the annual popularity ranking (jazz singer category) of the portal site "JAZZ PAGE", he has a history of line-quinting at the top for three consecutive years.
She was the first Japanese woman to sing the English version of Kyu Sakamoto's "Look Up at the Stars at Night", and her singing voice continues to impress a large audience across countries.
From the iTunes Store, she is also active as a personality on the podcast program "Mika's Favorite", which she spells out with talk and music, and has a record of 5th place in the overall music category.
She also served as a radio personality at Radio Shonan.
In addition to appearing in jazz clubs featuring top artists from Japan and overseas such as "Motion Blue Yokohama" and "JZ Brat" developed by Blue Note Tokyo, events, jazz clubs, and concerts in various places, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Appeared in halls, lounges, cafes, etc.
In addition, "Bank Art 1929" in Yokohama, which is used as a place to present the works of famous cultural figures and artists from Japan and abroad, as well as holding coserts at museums and cultural facilities and collaborating with illustrators, "art & voice" We are expanding the field of activities such as putting effort into it.
The owner of Sweet Voice that wraps around the space, has a reputation for rich expressiveness and unique world view, and there are many transparent, gentle and passionate singing voices that can only be born from "Mika Yamaoka" across countries. Continues to impress the audience.
Genre: Jazz
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