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'''Tawata Emi''' (多和田えみ) is a Japanese singer, currenly signed to [[Sony Music Japan]] label and [[AMUSE]] agency. Her music is a mix of soul, R&B, jazz, blues, reggae, and funk, however in 2012 she made her comeback with a more pop oriented sound. Her debut single "[[Negai no Sora]]" peaked at the #1 spot on the Okinawain Indies chart.
  
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==Profile==
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*'''Name:''' Tawata Emi (多和田えみ), formerly written as タワタエミ
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*'''Birth date:''' {{bda|1984|06|26|mf=yes}}
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*'''Birth place:''' Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  
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'''Emi Tawata''' (Tawata Emi; 多和田えみ) is a Japanese singer, currenly signed to the [[Techesko]] record label. Her music is a mix of Soul, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Reggea and Funk.
 
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Her indie single ''[[Negai No Sora]]'' peaked at the #1 spot on the Indies chart.
 
  
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Tawata started playing with a brass band at a young age. In 2005 she went to [[Wikipedia:Canada|Canada]] to study language. It was during her time in Canada that she first really fell in love with music, mainly [[Wikipedia:Jazz|jazz music]]. After returning to Japan in 2006 she began to study jazz.
  
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==Profile==
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In April 2007, Tawata participated in a musical audition and won the MSN Special Jury Prize. She then signed a contract with the indie [[Nancle Label]] and released her debut single, "[[Negai no Sora]]" on May 15th 2007. This single was released with Tawata using the [[Katakana|katakana]] spelling of her name: タワタエミ. The single did quite well and reached #1 on an Okinawain indie music chart. The single got the attention of a larger agency, [[AMUSE]], and they signed Tawata to their new [[Techesko]] sub-label. Under her new label she covered [[Wikipedia:Antonio Carlos Jobim|Antonio Carlos Jobim]]'s song "[[This Happy Madness]]" and recorded "[[Into You]]", a collaboration with [[DJ Kawasaki]]. "[[Into You]]" became quite popular on [[Wikipedia:iTunes|iTunes]] and it even received a special prize; This gave her a quick boost in popularity, and she soon when on a tour and assembled her backing band The Soul Infinity.
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*'''Name:''' Emi Tawata
 
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*'''Other Aliases:''' タワタエミ (used when she was signed to the Nancle Label}
 
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*'''Birthday:''' 1984.06.26
 
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*'''Birth Place:''' Okinawa, Japan
 
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*'''Music styles:''' Soul, R&B, Jazz, Blues, Reggea and Funk
 
  
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==Information==
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On April 23rd 2008, Tawata released her debut mini-album, ''[[Infinity (Tawata Emi)|∞Infinity∞]]''. The mini-album reached #110 on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart. Only a few months after the release of ''∞Infinity∞'' she released another mini-album, ''[[Love & Peace|LOVE&PEACE]]'', which included the collaboration with [[DJ Kawasaki]]. This mini-album reached #204 on the weekly Oricon chart.
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===The Beginning===
 
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Born on June 26 1984 Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Emi was involved with a brass band at a young age. In the year 2005 she went to Canada for language studies. It was there when she truly fell in love with music, especially Jazz music. When she came home from Canada in the year 2006 she began studying Jazz music. In April 2007 she participated in a music audition and won the MSN Special Jury Prize. She then was signed a contract with the Nancle Label and so released her first limited single ''[[Negai no Sora]]'' on May 15, 2007 under a stage name タワタエミ (TAWATA EMI). The single reached #1 on the Indies charts.
 
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The single sold out and she then signed a contract with a new formed label named Techesko. She then covered [[Antonio Carlos Jobim]]'s song This Happy Madness and the song ''"Into You"'' from DJ Kawasaki (featuring Emi Tawata) hit the floor. This increased her popularity quite qickly.
 
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Because she was going to tour a lot in the country she composed her own band named ''"Tawada Emi & The Soul Infinity"''.
 
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Her debut mini-album ''[[∞Infinity∞]]'' was released on April 23, 2008  and reached the #110 spot on the Oricon charts.
 
  
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===Techesko era===
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After the release of ''LOVE&PEACE'', Tawata started working on her third mini-album, ''[[Sweet Soul Love]]''. This mini-album was promoted during her ''Tawata Emi & The Soul Infinity: Sweet Soul Tour 2009'' tour. Along with this mini-album came the collaboration between the popular apparel brand [http://www.soulsmania.com/ Soulsmania]. Soulsmania made some T-shirts promoting Tawata and her band. The mini-album, ''[[Sweet Soul Love]]'' was released on March 18th 2009 and reached #284 on the weekly Oricon chart. Two months after the release of the mini-album, Tawata's official website announced the release of her first single, "[[Toki no Sora]]". The title track had two tie-ins: it was used as the ending theme song from the quiz show ''[[Sekai Fushigi Hakken]]'' and it was the theme for the movie ''[[Chikujou Seyo]]''. Despite having two tie-ins, the single did not chart on Oricon.
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[[Image:Tawata.jpg |thumb|left|250px|[[Emi Tawata]] promoting "[[LOVE&PEACE]]" (2008)]]
 
  
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A few months after the release of ∞infinity∞ she released another mini-album named ''[[LOVE&PEACE]]'' which included the collaboration song with [[DJ Kawasaki]] named ''"Into You"'' on 23 July, 2008. The album reached the #204 place on the Oricon charts.
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In August 2009, Tawata announced on her blog that she would be releasing her first full-length studio album, ''[[Sings|SINGS]]'' along with her third single "[[Namida no Oto]]" on November 4th. The single didn't chart on the Oricon chart, while the album peaked at #111.  
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After ''LOVE&PEACE'' a third mini-album was in the making. This mini-album would be promoted during her Tour named ''Emi Tawata & The Soul Infinity: Sweet Soul Tour 2009''. Along with this mini-album came the collaboration between the popular apparel brand Soulsmania. The mini-album ''[[Sweet Soul Love]]'' was released on March 18, 2009 and reached #284 on the Oricon charts.
 
  
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Two months later on 12 May, Emi's official website announced tha a first Maxi single would be released on the 24th of June. The  leading song of the single named ''[[Toki no Sora]]'' woudl serve as an ending song from the quiz show ''"Sekai fushigi Hakken"'' and theme song for the roadshow movie ''"Chikujou se Yo"''. However the single failed to chart at the Oricon charts.
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In January 2010, she started out on her ''Tawata Emi & The Soul Infinity: Sings of Souls live 2010'' tour. During this tour she released her fourth single, "[[Lovely Day]]". The single was produced by [[Gospellers]] member [[Murakami Tetsuya]] and even collaborated with her on the song "[[Let's Stay Together]]". After the tour ended, Tawata released the live CD+DVD album from the tour, ''[[Sings of Souls Live 2010|SINGS Of Souls Live 2010]]''.
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On 22 August Emi announced in her blog that she would release her very first full-length album named ''[[SINGS]]'' along with another Maxi-single named ''[[Namida no Oto]]'' on the 4th of November. The single again failed to chart on he Oricon charts. The album however charted at the #111 place on the Oricon charts, selling about 1,500 copies in it's first week. In January 2010, she began touring throughout the country with her tour named ''"Emi Tawata & The Soul Infinity: Sings of Souls live 2010"''. During the tour she released her 3rd Maxi-single named ''[[Lovely Day]]''. The single failed to chart on the Oricon charts.
 
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After a long period of touring through Japan, Emi's official website announced the release of a LIVE album and DVD in one named ''[[SINGS Of Souls Live 2010]]'' which was released on 23 June. The CD+DVD failed to chart on the Oricon charts.
 
  
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After being absent from her music career for more then 2 years, in September 2012 she released the mini-album ''[[Sing You|Sing you]]'' under [[Sony Music Japan]] label.
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[[Image:Tawata.jpg|thumb|220px|Tawata Emi promoting ''[[Love & Peace|LOVE&PEACE]]'' (2008)]]
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[[Image:Tawataemi_promo_Sings.jpg‎|thumb|220px|Tawata Emi promoting ''[[Sings|SINGS]]'' (2009)]]
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[Image:Tawata_photo_promoting_SSL.jpg‎ |thumb|230px|[[Emi Tawata]] promoting "[[Sweet Soul Love]]" (2008)]]
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===Albums===
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===Album===
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*[2009.11.04] [[Sings|SINGS]]
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*[2009.11.04]''[[SINGS]]'' #111 on Oricon
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*[2010.06.23]''[[SINGS Of Souls Live 2010]]'' failed to chart on the Oricon charts
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===Live Albums===
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*[2010.06.23] [[Sings of Souls Live 2010|SINGS OF SOULS live 2010]]
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===Mini-Albums===
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*[2008.04.23] [[Infinity (Tawata Emi)|∞Infinity∞]]
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*[2008.07.23] [[Love & Peace|LOVE&PEACE]]
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*[2009.03.18] [[Sweet Soul Love]]
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* [2012.09.26] [[Sing You|Sing you]]
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===Singles===
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*[2007.05.15] [[Negai no Sora]] (ネガイノソラ; ''The Sky's Wish'') <small>('''indies''')</small>
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*[2009.06.24] [[Toki no Sora]] (時の空; ''The Sky's Time'')
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*[2009.11.04] [[Namida no Oto]] (涙ノ音; ''Sound of Tears'')
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*[2010.03.23] [[Lovely Day (Tawata Emi)|Lovely Day]]
  
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===EP===
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===Digital Singles===
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*[2008.04.23]''[[∞Infinity∞]]'' #110 on Oricon
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*[2008.12.10] [[The Christmas Song (Tawata Emi)|The Christmas Song]]
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*[2008.07.23]''[[LOVE&PEACE]]'' #204 on Oricon
 
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*[2009.03.18]''[[Sweet Soul Love]]'' #284 on Oricon
 
  
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===Single===
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===Collaborations===
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*[2007.05.15]''[[Negai no Sora]]'' '''(indies label)''' #1 Indies Chart Okinawa
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* [2007.10.10] [[Jobiniana ~Ai to Hohoemi to Hana~]] ''(#14 THIS HAPPY MADNESS)
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*[2009.06.24]''[[Toki no Sora]]'' failed to chart on the Oricon charts
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* [2008.01.15] [[Ryuukyuu Lovers Rock|Ryuukyuu LOVERS ROCK]] ''(#2 Yurayura)''
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*[2009.11.04]''[[Namida no Oto]]'' failed to chart on the Oricon charts
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* [2008.02.06] [[Grand Gallery Presents Diva]] ''(#8 CAN'T REACH)''
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*[2010.03.23]''[[Lovely Day]]'' failed to chart on the Oricon charts
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* [2008.03.12] [[DJ KAWASAKI]] - [[Theory x DJ KAWASAKI|theory x DJ KAWASAKI]] ''(#2 Into You feat. '''Emi Tawata''')
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* [2008.07.23] [[Okinawan Life-sized Music Anettai Showcase]] ''(#1 Naturally)''
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* [2008.09.17] [[I Love Ryuka ~Okinawa Special Selection~I LOVE Ryuka ~OKINAWA SPECIAL SELECTION~]] ''(#10 Negai Sora)''
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* [2009.05.01] [[Take It Soooo Easy|Take it soooo easy]] ''(#1 Jazzin' park - Brand New Day feat.'''Emi Tawata'''))''
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* [2009.07.15] [[Jazzin' park]] - [[A Day In the Life]] ''(#4 Brand New Day feat. '''Emi Tawata''')
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* [2009.09.23] [[RYUKYUDISKO]] - [[Pleasure (RYUKYUDISKO)|pleasure]] ''(#2 Starlight Waltz (feat. '''Tawata Emi'''), #9 Thinsagunu Hana (feat. '''Tawata Emi'''))''
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* [2009.11.18] [[Spontania]] - [[Collaborations Best|Collaborations BEST]] ''(#5 Where Is The Love (feat. '''Tawata Emi'''))''
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* [2010.01.27] [[SOUTH]] - [[Wonderfuldays|WONDERFULDAYS]] ''(#5 Natural Place feat. '''Tawata Emi'''))''
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* [2011.08.17] [[Miyamoto Emiri]] - [[Okinawa (Miyamoto Emiri)|Okinawa]] ''(#3 Shima Uta (feat. '''Tawata Emi'''))''
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* [2011.10.26] [[Fukuhara Melody]] ''(#14 TROPICALISM feat. '''Tawata Emi''' - Nangoku Sodachi)''
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* [2012.04.10] [[Rikuo]] - [[Hobo Connection Volume 1]] ''(#8 Slow Ballade (with Ishida Osamu, '''Tawata Emi''', Rikuo Band))''
  
 
==External links==
 
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*[http://www.techesko.com/ Official Website]
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*[http://www.tawataemi.com/ Official Website]
 
*[http://emi.ti-da.net/ Official Blog]
 
*[http://emi.ti-da.net/ Official Blog]
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* [http://twitter.com/tawata_emi Official Twitter]
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* [http://www.facebook.com/tawataemi Official Facebook]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/emitawata Official MySpace]
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{{Tawata Emi}}
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[[Category:Artists]]
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[[Category:J-Pop]]
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[[Category:J-Jazz]]
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[[Category:1984 Births]]
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[[Category:Okinawa Artists]]

Latest revision as of 11:49, 12 October 2012

Tawata Emi promoting Sing you (2012)

Tawata Emi (多和田えみ) is a Japanese singer, currenly signed to Sony Music Japan label and AMUSE agency. Her music is a mix of soul, R&B, jazz, blues, reggae, and funk, however in 2012 she made her comeback with a more pop oriented sound. Her debut single "Negai no Sora" peaked at the #1 spot on the Okinawain Indies chart.

Profile

  • Name: Tawata Emi (多和田えみ), formerly written as タワタエミ
  • Birth date: June 26, 1984 (1984-06-26) (age 39)
  • Birth place: Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan

Information

Tawata started playing with a brass band at a young age. In 2005 she went to Canada to study language. It was during her time in Canada that she first really fell in love with music, mainly jazz music. After returning to Japan in 2006 she began to study jazz.

In April 2007, Tawata participated in a musical audition and won the MSN Special Jury Prize. She then signed a contract with the indie Nancle Label and released her debut single, "Negai no Sora" on May 15th 2007. This single was released with Tawata using the katakana spelling of her name: タワタエミ. The single did quite well and reached #1 on an Okinawain indie music chart. The single got the attention of a larger agency, AMUSE, and they signed Tawata to their new Techesko sub-label. Under her new label she covered Antonio Carlos Jobim's song "This Happy Madness" and recorded "Into You", a collaboration with DJ Kawasaki. "Into You" became quite popular on iTunes and it even received a special prize; This gave her a quick boost in popularity, and she soon when on a tour and assembled her backing band The Soul Infinity.

On April 23rd 2008, Tawata released her debut mini-album, ∞Infinity∞. The mini-album reached #110 on the weekly Oricon chart. Only a few months after the release of ∞Infinity∞ she released another mini-album, LOVE&PEACE, which included the collaboration with DJ Kawasaki. This mini-album reached #204 on the weekly Oricon chart.

After the release of LOVE&PEACE, Tawata started working on her third mini-album, Sweet Soul Love. This mini-album was promoted during her Tawata Emi & The Soul Infinity: Sweet Soul Tour 2009 tour. Along with this mini-album came the collaboration between the popular apparel brand Soulsmania. Soulsmania made some T-shirts promoting Tawata and her band. The mini-album, Sweet Soul Love was released on March 18th 2009 and reached #284 on the weekly Oricon chart. Two months after the release of the mini-album, Tawata's official website announced the release of her first single, "Toki no Sora". The title track had two tie-ins: it was used as the ending theme song from the quiz show Sekai Fushigi Hakken and it was the theme for the movie Chikujou Seyo. Despite having two tie-ins, the single did not chart on Oricon.

In August 2009, Tawata announced on her blog that she would be releasing her first full-length studio album, SINGS along with her third single "Namida no Oto" on November 4th. The single didn't chart on the Oricon chart, while the album peaked at #111.

In January 2010, she started out on her Tawata Emi & The Soul Infinity: Sings of Souls live 2010 tour. During this tour she released her fourth single, "Lovely Day". The single was produced by Gospellers member Murakami Tetsuya and even collaborated with her on the song "Let's Stay Together". After the tour ended, Tawata released the live CD+DVD album from the tour, SINGS Of Souls Live 2010.

After being absent from her music career for more then 2 years, in September 2012 she released the mini-album Sing you under Sony Music Japan label.

Tawata Emi promoting LOVE&PEACE (2008)
Tawata Emi promoting SINGS (2009)

Discography

Albums

Live Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Collaborations

External links

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