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Aoyama Thelma

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Aoyama Thelma promoting "Kaeru Basho" (2010)

Aoyama Thelma is a Japanese R&B artist who debuted in 2007. She is one quarter Trinidadian. She is famous for her collaboration song with SoulJa, Koko ni Iru yo, and her answer song, Soba ni Iru ne (which reached #1 on Oricon charts in its second week).

Profile

  • Name: Aoyama Thelma (青山テルマ)
  • Birthday: October 27, 1987
  • Birthplace: Nara, Japan
  • Blood Type: B
  • Height: 161cm

Information

Aoyama Thelma promoting ONE WAY (2007)

When Aoyama was three she was interested in dancing to Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation music video. She spent six years at Osaka International School as an elementary school student. When she was 10 she found singing fun, and discovered gospel. At 12 she moved to Los Angeles with her family, and when she was 14 in the winter of 2002 they returned back to Japan; this time moving to Tokyo where she attended the American School in Japan and received voice training. Currently as of 2008 she is studying at university.

Aoyama first release in the music world was a collaboration single with DS455 called SUMMER PARADISE ~Risin' To Tha Sun~, in June 2007, which broke the top 50 at #46. She debuted with her own solo single ONE WAY three months later, which scraped into the top 100 at #98. A few weeks later she was featured on the hit single by SoulJa called Koko ni Iru yo. The single was a long charting hit; despite only reaching #6, it has sold over 100,000 copies.

Aoyama released an answer single to this in early 2008, Soba ni Iru ne which featured SoulJa. The songs are similar, and both share the same chorus. Soba ni Iru ne proved to be even more popular than Koko ni Iru yo, debuting at #3 in its first week and in its second reaching #1 on Oricon charts. Two months after, the debut album was released DIARY. It charted for almost a year and sold above 370 thousand copies.


Aoyama Thelma promoting DIARY (2008)

Aoyama's next single Nandomo didn't repeat Soba ni Iru ne's success, but still was more than popular. Two more singles were released in 2008: Mamoritai Mono and Daikkirai Demo Arigato. The first one was used for the dorama Team Batista no Iko while Daikkirai Demo Arigato was used for Arinori. Daikkirai Demo Arigato was also a collaboration with DREAMS COME TRUE, which Aoyama admires since kindergarten. To end the year, Aoyama also released a remix album, PARTY PARTY ~Thelma Remix~.

At early 2009, Aoyama released her first compilation album that included love songs, LOVE! ~THELMA LOVE SONG COLLECTION~. It containes ballad songs (all A-sides from her 2008 singles). The album charted for 13 weeks with peak #1 position at Oricon Weekly charts and was certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies. In March 2009 she released her sixth single, Todoketai... feat. KEN THE 390, the answer song for Todoketakute... feat. Aoyama Thelma from KEN THE 390. On August 5, Aoyama is releasing a new single entitled Wasurenai yo, which will be used as the theme song for Hachiko: A Dog's Tale, an American remake of a 1987 Japanese movie.

Discography

Aoyama Thelma promoting Todoketai... / Kono Mama Zutto (2009)

Albums

Other Albums

Singles

DVDs

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