Sugawara Sayuri

Sugawara Sayuri promoting Close To You (2010)

Sugawara Sayuri (菅原紗由理) is a Japanese pop singer signed to For Life Music Entertainment.

Profile

• Name: Sugawara Sayuri (菅原紗由理)
• Nickname: Sayu
• Birthday: June 29, 1990 (1990-06-29)
• Birthplace: Yokote, Akita, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Height: 165 cm (5'4)
• Pet: rabbit named Mimi (The model for Sayuri goods)
• Favorite Artists: Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Eminem, P!nk, ROX, MISIA, Himuro Kyosuke, DREAMS COME TRUE
• Likes: Getting nails done, favorite nail cover, red. Eating out, drinking sake. Blogging.
• Dislikes: Raw food
• Favorite TV Show: Teinenbi Shoujo Heidi (低燃費少女ハイジ)
• Fun Fact: Good at playing basket ball, before her debut she used to practice singing at a bar her friend used to run.

Information

In January 2008, Sugawara participated to 7DAYS Audition and 30DAYS Audition. With her transparent voice, she won both auditions and got a contract with For Life Music Entertainment. On December 17, 2008, Sugawara released her first song digitally through Chaku-Uta, "Destiny" is sampled from Franz Liszt's classical masterpiece "Liebesträume" ([Ger]; Dream of Love) and featured rapper FEROS. In April 2009, she made her major debut with the mini-album, Kimi ni Okuru Uta.

Following the digital success of her song, "Kimi ni Okuru Uta", Sugawara released her debut single "Ano Hi no Yakusoku" on September 30, 2009. On September 3, 2009, at FINAL FANTASY XIII premier, it was announced that she will perform its theme song, "Kimi ga Iru Kara". The song is composed by Hamauzu Masashi and Sugawara also performed its orchestra version on the premier. The single "Kimi ga Iru Kara" was released on December 2, two weeks before the release date of FINAL FANTASY XIII.

Her first album, First Story, was released on January 27th 2010. And peaked at number #14 on the Oricon charts, selling 10,217 copies. Sayuri's 3rd single, "Sunao ni Narenakute," released on May 19, 2010 was used as the insert song for the drama of the same title: Sunao ni Narenakute, starring Eita and Ueno Juri. Also on September 1, 2010, Sayuri's 4th single, ""Suki" to Iu Kotoba" was used as the theme song to the 2010 version of the drama Kasouken no Onna. On October 16th and 24th, Sayuri held her first LIVE tour at Shinsaibashi and Shibuya CLUB QUATTRO titled; Sugawara Sayuri Live Tour -The One-. And also held school festival LIVE tours in November at Touhou, Kitasato and Momoyama Universities.

On December 22, 2010, Sayuri released her second mini-album, Close To You, starting the second chapter of her career.

Starting January 4, 2011 and for the next six months, Sayuri will be a regular on FM Osaka as a DJ. The pre-recorded performence will be broadcasted every other week on a Tuesday night at 9 o'clock. The show is titled; "E∞Tracks Selection, Sugawara Sayuri no Osaka Manyuu Nikki" [Sugawara Sayuri's Osaka Pleasure Trip Diary]

A mini LIVE tour called; -Close To You- is set be in late February and March.

Discography

Sugawara Sayuri promoting Kimi ni Okuru Uta (2009)

Albums

• [2010.01.27] First Story

Mini-Albums

• [2009.04.08] Kimi ni Okuru Uta (キミに贈る歌; Sending a Song to You)
• [2010.12.22] Close To You

Singles

• [2009.09.30] Ano Hi no Yakusoku (あの日の約束; The Promise on That Day)
• [2009.12.02] Kimi ga Iru Kara (君がいるから; Because You're Here)
• [2010.05.19] Sunao ni Narenakute (素直になれなくて; I Can't Be Honest)
• [2010.09.01] "Suki" to Iu Kotoba (『好き』という言葉; The Word Called "Love")

Digital Download

• [2008.12.17] Destiny feat. FEROS

Collaborations / Soundtracks

• [2010.01.27] FINAL FANTASY XIII Original Soundtrack (Disc 1 #16 Eternal Love (Short Version), Disc 4 #21 Kimi ga Iru Kara (Long Version))
• [2010.03.24] Miss Monday - "Sayonara" feat. Sugawara Sayuri
• [2010.06.30] KG - "Dare Yori mo" duet with Sugawara Sayuri

External Links

• Official Website
• For Life Music Entertainment's Page
• Official Blog