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Yorico (より子) is an artist currently under Toshiba-EMI, though originally debuted as an indies artist under Harmony Records (ハーモニーレコード). Her original stage name was "Yorico." (より子。) with a full-stop after. Her music is piano based, with her singing while playing the piano.
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[[File:Yorico.jpg|frame|Yorico]]
  
==<span class="mw-headline">Profile</span>==
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Yorico (より子) is an artist currently under [[EMI Music Japan|Toshiba-EMI]], though originally debuted as an indies artist under Harmony Records (ハーモニーレコード). Her original stage name was "Yorico." (より子。) with a full-stop after. Her music is piano based, with her singing while playing the piano.
  
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==Profile==
 
* '''Stage Name:''' Yorico (より子)
 
* '''Stage Name:''' Yorico (より子)
 
* '''Real Name:''' Takano Yoriko (高野頼子)
 
* '''Real Name:''' Takano Yoriko (高野頼子)
* '''Birthday:''' 1984.05.13 (Same day as [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder Stevie Wonder])
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* '''Birthday:''' May 13, 1984
 
* '''Birth Place:''' Utsunomiya, Tochigi-ken, Kanto
 
* '''Birth Place:''' Utsunomiya, Tochigi-ken, Kanto
* '''[[Blood Type]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>''' O
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* '''[[Blood Type]]:''' O
 
* '''Favourite Foods:''' Quote: "Meat, MEAT, ''meat'', MEAT, Meat, POTATO!!", junk food, Chinese food, Mexican food, but her mother's rice is still her favourite overall
 
* '''Favourite Foods:''' Quote: "Meat, MEAT, ''meat'', MEAT, Meat, POTATO!!", junk food, Chinese food, Mexican food, but her mother's rice is still her favourite overall
* '''Least Favourite Foods:''' Foods that adults like (but celery and coriander are okay)
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* '''Least Favorite Foods:''' Foods that adults like (but celery and coriander are okay)
* '''Favourite Artists:''' Danny Hathaway, Richard Bona, Linkin Park, Itsuwa Mayumi
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* '''Favorite Artists:''' [[wikipedia:Danny Hathaway|Danny Hathaway]], [[wikipedia:Richard Bona|Richard Bona]], [[wikipedia:Linkin Park|Linkin Park]], [[Itsuwa Mayumi]]
 
* '''Future Goals:''' Quote: "To compose game music (I'm such a dork)"
 
* '''Future Goals:''' Quote: "To compose game music (I'm such a dork)"
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* '''Agency''': [http://www.watanabepro.co.jp/ Watanabe Entertainment]
  
==<span class="mw-headline">Information</span>==
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==Information==
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Early on in Yorico's life, she was interested in music. She first started listening to [[wikipedia:Disney|Disney]] music, and soon after her parents got a [[wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo]], for she liked listening to the music featured in ''[[wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''. From then on, after listening to a range of music featured in games as well as her grandma singing nursery rhymes to her, she decided that she would learn how to play the keyboard.
  
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In junior high, then-Morning Musume member [[Fukuda Asuka]] introduced Yorico to her would-be manager [[Wada Kaoru]]. Yorico was praised for her piano skills, but her singing was criticized. Still, Yorico debuted with the album ''[[Aizenaha]]'' on the indies label Harmony Records in 2002; with the lead radio single being "[[Honto wa ne. (Yorico)|Honto wa ne.]]". The album sold an amazing 80,000 copies. Later on in the same year, she released a mini-album entitled ''[[Gap|gap]]''.
  
Early on in Yorico's life, she was interested in music. She first started listening to [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney Disney] music, and soon after her parents got a [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo Nintendo], for she liked listening to the music featured in [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros. Super Mario Bros.] From then on, after listening to a range of music featured in games as well as her grandma singing nursery rhymes to her, she decided that she would learn how to play the keyboard.
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In 2004, fellow Harmony Records artist [[Sonim]] released a cover of "[[Honto wa ne. (Sonim)|Honto wa ne.]]" as her seventh single. Yorico continued on her music career as she gained a contract with [[Toshiba EMI]] sometime in 2004, and debuted in early 2005 with the album ''[[Cocoon]]''.
  
In junior high, then-Morning Musume member [[Fukuda Asuka]] introduced Yorico to her would-be manager [[Wada Kaoru|Wada Kaoru]]. Yorico was praised for her piano skills, but her singing was criticized. Still, Yorico debuted with the album [[Aizenaha]] on the indies label Harmony Records in 2002; with the lead radio single being [[Honto wa ne. (Yorico)|Honto wa ne.]] (ほんとはね。). The album sold an amazing 80,000 copies. Later on in the same year, she released a mini-album entitled [[gap]].
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Yorico was diagnosed with throat cancer as a child and through her life has struggled to fight the disease. There was even a [[Dorama|drama]] was made to show Yorico's life, starring [[Matsuura Aya]] as Yorico herself.
 
 
In 2004, fellow Harmony Records artist [[Sonim]] released a cover of [[Honto wa ne. (Sonim)|Honto wa ne.]] as her seventh single. Yorico continued on her music career as she gained a contract with [[Toshiba EMI]] sometime in 2004, and debuted in early 2005 with the album [[Cocoon]].
 
 
 
Yorico was diagnosed with throat cancer as a child and through her life has struggled to fight the disease. There was even a [[dorama]] was made to show Yorico's life, starring [[Matsuura Aya]] as Yorico herself.
 
 
 
==<span class="mw-headline">Discography</span>==
 
 
 
===<span class="mw-headline">Albums</span>===
 
  
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==Discography==
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===Albums===
 
* [2002.03.27] [[Aizenaha]] (Indies)
 
* [2002.03.27] [[Aizenaha]] (Indies)
 
* [2005.01.26] [[Cocoon]]
 
* [2005.01.26] [[Cocoon]]
 
* [2006.02.15] [[Second Verse|second VERSE]]
 
* [2006.02.15] [[Second Verse|second VERSE]]
* [2008.01.16] [[Negau|Negau ]](願う; To Wish)
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* [2008.01.16] [[Negau|Negau ]](願う; ''To Wish'')
* [2009.06.17] [[Kioku-Yorico|Kioku]] (記憶)
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* [2009.06.17] [[Kioku (Yorico)|Kioku]] (記憶; ''Memories'')
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* [2010.06.05] [[Hikigatari]] (弾きがたり; ''Sing to One's Own Accompaniment'') (Best Album)
  
===<span class="mw-headline">Mini-Albums</span>===
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===Mini-Albums===
 
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* [2002.11.27] [[Gap|gap]] (Indies)
* [2002.11.27] [[gap]] (Indies)
 
 
 
===<span class="mw-headline">Singles</span>===
 
  
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===Singles===
 
* [2005.03.30] [[Wasurerareta Sakura no Ki]] (忘れられた桜の木; ''The Unforgettable Cherry Tree'')
 
* [2005.03.30] [[Wasurerareta Sakura no Ki]] (忘れられた桜の木; ''The Unforgettable Cherry Tree'')
 
* [2005.07.21] [[Break the Cocoon]]
 
* [2005.07.21] [[Break the Cocoon]]
 
* [2005.11.02] [[Hikari / Daia no Hana|HIKARI / Daia no Hana]] (ダイアの花; ''Light / Diamond Flower'')
 
* [2005.11.02] [[Hikari / Daia no Hana|HIKARI / Daia no Hana]] (ダイアの花; ''Light / Diamond Flower'')
 
* [2006.01.18] [[Saa Ima Kimi to]] (さあ今きみと; ''Hey, Now with You'')
 
* [2006.01.18] [[Saa Ima Kimi to]] (さあ今きみと; ''Hey, Now with You'')
* [2007.11.14] [[Kokoro no Kagi|Kokoro no Kagi]]
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* [2007.11.14] [[Kokoro no Kagi]] (ココロの鍵; ''Key of Heart'')
 
 
===<span class="mw-headline">Digital Singles</span>===
 
 
 
* [2007.08.15] [[Okubyo na Lion|Okubyo na Lion]]
 
* [2007.09.19] [[Kokoro no Kagi (Digital Single)|Kokoro no Kagi]]
 
* [2007.10.17] [[Tenohira|Tenohira]]
 
* [2007.??.??] [[Yasashii Uta (Yorico)| Yasashii Uta]]
 
 
 
===<span class="mw-headline">Compilation / Other</span>===
 
 
 
* [2005.03.30] [[Venus Japan|VENUS JAPAN]] (#11 Sore de Ii no Desu ka?)
 
* [2006.03.05] [[BLACK CAT Original Sound Track "Nikukyu"|BLACK CAT Original Sound Track "Nikukyu"]] (#22 Daia no Hana (TV Version))
 
* [2006.06.07] [[39 (Thank You)|39 (THANK YOU)]] (#7 second Birthday)
 
 
 
==<span class="mw-headline">External Links</span>==
 
  
* [http://www.yorico.jp/ Official Website] (Japanese)
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===Digital Singles===
* [http://blog.oricon.co.jp/yorico Yorico's Blog]
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* [2007.08.15] [[Okubyo na Lion]] (臆病なライオン; ''Coward Lion'')
* [http://www.harmonypromotion.co.jp/yoriko/ Official Indies Website] (Japanese)
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* [2007.09.19] [[Kokoro no Kagi]] (ココロの鍵; ''Key of Heart'')
* [http://www.reservoir.jp/artist/discography.php?artcd=4 Reservoir Profile] (Japanese)
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* [2007.10.17] [[Tenohira (Yorico)|Tenohira]] (てのひら; ''Palm of Hand'')
* [http://www.hotexpress.co.jp/interview/yorico/ Hotexpress.co.jp Interview] (Japanese)
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* [2007.11.21] [[Yasashii Uta (Yorico)|Yasashii Uta]] (やさしいうた; ''Tender Song'')
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* [2007.12.19] [[Hoshi ni Negai wo (Yorico)|Hoshi ni Negai wo]] (星に願いを; ''Wish Upon a Star'')
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://www.yorico.jp/ Official Website]
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* [http://blog.oricon.co.jp/yorico Official Blog]
  
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Latest revision as of 14:52, 14 January 2013

Yorico

Yorico (より子) is an artist currently under Toshiba-EMI, though originally debuted as an indies artist under Harmony Records (ハーモニーレコード). Her original stage name was "Yorico." (より子。) with a full-stop after. Her music is piano based, with her singing while playing the piano.

Profile

  • Stage Name: Yorico (より子)
  • Real Name: Takano Yoriko (高野頼子)
  • Birthday: May 13, 1984
  • Birth Place: Utsunomiya, Tochigi-ken, Kanto
  • Blood Type: O
  • Favourite Foods: Quote: "Meat, MEAT, meat, MEAT, Meat, POTATO!!", junk food, Chinese food, Mexican food, but her mother's rice is still her favourite overall
  • Least Favorite Foods: Foods that adults like (but celery and coriander are okay)
  • Favorite Artists: Danny Hathaway, Richard Bona, Linkin Park, Itsuwa Mayumi
  • Future Goals: Quote: "To compose game music (I'm such a dork)"
  • Agency: Watanabe Entertainment

Information

Early on in Yorico's life, she was interested in music. She first started listening to Disney music, and soon after her parents got a Nintendo, for she liked listening to the music featured in Super Mario Bros.. From then on, after listening to a range of music featured in games as well as her grandma singing nursery rhymes to her, she decided that she would learn how to play the keyboard.

In junior high, then-Morning Musume member Fukuda Asuka introduced Yorico to her would-be manager Wada Kaoru. Yorico was praised for her piano skills, but her singing was criticized. Still, Yorico debuted with the album Aizenaha on the indies label Harmony Records in 2002; with the lead radio single being "Honto wa ne.". The album sold an amazing 80,000 copies. Later on in the same year, she released a mini-album entitled gap.

In 2004, fellow Harmony Records artist Sonim released a cover of "Honto wa ne." as her seventh single. Yorico continued on her music career as she gained a contract with Toshiba EMI sometime in 2004, and debuted in early 2005 with the album Cocoon.

Yorico was diagnosed with throat cancer as a child and through her life has struggled to fight the disease. There was even a drama was made to show Yorico's life, starring Matsuura Aya as Yorico herself.

Discography

Albums

  • [2002.03.27] Aizenaha (Indies)
  • [2005.01.26] Cocoon
  • [2006.02.15] second VERSE
  • [2008.01.16] Negau (願う; To Wish)
  • [2009.06.17] Kioku (記憶; Memories)
  • [2010.06.05] Hikigatari (弾きがたり; Sing to One's Own Accompaniment) (Best Album)

Mini-Albums

  • [2002.11.27] gap (Indies)

Singles

Digital Singles

External Links