Maria (singer)
Maria (マリア) is a Japanese pop singer that came from the school Voice, which YUI and ayaka also attended. She also uses the electric guitar, has the same arranger of YUI's previous works (Suzuki "Daichi" Hideyuki aka northa+) and writes her own lyrics. She is known for dating Johnny's members and other famous boys like Yokoyama Yu, Koike Teppei, Toda Rei and Nakamaru Yuichi.
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Profile
- Real Name: Ito Ayaka (伊藤彩華)
- Birthday: January 29, 1987
- Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
- Blood Type: A
- Height: 160cm
- Bust: 80cm
- Waist: 59cm
- Hips: 84cm
- Sibling: MAIKA (Younger Sister)
- Favorite artists: Beatles, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, KT Tunstall
Information
As a child, Ito Ayaka was active in both theatre and television. In 1998 to 1999, Ito's first big break in show business was when she was casted as the young Nala in the Japanese version of the musical The Lion King. Ito then went on to audition on the television show SDM Hatsu! for a three member unit in 2002 called Springs. In 2006, she was part of the duo Itokubo with Kubota Keiko. In 2007, due to a suggestion by close friend Nakagawa Shouko, she went on a studied a music coaching school under the supervision of Nishio Yoshihiko. She finally made a major debut in 2009 under the name Maria on the music label Universal Music Japan.
As of 2023, Ito performs on stage for musicals, such as Devil. In May, she got married and Nakagawa Shoko was one of the guests. With friends, she made a film about her meeting the husband, called "[Kankoku Drama] Hangover Cinderella ~Kimchi wa Koi no Cupid?!~ Dai 1-wa Shirouto ga Honki de Kankoku Drama Tsukuttemita" (【韓国ドラマ】ハングオーバーシンデレラ〜キムチは恋のキューピッド？！〜 第1話 素人が本気で韓国ドラマ作ってみた; [Korean Drama] The Hangover Cinderella ~ Is Kimchi the Cupid of Love? ! ~ Episode 1: An amateur seriously tried making a Korean drama). It is viewable on YouTube.
Trivia
- Won an award for air guitar.
- Is good friends with Nakagawa Shoko and cosplays with her.
Discography
Albums
Singles
- [2009.05.20] Getaway
- [2009.07.15] Goin' My Way
- [2009.10.28] D.I.T.
- [2010.01.27] Wasuretakunakute (忘れたくなくて)
- [2011.01.26] Good bye Good day
- [2011.04.13] Deep into You
- [2011.06.22] That LOVE
Filmography
Doramas
- [1992] Ai to Iu Na no Moto ni
- [1992] Sugao no Mama de
Stage
- [1995] The Sound of Music
- [1996] Scarlet
- [1998] The Goodbye Girl
- [1998] The Lion King
- [2000] big ~Yume wa Kanau~
- [2017.07.26-2017.08.26] Beautiful the Carol King Musical
Anime
- [1995] Stray Sheep no Daibouken
