SAKURA (singer)

SAKURA is a Japanese R&B singer.

Profile

• Birthdate: November 23, 1971 (1971-11-23)
• Birthplace: Switzerland

Information

At age 14, SAKURA began to focus on music deeply by listening to works of Joni Mitchell and Carole King. During the early 90s, she studied in Seattle and performed at street performance, singing mostly Blues. When she went to Japan, SAKURA formed an R&B and Soul unit that gave SAKURA recording practice by participating in a jam session in New York.

In 1997, she made her debut with the single "All Brand New" on an indies label. But soon agter, she made her major debut under Toshiba EMI with the single "SOUL MATE". Her 2003 single, "LOVE 4 REAL", cracked the OSAKAN TOP 100 radio chart. She also participated in a Def Tech song and went on tour with them. She also participated in the song "Star Navigation", the b-side for the single "Kimi ga Warau Hou e" by Taiji All Stars.

Recently, SAKURA changed labels from Toshiba EMI to Universal Music Japan then finally to Micro (of Def Tech)'s independent label, PRIMARY COLOR RECORDZ, in 2008.

Discography

Studio Albums

• [1998.02.18] Lover Light
• [1999.02.24] LOVE ON WINGS
• [2000.04.26] daylight
• [2001.04.11] Shishir (シシラ; Shishir)
• [2002.03.27] the star XVII
• [2003.06.25] pua nani ([HAW]; Flower Garden)
• [2004.06.16] Lana
• [2006.02.08] SOUL ESSENCE
• [2007.06.27] G.L.M. ~Girl's Life Music~
• [2009.08.12] Real Love

Best Albums

• [2003.03.05] Your Favorite SAKURA
• [2005.03.30] Soul Collection
• [2005.05.25] SAKURA SINGS BALLADS -Smooth Side-

Cover Albums

• [2000.11.16] ROOM 508
• [2005.05.25] SAKURA SINGS BALLADS -Smooth Side-

Singles

• [1997.xx.xx] All Brand New (Indies)
• [1997.10.08] SOUL MATE
• [1998.01.16] IF YOU LOVE ME
• [1998.07.08] I believe
• [1998.11.06] Kimi no Tame ni (君のために)
• [1999.01.27] ONLY FOR YOU
• [1999.06.09] Paradise Calling
• [1999.11.17] Oh I...
• [2000.02.16] HEART OF GOLD
• [2000.03.23] Day in, Day out
• [2001.02.16] Koe wo Kikasete (コエヲキカセテ)
• [2001.09.27] Hikari no Umi (光の海)
• [2002.03.06] Flow with me
• [2002.10.30] Love wo Baramakou (ラヴをばらまこう)
• [2003.02.14] LOVE 4 REAL
• [2003.05.28] GOOD LOVE
• [2004.02.11] Niji e no Prelude (虹へのプレリュード)
• [2004.04.28] Koto no Ha (言の葉)
• [2005.12.07] Oh we Oh
• [2006.11.18] Itsumade mo ~Subete no Hito no Kokoro e Todoke version~ (いつまでも～すべての人の心へ届けversion～)
• [2007.05.23] Peace of Mind

Digital Singles

• [2006.02.01] I'll make love to you
• [2008.03.21] I Love You ~Yasashiku Tada You Ai no Soyokaze~ (I Love You〜優しく漂う愛のそよ風〜)
• [2008.12.25] Machi no Akari (街の灯り)

DVD

• [2003.03.05] 12 CLIPS

Collaborations / Others

• [2003.03.05] SAKURA x Yano Maki - Act Against AIDS 2002 LIVE IN OSAKA
• [2007.03.07] Yamada Yu - "EYES ON ME" (#1 EYES ON ME - Lyrics)

Works

Radio

• [1999-2002] Morinaga Nyugyou presents SAKURA no Healing Venus (TOKYO-FM)

External Links

• Official Site
• Toshiba EMI Page
• Universal Music Japan Page
• Sui-jin Interview
• Japanese Wikipedia: SAKURA