Angelina

Angelina (2003)

Angelina (アンジェリーナ) is a bilingual Japanese-American pop singer-songwriter signed under Nippon Columbia. In 2003 she recorded her demo, "babybayboo", and was subsequently offered a record deal. Only after a year of recording, Angelina went on an indefinite hiatus in 2004.

Profile

• Name: Angelina Esparza
• Birth date: January 25, 1982
• Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
• Blood Type: A
• School: Arizona State University (Film Media major)
• Favorite Artists: Carol King, Rickie Lee Jones
• Movie Appreciation: Coppola, バートルリッチ's works
• Art Appreciation: modern art, impression art, etc.
• Favorite Food: Italian pasta
• Favorite Color: Sapphire

Biography

Angelina Esparza was born in Los Angeles, California, USA to a Spanish-American father and Japanese mother. The family moved to Okinawa soon after her birth and she was brought up there.

In 2002, Angelina started to pursue a career in music. That year she was featured on DJ KRUSH's Shinsoo ~The Message at the Depth~. In 2003 she recorded her demo single with former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman, who produced her demo, "babybayboo", which lead to a contract with Columbia Records. The demo was then released as her debut single.

Angelina is well known for her use of vibrato to create a unique voice. Although her music may be labeled as folk, her album proved to vary in a broad range of genre from rock to house to ballads.

She is currently on an indefinite hiatus since she released her last single in late 2004.

Discography

Albums

• [2004.06.23] MUSE

Singles

• [2003.12.03] babybayboo
• [2004.03.03] Pathetic
• [2004.11.17] Sounds of Love ~Shiawaseni Tsuite~ (Sounds of Love～しあわせについて～)

Collaborations / Other

• [2002.09.04] DJ KRUSH - Shinsoo ~The Message at the Depth~ (深層) (#8 Aletheuo (truthspeaking) feat. Angelina Esparza)
• [2004.11.24] Hirai Ken - SENTIMENTALovers (#9 Kagiana (鍵穴) -featuring Angelina on chorus)

External Links

• Official Website
• Japanese Wikipedia Entry