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[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Kori no Daichi Promo.jpg|thumb|300px|Teshima Aoi "[[Kori no Daichi]]" (2012)]]
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'''Teshima Aoi''' (手嶌葵) is a voice actor/singer hailing from Fukuoka. She debuted as a [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]] in the lead role in the [[Studio Ghibli]] [[Anime|anime]] movie ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'', which was made by the acclaimed anime artist [[Miyazaki Hayao]]'s son [[Miyazaki Goro]]. Simultaneously, she debuted in the music world under the major label [[YAMAHA MUSIC]]. Her debut single, "[[Therru no Uta]]", reached #5 on [[Oricon]] charts and has sold over 220,000 copies.
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'''Teshima Aoi''' (手嶌葵) is a voice actor/singer and narrator hailing from Fukuoka. She debuted as a [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]] in the lead role in the [[Studio Ghibli]] [[Anime|anime]] movie ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'', which was made by the acclaimed anime artist [[Miyazaki Hayao]]'s son [[Miyazaki Goro]]. Simultaneously, she debuted in the music world under the major label [[YAMAHA MUSIC]]. Her debut single, "[[Therru no Uta]]", reached #5 on [[Oricon]] charts and has sold over 220,000 copies.
  
 
==Profile==
 
==Profile==
 
* '''Name:''' Teshima Aoi (手嶌葵)
 
* '''Name:''' Teshima Aoi (手嶌葵)
* '''Birthday:''' June 21, 1987 {{bda|1987|06|21|mf=yes}}  
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* '''Birthday:''' {{bda|1987|06|21|mf=yes}}  
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* '''Birthplace:''' [[Wikipedia:Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]]
 
* '''Height:''' 174cm <small>(5 ft. 8 in.)</small>
 
* '''Height:''' 174cm <small>(5 ft. 8 in.)</small>
* '''Birthplace:''' [[Wikipedia:Hakata-ku, Fukuoka|Hakata-ku, Fukuoka]]
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* '''Religion:''' Christian
 
* '''Favourite Colours:''' Black, Blue
 
* '''Favourite Colours:''' Black, Blue
 
* '''Favourite Musical Genre:''' Jazz
 
* '''Favourite Musical Genre:''' Jazz
* '''Favourite Artists:''' [[Wikipedia:Billie Holiday|Billie Holiday]], [[Wikipedia:Corinne Bailey Rae|Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Wikipedia:Ella Fitzgerald|Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Wikipedia:Louis Armstrong|Louis Armstrong]], [[Wikipedia:The Blues Brothers|The Blues Brothers]]
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* '''Favourite Artists:''' [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]], [[Wikipedia:Louis Armstrong|Louis Armstrong]], [[Wikipedia:Nat King Cole|Nat "King" Cole]], [[Wikipedia:Ella Fitzgerald|Ella Fitzgerald]], [[Wikipedia:Billie Holiday|Billie Holiday]], [[Wikipedia:Corinne Bailey Rae|Corinne Bailey Rae]], [[Wikipedia:The Blues Brothers|The Blues Brothers]]
 
* '''Favourite Actor:''' [[Wikipedia:Audrey Hepburn|Audrey Hepburn]]
 
* '''Favourite Actor:''' [[Wikipedia:Audrey Hepburn|Audrey Hepburn]]
 
* '''Favourite Movies:''' [[Wikipedia:Little Lord Fauntleroy|Little Lord Fauntleroy]], [[Wikipedia:Porco Rosso|Porco Rosso]], [[Wikipedia:Roman Holiday|Roman Holiday]]
 
* '''Favourite Movies:''' [[Wikipedia:Little Lord Fauntleroy|Little Lord Fauntleroy]], [[Wikipedia:Porco Rosso|Porco Rosso]], [[Wikipedia:Roman Holiday|Roman Holiday]]
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Teshima was born in Fukuoka in 1987. From when she was little she liked watching musicals and Disney movies. Other than this, not much is known about her early life, except that in 2003 and 2004 she entered the ''TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL'' in Fukuoka. She also performed at the ''Nikkan Slow Music no Sekai'' concert in March 2005 in Korea.
 
Teshima was born in Fukuoka in 1987. From when she was little she liked watching musicals and Disney movies. Other than this, not much is known about her early life, except that in 2003 and 2004 she entered the ''TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL'' in Fukuoka. She also performed at the ''Nikkan Slow Music no Sekai'' concert in March 2005 in Korea.
  
[[Suzuki Toshio]], the producer of many [[Ghibli]] films, first heard Teshima's voice in a demo CD given to him by a man from [[YAMAHA MUSIC]]. The CD featured three Jazz standards: "[[Moon River (Teshima Aoi)|Moon River]]", "[[La Vie en Rose (Teshima Aoi)|La Vie en Rose]]" and [[wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]]'s 1980 hit song "[[The Rose (Teshima Aoi)|The Rose]]". He was impressed so much that he offered Teshima the chance to sing for the up and coming [[Studio Ghibli]] [[Anime|anime]] movie ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]''. She accepted, and only two weeks after Suzuki hearing her demo CD, Teshima sung and recorded the ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'' insert song "[[Therru no Uta]]". Later in 2006, Teshima debuted in both the music and voice acting worlds with the announcement that she would be singing for ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'', as well as voice acting one of the main characters, ''Therru''.
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[[Suzuki Toshio]], the producer of many [[Ghibli]] films, first heard Teshima's voice in a demo CD given to him by a man from [[YAMAHA MUSIC]]. The CD featured three Jazz standards: "[[Moon River (Teshima Aoi)|Moon River]]", "[[La Vie En Rose (Teshima Aoi)|La Vie En Rose]]" and [[wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]]'s 1980 hit song "[[The Rose (Teshima Aoi)|The Rose]]". He was impressed so much that he offered Teshima the chance to sing for the up and coming [[Studio Ghibli]] [[Anime|anime]] movie ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]''. She accepted, and only two weeks after Suzuki hearing her demo CD, Teshima sung and recorded the ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'' insert song "[[Therru no Uta]]". Later in 2006, Teshima debuted in both the music and voice acting worlds with the announcement that she would be singing for ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'', as well as voice acting one of the main characters, ''Therru''.
  
 
Teshima's debut single, "[[Therru no Uta]]", as well as being used for ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'', was used in an [[Asahi Inryo]] commercial. The song is based upon a poem called 'Kokoro' that was written by the famous Japanese poet [[Hagiwara Sakutaro]]. [[Miyazaki Goro]] himself composed the tune. The single was a one-tracked single and low priced (500yen), which reached a surprisingly high position of #5 on [[Oricon]] charts. Furthermore, it stayed in the top 10 for six non-consecutive weeks, selling a total of over 220,000 copies.
 
Teshima's debut single, "[[Therru no Uta]]", as well as being used for ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Ged Senki]]'', was used in an [[Asahi Inryo]] commercial. The song is based upon a poem called 'Kokoro' that was written by the famous Japanese poet [[Hagiwara Sakutaro]]. [[Miyazaki Goro]] himself composed the tune. The single was a one-tracked single and low priced (500yen), which reached a surprisingly high position of #5 on [[Oricon]] charts. Furthermore, it stayed in the top 10 for six non-consecutive weeks, selling a total of over 220,000 copies.
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[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Haru no Kashu Promo.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi promoting ''[[Haru no Kashu]]'' (2007)]]
 
[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Haru no Kashu Promo.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi promoting ''[[Haru no Kashu]]'' (2007)]]
 
[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Niji no Kashu Promocut.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi promoting ''[[Niji no Kashu]]'' (2008)]]
 
[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Niji no Kashu Promocut.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi promoting ''[[Niji no Kashu]]'' (2008)]]
[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Christmas Songs Promocut.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi ''[[Christmas Songs]]'' (2010)]]
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[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Christmas Songs Promocut.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi promoting ''[[Christmas Songs]]'' (2010)]]
[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Kokurikozaka Kara no Kashu Promo.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi ''[[Kokurikozaka Kara no Kashu]]'' (2011)]]
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[[Image:Teshima Aoi - Kokurikozaka Kara no Kashu Promo.jpg|thumb|190px|Teshima Aoi promoting ''[[Kokurikozaka Kara no Kashu]]'' (2011)]]
  
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* Was raised listening to American Jazz artists growing up. She is noted for her almost perfect English and her cover albums are all sung in English.
 
* Does not like ramen noodles.
 
* Does not like ramen noodles.
 
* Has been a [[Studio Ghibli]] fan since childhood.
 
* Has been a [[Studio Ghibli]] fan since childhood.
* [[Suzuki Toshio]]'s favourite song on Aoi's demo tape was "The Rose".
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* [[Suzuki Toshio]]'s favourite song on Aoi's demo tape was "[[The Rose (Teshima Aoi)|The Rose]]".
 
* The meaning of her first name is [[Wikipedia:Hollyhock|Hollyhock]].
 
* The meaning of her first name is [[Wikipedia:Hollyhock|Hollyhock]].
* Took up voice acting ''Therru'' as her brother liked Ghibli, but was originally going to decline the role.
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* Took up voice acting ''[[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Therru]]'' as her brother liked Ghibli, but was originally going to decline the role.
 
* Wanted to be a librarian or a bookstore owner when she was little.
 
* Wanted to be a librarian or a bookstore owner when she was little.
 
* Was going to debut in 2008, before the offer to sing for Ghibli arose.
 
* Was going to debut in 2008, before the offer to sing for Ghibli arose.
 
* Would like to go to England or France.
 
* Would like to go to England or France.
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* She looks up to [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler]], [[Wikipedia:Louis Armstrong|Louis Armstrong]], [[Wikipedia:Nat King Cole|Nat "King" Cole]], [[Wikipedia:Ella Fitzgerald|Ella Fitzgerald]], and [[Wikipedia:Billie Holiday|Billie Holiday]].
  
 
==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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* [2008.07.23] [[Niji no Kashu]] (虹の歌集; ''Rainbow Anthology'')
 
* [2008.07.23] [[Niji no Kashu]] (虹の歌集; ''Rainbow Anthology'')
 
* [2011.07.06] [[Kokurikozaka Kara no Kashu]] (コクリコ坂から歌集; ''Anthology From Kokuriko Hill'')
 
* [2011.07.06] [[Kokurikozaka Kara no Kashu]] (コクリコ坂から歌集; ''Anthology From Kokuriko Hill'')
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* [2014.07.23] [[Ren'dez-vous]]
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* [2016.09.21] [[Aoi Toshoshitsu]] (青い図書室)
  
 
===Compilation Albums===
 
===Compilation Albums===
 
* [2011.11.09] [[Collection Blue]]
 
* [2011.11.09] [[Collection Blue]]
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* [2016.04.20] [[Aoi Works ~Best Collection 2011~2016~|Aoi Works~best collection 2011~2016~]]
  
 
===Cover Albums===
 
===Cover Albums===
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* [2009.10.07] [[La Vie En Rose ~I Love Cinemas~]]
 
* [2009.10.07] [[La Vie En Rose ~I Love Cinemas~]]
 
* [2010.11.24] [[Christmas Songs]] (クリスマス・ソングス)
 
* [2010.11.24] [[Christmas Songs]] (クリスマス・ソングス)
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* [2012.12.12] [[Miss Aoi - Bonjour, Paris!|Miss AOI - Bonjour, Paris!]]
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* [2015.12.02] [[I Love Cinemas -Premium Edition-]]
  
 
===Singles===
 
===Singles===
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* [2008.06.04] [[Niji (Teshima Aoi)|Niji]] (虹; ''Rainbow'')
 
* [2008.06.04] [[Niji (Teshima Aoi)|Niji]] (虹; ''Rainbow'')
 
* [2011.06.01] [[Sayonara no Natsu ~Kokurikozaka Kara~]] (さよならの夏~コクリコ坂から~; ''Summer of Farewell ~From Kokuriko Hill~'')
 
* [2011.06.01] [[Sayonara no Natsu ~Kokurikozaka Kara~]] (さよならの夏~コクリコ坂から~; ''Summer of Farewell ~From Kokuriko Hill~'')
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* [2016.02.10] [[Asu e no Tegami (Teshima Aoi)|Asu e no Tegami]] (明日への手紙; ''Letter for Tomorrow'')
  
 
===Digital Singles===
 
===Digital Singles===
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* [2010.11.03] [[Ryuusei (Teshima Aoi)|Ryuusei]] (流星; ''Meteor'')
 
* [2010.11.03] [[Ryuusei (Teshima Aoi)|Ryuusei]] (流星; ''Meteor'')
 
* [2012.04.11] [[Kori no Daichi]] (氷の大地; ''Land of Ice'')
 
* [2012.04.11] [[Kori no Daichi]] (氷の大地; ''Land of Ice'')
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* [2012.12.05] [[Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)]] (手をとりあって (Let Us Cling Together); ''Hand in Hand'')
  
 
===Compilation / Other===
 
===Compilation / Other===
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* [2009.03.25] [[CHAGE]] - [[Many Happy Returns]] (#4 ''Uso'' with '''Teshima Aoi''')
 
* [2009.03.25] [[CHAGE]] - [[Many Happy Returns]] (#4 ''Uso'' with '''Teshima Aoi''')
 
* [2010.01.27] [[Nihon no Uta]] (#11 ''Yuki no Furu Machi wo'' with [[Sakamoto Ryuichi]])
 
* [2010.01.27] [[Nihon no Uta]] (#11 ''Yuki no Furu Machi wo'' with [[Sakamoto Ryuichi]])
* [2010.11.17] [[Ohashi Trio]] - [[Newold|NEWOLD]] (#7 ''Mayonaka no Merry Go Round'' [[ohashiTrio]] with '''Teshima Aoi''')
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* [2010.11.17] [[Ohashi Trio]] - [[Newold|NEWOLD]] (#7 ''Mayonaka no Merry Go Round'' Ohashi Trio with '''Teshima Aoi''')
 
* [2011.05.11] [[Dreams for Babys -Tensaiji wo Sodateru Akachan no Tame no Suimin Ongaku-]]  (#7 ''The Rose'')
 
* [2011.05.11] [[Dreams for Babys -Tensaiji wo Sodateru Akachan no Tame no Suimin Ongaku-]]  (#7 ''The Rose'')
 
* [2011.07.13] [["From Kokuriko Hill" Original Soundtrack (Kokuriko Zaka Kara)]]  (#1 ''Asa Gohan no Uta''; #11 ''Hatsukoi no Koro''; #29 ''Sayonara no Natsu ~Kokurikozaka Kara~'')
 
* [2011.07.13] [["From Kokuriko Hill" Original Soundtrack (Kokuriko Zaka Kara)]]  (#1 ''Asa Gohan no Uta''; #11 ''Hatsukoi no Koro''; #29 ''Sayonara no Natsu ~Kokurikozaka Kara~'')
 
* [2012.01.25] [[Image 12 Douze Emotional & Relaxing|image 12 douze emotional & relaxing]] (#5 ''Ruriiro no Chikyuu'')
 
* [2012.01.25] [[Image 12 Douze Emotional & Relaxing|image 12 douze emotional & relaxing]] (#5 ''Ruriiro no Chikyuu'')
* [2012.09.19] [[Ohashi Trio]] - [[White (Album)|White]] (#13 ''Mayonaka no Merry Go Round'' with '''Teshima Aoi''')
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* [2012.09.19] [[Ohashi Trio]] - [[White (Ohashi Trio)|White]] (#13 ''Mayonaka no Merry Go Round'' with '''Teshima Aoi''')
 
* [2012.04.25] [[f.e.n.]] - [[Tokyo Cafe Style #1 Story]] (#10 ''Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara'' with [[Ikeda Ayako]] and '''Teshima Aoi''')
 
* [2012.04.25] [[f.e.n.]] - [[Tokyo Cafe Style #1 Story]] (#10 ''Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara'' with [[Ikeda Ayako]] and '''Teshima Aoi''')
 
* [2012.11.26] [[Lights of Life -Ashita no Tameni-]] (#5 ''Genki wo Dashite'')
 
* [2012.11.26] [[Lights of Life -Ashita no Tameni-]] (#5 ''Genki wo Dashite'')
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* [2006] [[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Gedo Senki]] - '''Therru'''
 
* [2006] [[wikipedia:Tales from Earthsea (film)|Gedo Senki]] - '''Therru'''
 
* [2011] [[wikipedia:From Up on Poppy Hill|Kokurikozaka Kara]] - '''Yuuko '''
 
* [2011] [[wikipedia:From Up on Poppy Hill|Kokurikozaka Kara]] - '''Yuuko '''
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* [2012] [[Shinsai o Ikiru Kodomotachi: 21-nin no wa]] - '''Narrator'''
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
* [http://www.teshimaaoi.com/ Official Site]
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* [http://aoiteshima.com/aoiteshima.html Official Site]
* [http://www.yamahamusic.co.jp/artist.php?id=63 Yamaha Music Profile]
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* [http://www.yamahamusic.co.jp/artist.php?id=63 Yamaha Music Official Profile]
* [http://imdb.com/name/nm2177184/ IMDB Profile]
 
  
 
{{Teshima Aoi}}
 
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[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:J-Pop]]
 
[[Category:J-Folk]]
 
[[Category:J-Folk]]
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[[Category:J-Jazz]]
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[[Category:Pop]]
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[[Category:Folk]]
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[[Category:Jazz]]
 
[[Category:Fukuoka Artists]]
 
[[Category:Fukuoka Artists]]
 
[[Category:1987 Births]]
 
[[Category:1987 Births]]
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[[Category:English Fluent]]
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[[Category:2006 Debut]]

Latest revision as of 07:49, 17 September 2016

Teshima Aoi promoting Miss AOI - Bonjour, Paris! (2012)

Teshima Aoi (手嶌葵) is a voice actor/singer and narrator hailing from Fukuoka. She debuted as a seiyuu in the lead role in the Studio Ghibli anime movie Ged Senki, which was made by the acclaimed anime artist Miyazaki Hayao's son Miyazaki Goro. Simultaneously, she debuted in the music world under the major label YAMAHA MUSIC. Her debut single, "Therru no Uta", reached #5 on Oricon charts and has sold over 220,000 copies.

Profile

Information

Teshima Aoi promoting La Vie En Rose ~I Love Cinemas~ (2009)

Teshima was born in Fukuoka in 1987. From when she was little she liked watching musicals and Disney movies. Other than this, not much is known about her early life, except that in 2003 and 2004 she entered the TEENS' MUSIC FESTIVAL in Fukuoka. She also performed at the Nikkan Slow Music no Sekai concert in March 2005 in Korea.

Suzuki Toshio, the producer of many Ghibli films, first heard Teshima's voice in a demo CD given to him by a man from YAMAHA MUSIC. The CD featured three Jazz standards: "Moon River", "La Vie En Rose" and Bette Midler's 1980 hit song "The Rose". He was impressed so much that he offered Teshima the chance to sing for the up and coming Studio Ghibli anime movie Ged Senki. She accepted, and only two weeks after Suzuki hearing her demo CD, Teshima sung and recorded the Ged Senki insert song "Therru no Uta". Later in 2006, Teshima debuted in both the music and voice acting worlds with the announcement that she would be singing for Ged Senki, as well as voice acting one of the main characters, Therru.

Teshima's debut single, "Therru no Uta", as well as being used for Ged Senki, was used in an Asahi Inryo commercial. The song is based upon a poem called 'Kokoro' that was written by the famous Japanese poet Hagiwara Sakutaro. Miyazaki Goro himself composed the tune. The single was a one-tracked single and low priced (500yen), which reached a surprisingly high position of #5 on Oricon charts. Furthermore, it stayed in the top 10 for six non-consecutive weeks, selling a total of over 220,000 copies.

Teshima followed up this single a month later with her debut album, Ged Senki Kashuu (which includes songs the two songs she sung for the soundtrack album ("Therru no Uta" and the ending theme song, "Toki no Uta" as well as other songs inspired by Ged Senki). However, this album did not fare as well commercially as its single counterpart. The album only reached up to #20 on the charts and to date has sold 45,000 copies; roughly 1/4 of that of the single.

While there was a period of inactivity after these releases, it was announced in December 2006 that Teshima would release a new eight track album called Haru no Kashuu in 2007.

Teshima says that she gets her inspiration as a musician and as a seiyuu from reading books and looking at beautiful paintings.

Trivia

Teshima Aoi promoting Gedo Senki Kashu (2006)
Teshima Aoi promoting Haru no Kashu (2007)
Teshima Aoi promoting Niji no Kashu (2008)
Teshima Aoi promoting Christmas Songs (2010)
Teshima Aoi promoting Kokurikozaka Kara no Kashu (2011)
  • Was raised listening to American Jazz artists growing up. She is noted for her almost perfect English and her cover albums are all sung in English.
  • Does not like ramen noodles.
  • Has been a Studio Ghibli fan since childhood.
  • Suzuki Toshio's favourite song on Aoi's demo tape was "The Rose".
  • The meaning of her first name is Hollyhock.
  • Took up voice acting Therru as her brother liked Ghibli, but was originally going to decline the role.
  • Wanted to be a librarian or a bookstore owner when she was little.
  • Was going to debut in 2008, before the offer to sing for Ghibli arose.
  • Would like to go to England or France.
  • She looks up to Bette Midler, Louis Armstrong, Nat "King" Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday.

Discography

Albums

Compilation Albums

Cover Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Compilation / Other

Filmography

External links