Anza (singer)
| Anza | |
|---|---|
Anza with Head Phones President at
Japan Expo Sud 2011 in France |
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| Background information | |
| Native name | 大山 アンザ |
| Born |
May 4, 1976 Ōmura, Nagasaki, Japan |
| Origin | Tōkai, Aichi, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, stage actress, actress |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | Sony, Victor, Universal |
| Associated acts | Head Phones President, Vitamin-Q, Moon Lips, Sera Myu, Momo, Sakurakko Club |
| Website | www |
Anza Ohyama (大山 アンザ Ōyama Anza?, born May 4, 1976) or simply Anza (stylized as ANZA), is a Japanese singer and actress. She is best known as vocalist of the metal group Head Phones President and for playing Sailor Moon in thirteen separate musical productions. She was born to a Japanese father and a White South African mother.
Anza made her music debut in 1992 as a member of the pop idol group Sakurakko Club, and released a number of singles with them. She and Ayako Morino, also of Sakurakko Club fame, were in a spin-off duo called Momo. They released two singles in 1993 and 1994.
With Anza joining the Sailor Moon musicals in 1993, she appeared regularly on the CD releases for the musicals, both in solo and group songs. From her five-year period as Sailor Moon, she can be heard on the "La Soldier" single (released prior to the very first musical), the first five Memorial Album of the Musical releases, as well as three of the eight compilation albums which have been released since Sera Myu's conception.
In 1994, Moon Lips, a group of Sera Myu actresses including Anza, provided vocals for the Sailor Moon theme song "Moonlight Densetsu" which was used for that show's third and fourth seasons (Sailor Moon S and Sailor Moon Super S, respectively).
Shortly following her graduation from the Sailor Moon musicals in 1998, she released a solo single entitled "Dream" under the Sony Music Entertainment Japan record label. "Dream" was also featured as the ending theme song for the TV show Famitsu Wave. In April 1999, she released "Tobira wo Akete" (under Victor Entertainment), a single which was used as a theme song for the anime Cardcaptor Sakura. In September 1999, Anza provided vocals for "Ai wo Shizumeteru", the ending theme song to the PlayStation game Psychic Force 2. Another of her songs, "Mienai Chizu", was used as an insert song in episode 68 of Cardcaptor Sakura.
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