Aya Matsuura
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Aya Matsuura at V Power "Music Storm", December 9, 2006
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| Native name | 松浦 亜弥 |
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松浦亜弥 (Matsuura Aya?) June 25, 1986 Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan |
| Other names | Ayaya |
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| Spouse(s) | Keita Tachibana (m. 2013) |
| Children | 1 |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Zetima |
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| Website | www |
Aya Matsuura (松浦 亜弥 born June 25, 1986?) also known to her fans as Ayaya, is a Japanese pop singer and actress from Himeji, Hyogo, Japan. Her husband is Keita Tachibana and as a result, her legal name is Aya Tachibana (橘亜弥?).
Aya auditioned in 2000 for the fourth Morning Musume & Heike Michiyo Protegee Audition and was selected along with Sheki-Dol to become a part of what was later known as Hello! Project. It is a common misconception that Aya originally auditioned to be a part of Morning Musume, which she did not. After being chosen from that audition, Matsuura began her solo career. In time, she would become one of Hello! Project's biggest acts.
Aside from a successful solo career, Matsuura (nicknamed Ayaya), also did numerous collaborations with other members of Hello! Project, including special, usually short lived groups Gomattou with Maki Goto and Miki Fujimoto; Nochiura Natsumi with Maki Goto and Natsumi Abe; and DEF.DIVA with Maki Goto, Natsumi Abe, and Rika Ishikawa. She also did the "Folk Song" series which feature Yuko Nakazawa and other Hello! Project artists, as well as Hello! Project's shuffle groups (3nin Matsuri in 2001, Odoru 11 in 2002, Salt5 in 2003, and the larger H.P. All Stars in 2004).
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