Azu
| Azu | |
|---|---|
| Born |
8 December 1981 Tsu, Mie, Japan |
| Genres | Pop, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels |
BMG Ariola Japan (2001-2013) BMG Japan & Ariola Japan (2013-present) |
| Associated acts | Karutetto, Kuro (Home Made Kazoku), Limelight, Love Love Love, Makai, Seamo, Shuriken Jet, Spontania |
| Website | Azu's Official Site |
BMG Ariola Japan (2001-2013)
Azu (born: Tsu, Mie, Japan, December 8, 1981; stylized & known as AZU) is a Japanese R&B singer. She is well known for her collaborations with rapper Seamo, such as her first major release, the leading track from Seamo's second album Live Goes On, "Kokoro no Koe."
Azu first began working in the Tokyo club scene at the age of 22 years old. She explains the meaning behind her stage name as "Putting memories to all the words from A to Z and conveying them to you (U)."
She began work with rapper Seamo in 2001, and worked as a background vocalist for a few of his tracks. In 2006, she featured as a fully fledged billed artist in the lead radio single from his second album, Live Goes On. The song, "Kokoro no Koe," was certified by the RIAJ for 100,000 cellphone downloads.
She debuted as an artist in her own right in 2001 too, with the single "Cherish." She continued to work with Seamo (for example, her first top 30 hit, "Jikan yo Tomare", featured him). To date, the pair have worked together on six songs together.
Her songs generally do better in the digital market (her biggest single in physical sales only sold 11,000 copies). Since November 2009, five of her songs have been certified gold by the RIAJ for cellphone downloads.
Azu released her 1st album in January 2002, 2 of Us. Twitter: @AtoZyoU Instagram: @locoazu
Label: BMG Ariola Japan, with Formats: CD, digital download
| align="left"|"Cherish" | 49 | – | – | 5,135 |- | align="center"|"Jewel Sky" | 84 | – | – | 1,525 |- |align="left" rowspan="5"|As Body One
Japan Hot 100 established February 2008, RIAJ Digital Track Chart established April 2009.
"For you" - Naruto Shippuden (12th grand-close & ending credits original soundtrack theme-song).
"Jikan yo Tomare" - Itazura na Kiss (2nd grand-close & ending credits original soundtrack theme-song).
"Cherish" - xxxHOLiC Shunmuki OVA (grand-close & ending credits original soundtrack theme-song).
"In My Life to You" is used as the ending credits for Gintama Yorinuki (3rd grand-close & ending credits original soundtrack theme-song).
AZU has composed "Akatsuki de Hana" (39 episodes) in Akatsuki no Yona
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