ORIGA
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Origa in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Olga Vital'evna Yakovleva |
| Also known as | ORIGA |
| Born |
October 12, 1970 Kochenyovsky, Novosibirsk Oblast, Soviet Union |
| Origin | Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Died | January 17, 2015 (aged 44) Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | New-age, electronica |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, composer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 1991–2015 |
| Labels | ROAD & SKY Company, TOSHIBA EMI Records, GEMMATIKA Records |
| Associated acts | Yoko Kanno |
| Website | origamusic.com |
Ol'ga Vital'evna Yakovleva (Russian: Ольга Витальевна Яковлева, 12 October 1970 – 17 January 2015), better known as Origa, was a Russian singer who worked mostly in Japan.
Origa was born in small urban village Kochenyovo, 50 kilometres west of Novosibirsk. After graduating from music school in 1990, she took an opportunity to visit Japan in 1991 and finally contracted with the ROAD&SKY Organization in 1993. She later participated in several projects with various artists in addition to the Radio Japan Series and being part of the chorus for the Kobe earthquake disaster charity single. She released seven solo albums, two mini-albums, and 3 singles. She gained popularity outside Japan with the release of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and the subsequent original soundtracks, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. and Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex O.S.T. 2.
These were written by long-time friend and composer Yoko Kanno, and both the first season's theme song, Inner Universe (featuring boy soprano Ben Del Maestro) and the second season's theme song, Rise used Origa's vocals. Origa first performed with Kanno for ∀ Gundam, singing "Moon" in concerts (in the CD "Moon" is performed by Kanno under the pseudonym of Gabriela Robin, Kanno never performed live). In 2005, Origa performed songs for the anime series Fantastic Children, most notably the ending theme "Mizu no Madoromi".
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