Yoko Takahashi 高橋 洋子 |
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Background information | |
Born |
Tokyo, Japan |
August 28, 1966
Genres | Japanese pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1991–present |
Yōko Takahashi (高橋 洋子? Takahashi Yōko, born August 28, 1966) is a Japanese singer from Tokyo, best known for performing "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" (残酷な天使のテーゼ? Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze), the opening theme song of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "Fly Me to the Moon" and "Tamashii no Rufuran" (魂のルフラン? Tamashii no Rufuran, Refrain of Soul), the closing theme of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. She also performed "Metamorphose," the opening theme to studio Gainax's 20th anniversary series, This Ugly Yet Beautiful World, the ending theme "Yoake Umarekuru Shōjo" (夜明け生まれ来る少女? The Girl who was Born at Dawn) for the anime Shakugan no Shana (灼眼のシャナ? Blazing-Eyed Shana) and the opening theme "Aoki Flamme" for Pumpkin Scissors (パンプキン・シザーズ? Panpukin Shizāzu)