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Yuri (Japanese singer)

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Yuri from move in Singapore Anime Festival Asia.png
At Anime Festival Asia 2012 Singapore
Background information
Birth name Yuri Masuda (益田 祐里?, Masuda Yuri)
Born (1977-02-22) February 22, 1977 (age 40)
Origin Kumamoto, Japan
Genres Rap rock, Eurobeat, R&B
Occupation(s) Vocalist, Performance Artist
Years active 1997-2013
Labels Avex Tune
Website www.electropica.com

Yuri Masuda (益田 祐里?, Masuda Yuri, born February 22, 1977), known mononymously as yuri, is a Japanese singer who is the vocalist of the Japanese band m.o.v.e. She's credited as a solo artist for the Eurobeat song PARADISE, a song released before she joined m.o.v.e.

Together with producer t-kimura (Takashi Kimura) and motsu (Mototaka Segawa ), the trio formed the band m.o.v.e in 1997. The trio are best known for the opening and closing themes of anime Initial D.

yuri gave birth to a girl in March 2010.

yuri is the voice-sampler of Vocaloid, Lily, which was released on 25 August 2010. yuri's name literally means lily in Japanese.


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