Eir Aoi

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Eir Aoi (2015)

Eir Aoi ( Japanese 藍 井 エ イ ル , Aoi Eiru ; born November 30, 1988 ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter from Sapporo , Hokkaidō , currently under contract with SME Japan . Her stage name is derived from Eir , the Germanic goddess of healing, as she originally intended to become a nurse.

biography

Aoi sang in a band she founded while she was in high school . After leaving school, she continued to devote herself to music and then released her debut single Memoria in 2011 , which was used as the closing title for the anime series Fate / Zero , which appeared in the same year .

The following year her second single, Aurora , was released, which was featured in the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam AGE as the opening credits. A little later, in the same year, their third single Innocence was on the market. This was also used as the theme song for an anime publication, namely the light novel adaptation of Sword Art Online, which was broadcast in the same year .

Her first album Blau was released in early 2013 , which is also the meaning of her surname.

Her other singles were also used as theme songs in anime productions. These include Sirius for KILL la KILL and Niji no Oto for Sword Art Online: Extra Edition of their second album Aube , Ignite in Sword Art Online II and finally Lapis Lazuli tarnished for the 2015 film version of the Fantasy - Manga series The Heroic Legend of Arslan .

Her third album D'Azur was released in June 2015 .

Discography

Aoi's autograph with her trademark, her first name in the shape of a butterfly

Albums

Released title Art Oricon placement
April 11, 2012 Prayer Tribute album 12
January 30, 2013 blue Studio album 4th
January 29, 2014 Aube 6th
June 24, 2015 D'Azur 4th

Singles

album Released title Original title Oricon placement
blue October 19, 2011 Memoria 8th
5th September 2012 Aurora 22nd
November 21, 2012 Innocence 6th
Aube June 26, 2013 Cobalt Sky 18th
November 13, 2013 Sirius 21st
1st of January 2014 Niji no Oto 虹 の 音 11
20th August 2014 Ignite 9
November 12, 2014 Tsunagaru Omoi ツ ナ ガ ル オ モ イ 20th
February 18, 2015 genesis 17th
April 22, 2015 Lapis Lazuli ラ ピ ス ラ ズ リ 13

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Biography on their official website ( Japanese ) 藍 井 エ イ ル （Aoi Eir）. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ a b J! -ENT's Dennis A. Amith & Michelle Tymon interviews Aoi Eir & Luna Haruna + Press Q&A (June 2013 J! -ENT Interview) ( English ) June 4, 2013. Accessed May 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Eir Aoi, Luna Haruna to Perform at Seattle's Sakura-Con (Updated) . Anime News Network . January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  4. ↑ 5th Single 「シ リ ウ ス」 2013/11/13 OUT !!! ～ TV ア ニ メ 『キ ル ラ キ ル』 オ ー プ プ ニ ン グ テ ー マ ～ ( Japanese ) Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ 6th The Heroic Legend of Arslan TV Spot Previews Eir Aoi Theme Song . Anime News Network. March 8, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Eir Aoi to Release New Album "D'AZUR" ( English ) May 1, 2015. Accessed May 19, 2015.
  7. ↑ 藍 井 エ イ ル の ア ル バ ム 売 上 ラ ン キ ン グ . In: Oricon Style. Retrieved May 21, 2015 (Japanese).
  8. ↑ 藍 井 エ イ ル の シ ン グ ル 売 上 ラ ン キ ン グ . In: Oricon Style. Retrieved May 21, 2015 (Japanese).
personal data
SURNAME Aoi, Eir
ALTERNATIVE NAMES 藍 井 エ イ ル (Japanese)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Japanese singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Sapporo , Japan