Ayano Tsuji ( Japanese つ じ あ や の Tsuji Ayano ; born January 6, 1978 in Sakyō-ku , Kyōto ) is a Japanese J-pop and folk singer. She is best known for her ukulele , which she uses to accompany her songs. She gained international attention through the Studio Ghibli film The Kingdom of Cats , for which she wrote and presented the ending theme 風 に な る ( Kaze ni naru ).
biography
In 1993 Tsuji attended Dohda Senior High School of Arts , an art school in Kyoto, where she also learned how to use the ukulele.
But later she successfully studied history at Ryūkoku University .
Discography
Albums
| Released |
title |
Original title
|
| October 10, 1998
|
Balmy
|
う ら ら か Uraraka
|
| September 22, 1999
|
I feel for you
|
君 へ の 気 持 ち Kimihe no Kimochi
|
| March 15, 2000
|
Visit Spring in a Far-Away Faint Dream
|
春 は 遠 き 夢 の 果 て に Haru wa Touki Yume no Hate ni
|
| April 18, 2001
|
Flowers of tangerine
|
春 蜜柑 Harumikan
|
| April 17, 2002
|
Balanço
|
| December 11, 2002
|
Glasses in Love
|
恋 す る 眼鏡 Koi Suru Megane
|
| May 21, 2003
|
Love Love Wind Song
|
恋恋 風 歌 Renren Hookah
|
| May 19, 2004
|
Cover girl
|
| November 23, 2005
|
Calendar Calendar
|
| July 5, 2006
|
Tsuji Best
|
| September 22, 2006
|
A New Beginning
|
は じ ま り の 時 Hajimari no Toki
|
| December 19, 2007
|
Sweet, sweet happy birthday
|
| September 24, 2008
|
Cover girl 2
|
| September 16, 2009
|
Tsuji Best ~ 10th Anniversary BEST ~
|
| September 8, 2010
|
Niji'iro no Hanasaki Hokoru Toki
|
虹 色 の 花 咲 き ほ こ る と き
|
Singles
| Released |
title |
Original title
|
| January 26, 2000
|
Clover
|
ク ロ ー バ ー Clover
|
| October 18, 2000
|
My Heart Longs To Be Near You
|
心 は 君 の も と へ Kokoro ha kimi no moto he
|
| March 1, 2001
|
Let Me Say 'Thank You'
|
君 に あ り が と う Kimini arigatou
|
| November 21, 2001
|
Lovers
|
恋人 ど う し Koibito doushi
|
| February 27, 2002
|
Fragments of Love ☆ Love Fragments
|
愛 の か け ら ☆ 恋 の か け ら Ai no kakera ☆ Koi no kakera
|
| June 27, 2002
|
On the winds
|
風 に な る Kaze ni naru
|
| January 22, 2003
|
The Sound Of Rain
|
雨 音 Amaoto
|
| March 19, 2003
|
Under the cherry tree
|
桜 の 木 の 下 で Sakura no konoshita de
|
| May 21, 2003
|
Hackneyed Romance
|
あ り き た り な ロ マ ン ス Arikitarina romansu
|
| December 17, 2003
|
parade
|
パ レ ー ド Parade
|
| April 6, 2005
|
The Wind From Spring
|
春風 Harukaze
|
| June 22, 2005
|
Midsummer love
|
愛 の 真 夏 Ai no manatsu
|
| Shiny Day
|
| October 5, 2005
|
Starry Christmas Night
|
星 降 る 夜 の ク リ ス マ ス Hoshi furu yoru no Christmas
|
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|
ゆ び き り Yubikiri
|
| December 6, 2006
|
I love you ... goodbye
|
さ よ な ら 愛 し て る Sayonara aishiteru
|
| February 20, 2008
|
Much Impossible Miracle
|
あ り え な い く ら い 奇跡 Arienai Kurai Kiseki
|
DVDs
| Released |
title |
Original title
|
| April 6, 2005
|
Kyoto girl
|
| November 23, 2005
|
Ayano clip
|
| Ayano Tsuji's Collected Visual Works
|
つ じ あ や の 映像 作品 集 Tsuji Ayano no eizou sakuhin shuu
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