melody.
melody. (Born February 24, 1982 in Honolulu , Hawaii , USA ) is a Japanese - American J-Pop singer and presenter .
biography
Melody is of Japanese-American descent and grew up in Hawaii, where she attended Punahou School . At the age of 19 she moved to Japan to work on her music career. She became known through the use of her songs in commercials and TV series. Her breakthrough came in 2003 with a commercial for the Japanese car manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors , in which she sang the song Over the Rainbow , which is also featured on her second single. In the same year she was able to use the Japanese hip-hop band M-Flo , in which she was the second singer, as an additional stepping stone for her career. Due to the media interest in her person, she was able to sell over 70,000 copies of her third single, miss you .
From April 2007 to September 2008 she hosted the Japanese music show J-Melo , which is broadcast on the international channel NHK World . In October 2008, May Hashimoto and Shanti Snyder took over the moderation of the show.
In March 2009, rumors were confirmed that she is married to Japanese singer Miyavi and is expecting a child. The wedding took place on March 14th and was officially confirmed by Miyavi on April 5th. The couple have two daughters together.
Discography
style
Most of the songs are rock and pop . Their songs are distinguished by the fact that they contain both English and Japanese passages. Very striking these changes are between languages in their ballads Lovin 'U and All I Do . However, there are also songs that are entirely in English or Japanese.
Some songs are cover versions of well-known songs, such as Over the Rainbow by Judy Garland , Glory of Love by Peter Cetera or That's The Way It Is by Celine Dion .
Albums
publication | Name of the album |
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January 21, 2004 | Sincerely |
April 12, 2006 | Be as one |
4th July 2007 | READY TO GO! |
April 9, 2008 | Lei Aloha |
Singles
publication | Name of the single |
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February 19, 2003 | Dreamin 'Away |
June 18, 2003 | Simple As That / Over The Rainbow |
October 22, 2003 | miss you (with m-flo) |
November 27, 2003 | Crystal Love |
June 9, 2004 | Believe me |
January 12, 2005 | Next to you |
August 17, 2005 | realize / take a chance |
February 15, 2006 | see you... |
November 8, 2006 | Lovin 'U |
February 14, 2007 | Finding My Road |
May 30, 2007 | Love story |
February 13, 2008 | Haruka ( 遥 花 〜 は る か 〜 ) |
Trivia
- Melody played the character Yumi Yamamoto in the PC game Need for Speed: Carbon
- She has three younger sisters, the oldest of whom also works in the Japanese music business
Individual evidence
- ↑ melody. - プ ロ フ ィ ー ル ( yes ) Archived from the original on August 27, 2008. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
Web links
- Official Homepage (Japanese)
- Melody Miyuki Ishikawa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography and discography in the artist database of jame-world.com (English)
- Official website of the label (Japanese)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | melody. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ishikawa, Melody Miyuki |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese-American singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 24, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Honolulu , Hawaii , United States |