Olivia Lufkin

Olivia Lufkin , better known as OLIVIA, (born December 9, 1979 in Okinawa ) is a Japanese singer. She is the daughter of an American and a Japanese woman. Her sister Caroline Lufkin is also a singer.

biography

Olivia went to the Okinawa Actors School and was discovered there. At Avex Trax, she signed as a member of the Girl Group D&D. In 1998 she left the band and started her solo career. Their first single ILY ~ Yokubou was released in 1999 and had a completely different style than in D&D times. The music had a stronger rock sound. Since her third single Dear Angel , Olivia has been writing all of her songs herself. After her first six singles, all with pop-rock or alternative sound, her first album synchronicity was released at the end of 2000 . In 2001 and 2002 she released two more singles.

In 2003 she switched from Avex Trax to her current label cutting edge . That year she released four mini-albums until 2004 when her second album, The Lost Lolli , was released. In 2005 she worked mainly as a model and designer and joined a. a. at the "Halloween of the Living Dead" that was organized by Hyde . In 2006 she released the single a little pain under the name OLIVIA inspi 'REIRA (TRAPNEST) . The song was the ending to the anime of the cult manga Nana by Ai Yazawa . For the first time a single from her reached the top 10 of the Oricon charts. Her mini-album The Cloudy Dreamer reached number 15 on the Oricon Weekly Charts in early 2007 - her best-placed album to date.

Olivia gave a concert for the visitors of the German anime convention Connichi 2010. The Connichi 2010 took place in the Kongress Palais of the City of Kassel (formerly Kassel City Hall ) from September 10th to 12th, 2010. In October 2010 their first best-of album came out. In 2011 Olivia performed at the 11th UppCon in Uppsala, Sweden .

Discography

Albums

December 6, 2000: synchronicity
February 18, 2004: The Lost Lolli
February 28, 2007: Olivia inspi 'Reira (Trapnest)
March 21, 2007: NANA BEST
October 23, 2010: GREATEST HITS

Mini albums

February 21, 2003: Internal Bleeding Strawberry
June 27, 2003: Merry & Hell Go Round
September 12, 2003: Comatose Bunny Butcher
December 3, 2003: The Return of the Chlorophyll Bunny
January 17, 2007: The Cloudy Dreamer
September 17, 2008: Trinka Trinka
February 1, 2010: Trinka Trinka + Sailing Free

Singles

February 3, 1999: ILY ~ Yokubou ~ (ILY ～欲望～, ILY ~ Desire ~)
May 12, 1999: re-ACT
October 6, 1999: Dear Angel
April 19, 2000: Dress me Up
July 26, 2000: Dekinai (できない, I Can't)
October 4, 2000: Color of your Spoon
December 5, 2001: Sea me
September 4, 2002: Into The Stars
June 28, 2006: a little pain (as OLIVIA inspi 'REIRA (TRAPNEST))
October 11, 2006: Wish / Starless Night (as OLIVIA inspi 'REIRA (TRAPNEST))
April 15, 2008: Sailing free

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Lufkin, Olivia
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	OLIVIA
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	japanese singer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 9, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH	Okinawa , Japan