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Fayray Songs
, (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English. Biography Fayray is the middle child of a family of three daughters. During her childhood, she listened to American music from the 70s and 80s with her parents which had a big influence on her musical style. At age 4 she began playing classical piano. Fayray landed a recording contract with the now-defunct Antinos Records label. After one album, '' Craving'', Fayray opted to take full creative control over her music and began writing and composing her own music. She wrote the two b-sides of her fifth single, "Same Night, Same Face" before self-producing her next single, " My Eyes", and all of her subsequent records. In 2006, she traveled to New York City in search of new ideas to create her ideal music. There she met avant-garde producer Dougie Bowne and produced two albums with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), , pp. 95–105. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock music, Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, wikt:ephemeral, ephemeral, and accessible. Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and Hook (music), hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus form, verse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, hip hop, urban contemporary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ever After (Fayray Album)
''Ever After'' is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's second studio and first self-produced album. The album was released on September 6, 2000. Release The single "My Eyes" was released on March 23, 2000 and peaked at #66. It was her first time self-producing a title track. The next single, "Tears", was released on July 26, 2000 and peaked at #11 in the charts. The song was used as the theme song for the TBS drama "Friends". "Tears" is Fayray's best selling single to date. Track listing Charts and sales Singles "MY EYES" - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Sales Chart (Japan) "tears" - Oricon Sales Chart (Japan) References External links * {{Authority control 2000 albums Fayray albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singers From Tokyo
Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singing as the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. Other common definitions include "the utterance of words or sounds in tuneful succession" or "the production of musical tones by means of the human voice". A person whose profession is singing is called a singer or a vocalist (in jazz or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without accompaniment by musical instruments. Singing is often done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument (as in art songs or some jazz styles) up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Many styles of singing exist throughout the world. Singing can be formal or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Japanese Pop Musicians
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Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a s ... and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets () and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nete Mo Samete Mo
is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's eighth studio album and first in 3 years. The album was released January 14, 2009. Release The song was released on September 27, 2006, as the first single to promote ''Nete mo Samete mo''. It peaked at #79 on Oricon Sales Chart. The song was used as the theme song for the NHK morning drama "Imo Tako Nankin". The coupled song is a cover of Hedy West's "500 Miles". The second single, "Zero", was released on July 11, 2007. The song was used as the theme song for the TBS TV Soap opera ''My Fair Boy''. The coupling is a cover of Marvin Gaye's "Forever" (from his 1965 album '' How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You''). Track listing Charts and sales Singles "Hitori Yori Futari" - Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics Statistics (from German language, German: ', "description of a State (polity), state, a country") is the discipline that ... Sale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hikari To Kage
The discography of Japanese singer songwriter Fayray consists of eight studio albums (one of which is a cover album), twenty-two singles Singles are people not in a committed relationship. Singles may also refer to: Film and television * ''Singles'' (miniseries), a 1984 Australian television series * ''Singles'' (1992 film), written and directed by Cameron Crowe * ''Singles'' ... and four video albums. Discography Studio albums Singles Video releases Video/live albums * 1999: ''Moving Fayray'' * 2001: ''Fayray Clips 2000–2001'' * 2003: ''Seraphic Fayray in New York + 5 Clips'' * 2005: ''Fayray Live Tour 2004 Hourglass: Love at last'' Sales Sales by year References External links * {{Fayray Discographies of Japanese artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Covers (Fayray Album)
''Covers'' is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray , (born April 18, 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "Taiyō no Gravity". She grew up in the United States and speaks English. Biography Fayray is the middle child of a fa ...'s sixth studio album and her only cover album, released June 8, 2005. Track listing Charts and sales References External links * {{Authority control 2005 albums 2000s covers albums Fayray albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hourglass (Fayray Album)
''Hourglass'' is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's fifth studio album and first under the R and C label. The album was released on October 27, 2004. "Saisho de Saigo no Koi" served as image song for the movie anime "Mind Game"."feel" used as insert song in the Kansai TV/Fuji TV drama "At Home Dad Special" as well as the ending theme for the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a sub ... series program "Afurica no Tume". Track listing Charts and sales References External links * {{Authority control 2004 albums Fayray albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiroi Hana
is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's fourth studio album and sole under the Avex Trax label. The album was released on February 19, 2003. "tears" was used as insert song in the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as (NTV) or Nippon TV, is a Japanese television station serving the Kantō region as the flagship station of the Nippon News Network and the Nippon Television Network System, owned and operated by the , a sub ... series drama "Message Kotoba ga, Uragitte Iku" The Final Episode. Track listing Charts and sales References External links * {{Authority control 2003 albums Fayray albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
