is a Japanese singer from Saitama who has released music under

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since 2012. In 2013, she sang the ending theme song to the anime series ''

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''.

Career

Ayaka Kitazawa had an interest in singing from a young age, and she played the double bass in junior high and high school. After graduating from high school, she pursued her love of singing and went on to attend a music-related vocational school. While still at the school, she participated in national singing competitions such as "Jaccom Music Festival" in December 2008 and "Seishun! Hamo Nep League" in March 2009. In September 2011, Kitazawa sang one song on Denshi Kensetsu's album ''Ongaku Shiki Complete Dam'' released by

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. After graduation, she was contracted under the Sun Music Brain

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from 2012 to 2013. In January 2012, she auditioned to be a singer on

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's album '' Circle of Fifth'' released by

later that year in October, and was chosen to sing six songs. Kitazawa's debut single was released on November 6, 2013; "Kimi to no Nakushi Mono" was used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime series ''

''. In April 2014, Key Sounds Label used the

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website MotionGallery to raise funds to produce Kitazawa's debut album. After two days, the project reached its goal of 1 million

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, and after 30 days had earned 2,707,000 yen. Kitazawa's debut album ''Nature Couleur'' was released on June 25, 2014.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Other album appearances

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitazawa, Ayaka 1989 births Anime musicians Japanese women pop singers Living people Singers from Saitama Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers