Maki Nomiya
Maki Nomiya 野宮 真貴 | |
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| Born | March 12, 1960 Onbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan[1] |
| Genres | Shibuya-kei |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | FlyingDog Columbia Music Entertainment Rhythm Zone Sony Music Associated Records Universal Classics & Jazz Speedstar |
| Website | Cahier de la Mode |
Maki Nomiya (Japanese: 野宮 真貴, Hepburn: Nomiya Maki, born March 12, 1960) is a Japanese singer and musician. She is known as the "Queen of Shibuya-kei" (渋谷系の女王, Shibuya-kei no Joō).[2][3][4] Maki released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the new wave band Portable Rock.[1] In 1991, she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five.[1] When the group disbanded in 2001, she embarked on a solo career. She also appears singing solo on the soundtrack of the game We Love Katamari and in the 2008 Japanese version of Just One Second (Jikan Wo Tomete) by London Elektricity.
Solo discography
[edit]- 1981: Pink no Kokoro (Pink Heart)
- 2000: Miss Maki Nomiya Sings
- 2002: Lady Miss Warp
- 2004: Dress Code
- 2005: Big Bang Romance EP (a/k/a Maki Nomiya Loves M-Flo) (with M-Flo)
- 2005: Party People
- 2009: Maki-Takai No Jetlag (with Fernanda Takai)
- 2012: 30 Greatest Self Covers & More!!!
- 2014: Miss Maki Nomiya Sings Shibuya-kei Standards
- 2015: What the World Needs Now Is Love
- 2016: Un homme et une femme
- 2017: Vacances Shibuya-kei wo Utau – Wonderful Summer
- 2022: New Beautiful
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Yang Jeff, Dina Can, Terry Hong, (1997) Eastern Standard Time pg 277 New York: Mariner Books ISBN 0-395-76341-X
- ^ "Maki Nomiya Revisits J-Pop's Vibrant Shibuya-kei Sound in 40th-Anniversary Collaborative Projects". Billboard. 2021-12-20. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "渋谷系の女王・野宮真貴 「いかに人と違うことするか」". The Nikkei (in Japanese). 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ ""渋谷系の女王"野宮真貴、『ウルトラFES』初出演". Oricon (in Japanese). 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
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