Melody. (Japanese singer)

Melody.
melody. in 2007
Background information
Born	February 24, 1982 (age 29) Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Pop
Occupations	Singer, TV host
Instruments	Singing
Years active	2003-2008
Labels	Toy's Factory

Melody Miyuki Ishikawa (石川 美由紀 メロディ^?) (born February 24, 1982), better known by her stage name Melody. (メロディー.) is a Japanese-American pop singer and TV host. She debuted on February 19, 2003 with the song "Dreamin' Away", under Toy's Factory. In October 2008, Melody announced on her blog that she will end her career as a music artist and instead focus on pursuing a career as a fashion designer.^[1]

Biography

Melody. was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, graduating from Punahou School. At the age of 19, she moved to Japan to pursue her singing career. She is the oldest of three sisters, one of whom (Christine, who goes by the name KURIS) is also involved with the music industry in Japan. Melody's cover of the song "Over The Rainbow" from The Wizard of Oz was used in a commercial for Mitsubishi Motors. She is also known for singing the single "Realize" which was the theme song for a Drama series called "Dragon Zakura", which debuted sixth on the Oricon charts.

melody.'s single "Lovin' U" was used in a Raycious commercial in 2006. The single included "Our Journey", which was the theme song for the 2006 movie Gen Yu Den starring Rena Tanaka, who also co-wrote the lyrics to the song. Melody made an appearance in a Japanese Subaru Forester commercial in 2007, in which her single "Finding My Road", was used as promotion. In April 2007, she started hosting the English-language Japanese music show J-Melo on NHK World TV. Her single, "Love Story", written by her sister KURIS, was used in a drama series "Kodoku No Kake - Itoshikihito Yo" in Summer 2007.

melody. was cast as Yumi in the Electronic Arts video game Need for Speed Carbon. The song "Feel the Rush", written by her sister KURIS, was also used in the game.^[2]

In February 2008 it was announced that melody. would release her fourth album Lei Aloha. The album was released on April 9, 2008 and had only one preceding single, "Haruka: Haruka". In September 2008 was announced that melody. would no longer be the host of J-Melo. Japanese singers May J. and Shanti would take her place. On October 8, 2008, melody. released her first compilation album The Best of melody. ~Timeline~.

Personal life

On March 14, 2009 melody. married Japanese musician Miyavi. Together, they have two daughters, "Lovelie Miyavi Ishihara" (born July 29, 2009) and "Jewelie Aoi Ishihara" (born October 21, 2010)

Discography

Main article: Melody discography

Studio albums 2004: Sincerely 2006: Be as One 2007: Ready to Go! 2008: Lei Aloha

Compilation albums 2008: The Best of Melody: Timeline

References

1. ^ "melody. announces retirement - Tokyograph". http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-3940. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 
2. ^ "melody. sings for racing game - Tokyograph". http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-165. Retrieved 2010-04-20. 

External links

• melody.歌迷論壇
• melody.'s MySpace

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