- Ayaka Hirahara
Infobox musical artist |
Name = Ayaka Hirahara
nihongo2|平原 綾香
Img_capt = Ayaka Hirahara at Torino
Img_size = 200
Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = nihongo2|平原 綾香 (Hirahara, Ayaka)
Alias = A-ya (あーや)
Born = Birth date and age|1984|5|9|mf=y
Died =
Origin =Tokyo ,Japan
Genre = Japanese pop, Classical
Instrument =Saxophone
Occupation =Singer ,songwriter
Years_active = 2003-present
Label = DREAMUSIC
Associated_acts =
URL = [http://www.ayaka-hirahara.com/ ayaka-hirahara.com]nihongo|Ayaka Hirahara|平原 綾香|Hirahara Ayaka|extra= born
May 9 ,1984 inTokyo is aJapan esepop singer who belongs to the music label Dream Music. Her father Makoto Hirahara is a saxophone player, grandfather Tsutomu Hirahara was a trumpet player, and her older sisterAika Hirahara is a singer. From the age of 6, she belonged to The Matsuyama Ballet for 11 years. She started playing saxophone when she was 13 years old, then learned classical saxophone at Senzoku Gakuen High School. Currently, she is studying in the Faculty of Jazz majoring in saxophone at Senzoku Gakuen College of Music. Her first single, "Jupiter", was released in Japan in December 2003, and went on to be one of the biggest selling singles of 2004. The melody of the song is based around the melody to the "Jupiter" section of "The Planets Suite " byGustav Holst . In 2006, she sang the ending theme "Reset" of thePlayStation 2 game "Ōkami " and the opening theme for the anime "The Story of Saiunkoku ".Profile
* Name: nihongo|Hirahara Ayaka|平原綾香
* Nickname: nihongo|A-ya|あーや
* Birthdate: 1984.05.09
* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
* Blood Type: ADiscography
Albums
DVD
*Ayaka Hirahara Music Video Collection Vol. 1 (2005)
*LIVE TOUR 2006 “4nihongo2|つのL” at nihongo|Nihon Budōkan|日本武道館| (2006)External links
* [http://www.ayaka-hirahara.com/ Ayaka Hirahara's Website] — official Japanese DREAMUSIC site
* [http://www.oricon.co.jp/artists/329515/ Oricon] — official Oricon Ayaka Hirahara's Profile
* [http://www.ayaka-hirahara.com/cmp/ Ayaka Hirahara's Website Official Fansite]
* [http://musicjapanplus.jp/artistdb/?artist_id=171/ Hirahara Ayaka database] — Upcoming informationja icon/en icon
* [http://hirahara.splinder.com/ Pure Voice] — Italian fan Blog it icon
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