Fayray

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Name = Fayray
(フェイレイ)


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = 大橋美奈子 ("Ōhashi Minako")
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Origin = Tokyo, Japan
Instruments = Singing, Piano
Genre = J-Pop/Jazz
Occupation(s) = Singer, Actress
Years_active = 1998–Present
Label = Antinos Records
(1998 — 2001)
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(2001 — 2003)
R&C Japan
(2004 — Present)
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URL = [http://www.fayray.net/ FAYRAY OFFICIAL SITE]
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Fayray (フェイレイ) is a female Japanese popular music singer. She made her debut in July 1998. She grew up in the United States, and speaks English.

Biography

She started playing classical piano at the age of 4. During her childhood she listened to a lot of 70s and 80s American music with her parents which had a big influence on her musical style.

Fayray is the middle child of a family of three daughters. She started playing classical piano at the age of 4. During her childhood she listened to a lot of 70's and 80's American music with her parents which had a big influence on her musical style.

Fayray was discovered by Oosaki Hiroshi, a producer at Yoshimoto Kogyo (now vice-president).

Early in her career she decided to switch from being just a singer to songwriter also. She wrote the two couplings on "Same night, same face" and started complete self-producing with the single "MY EYES". Although her major hits were songs composed by Daisuke Asakura, her producer at the time of her debut, she still writes all her material to this day.

Fayray also acted in two TV dramas in 2000, "Nisennen no Koi" with Miho Nakayama and Takeshi Kaneshiro) and "Densetsu no Kyoushi" alongside SMAP's Masahiro Nakai.

Trivia

In 2006, she traveled to New York in search of new ideas to create her ideal music.

She owns two pet dogs, Taffy, a Labrador retriever and a Minischnauzer called May.

She has made two albums with NY avant-garde producer Dougie Bowne.

Tarento Rio Kinatsu is her elder sister.

Discography

ingles

* "Taiyō no Gravity" (29 July 1998)
* "YURA-YURA~Vibration" (21 October 1998)
* "Powder Veil" (10 February 1999)
* "Daydream Cafe" (12 May 1999)
* "Same night, same face" (14 October 1999)
* "MY EYES" (23 March 2000)
* "tears" (26 July 2000)
* "I'll save you" (28 March 2001)
* "Baby if," (6 June 2001)
* "Over" (11 October 2001)
* "Remember" (20 February 2002)
* "stay" (9 May 2002)
* "touch me, kiss me" (2 October 2002)
* "Suki da Nante Ienai" (29 January 2003)
* "Negai" (18 February 2004)
* "look into my eyes" (17 March 2004)
* "Aishite mo Aishitarinai" (26 May 2004)
* "Kuchizuke" (13 October 2004)
* "Spotlight" (23 November 2005)
* "Hitori Yori Futari" (27 September 2006)
* "Zero" (11 July 2007)

Albums

* "CRAVING" (26 May 1999) (1 July 2002)
* "EVER AFTER" (6 September 2000) (1 July 2002)
* "genuine" (1 July 2001)(18 July 2001)
* "Shiroi Hana" (19 February 2003)
* "HOURGLASS" (27 October 2004)
* "COVERS" (9 June 2005)
* "Hikari to Kage" (25 January 2006)
* "Nete mo Samete mo" (19 November 2008)

DVD

* "moving fayray" (18 December 1999)
* "Fayray CLIPS 2000-2001" (19 December 2001)
* "Seraphic Fayray in New York + 5 CLIPS" (3 September 2003)
* "Fayray Live Tour 2004 HOURGLASS -Love At Last-" (8 June 2005)

External links

* [http://www.fayray.net/ The Official Fayray.net]
* [http://myfayray.info/ My Fayray] -fan site