Ayane Yamazaki

{{Short description|Japanese singer-songwriter}}

{{Orphan|date=March 2021}}

{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|山﨑彩音|date=March 2021}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Ayane Yamazaki

| native_name = 山﨑彩音

| native_name_lang = ja

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|1|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

| genre = {{hlist

|dream pop{{sfn|ele-king|2020}}{{sfn|OTOTOY|2019b}}{{sfn|MUSIC LOUNGE|2019}}

|Shibuya-kei{{sfn|OTOTOY|2019b}}{{sfn|Mikiki|2020}}

|city pop{{sfn|ele-king|2020}}

|new lounge{{sfn|ele-king|2020}}

}}

| occupation = {{hlist|Pop Music Artist|singer-songwriter}}

| instrument = {{hlist|vocal|guitar|keyboard}}

| label = {{hlist|me and baby music|For Life Music Entertainment|AWAL}}

| years_active = 2015 –

| website = {{Official URL}}

}}

Ayane Yamazaki ({{Langx|ja|山﨑彩音}}, born 26 January 1999) is a Japanese singer-songwriter.{{sfn|Official|n.d.}}{{sfn|Natalie|n.d.}} Some critics relate her with city pop, Shibuya-kei and dream pop, although her genre of music is fluid.{{sfn|ele-king|2020}}{{sfn|OTOTOY|2019b}}{{sfn|Mikiki|2020}}{{sfn|MUSIC LOUNGE|2019}}

Ayane started her musical career around the age of 15 at music venues in Tokyo and Kanagawa.{{sfn|OTOTOY|2017}} In 2015, she released her first EP Yer from the me and baby music label. The following year, 17-years-old Ayane became the youngest singer-songwriter ever to performe at the Fuji Rock Festival.{{sfn|Natalie|n.d.}}{{sfn|Natalie|2017a}}{{sfn|FUJIROCK EXPRESS|2016}} She made her major label debut from the For Life Music Entertainment in 2017, then her worldwide debut from AWAL in 2019 and received good reputation in the indie music scene.{{sfn|OTOTOY|2017}}{{sfn|OKMusic|2020b}}{{sfn|OTOTOY|2020}}

Discography

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|+Studio Albums

!Released

!Title

!Label(s)

25 July 2018

|METROPOLIS

|FORLIFE SONGS

10 October 2019

|LIFE

|FORLIFE SONGS / AWAL

25 October 2020

|Yobikakerarete ({{Lang|ja|呼びかけられて}})

|AWAL

23 June 2021

|Ribbon

|FRIENDSHIP.

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|+Extended Plays

!Released

!Title

!Label

11 December 2015

|Yer

|me and baby music

26 April 2017

|Kiki ({{Lang|ja|キキ}})

|FORLIFE SONGS

Notes

{{Reflist|20em}}

References

  • Profiles
  • {{Cite web|title=AYANE YAMAZAKI OFFICIAL WEB SITE|url=http://ayaneyamazaki.com/|access-date=2 December 2020|ref={{sfnref|Official|n.d.}}|language=en, ja}}
  • {{Cite web|title=Ayane Yamazaki|url=https://natalie.mu/music/artist/101188|access-date=2 December 2020|website=音楽ナタリー|ref={{sfnref|Natalie|n.d.}}|language=ja}}

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  • Interviews
  • {{Cite web|last=岡本貴之|date=26 April 2017|title=山崎彩音、同世代の少年少女へ向けて唄った4曲でひとつの物語『キキ』をハイレゾ配信&インタヴュー|url=https://ototoy.jp/feature/2017042603|access-date=5 December 2020|website={{Interlanguage link|OTOTOY|ja|OTOTOY}}|ref={{sfnref|OTOTOY|2017}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|last=ピエール中野 (取材)、橋本尚平 (文)|date=2017|title=「Coming Next Artists」第17回 山﨑彩音|url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/cna_yamazakiayane|access-date=16 January 2021|website=音楽ナタリー|publisher=ナターシャ|ref={{sfnref|Natalie|2017b}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|last=内本順一|title=山﨑彩音「METROPOLIS」インタビュー|新たな挑戦を重ね自信を持ってメジャーへ|url=https://natalie.mu/music/pp/yamazakiayane|access-date=2 December 2020|website=音楽ナタリー|publisher=ナターシャ|ref={{sfnref|Natalie|2018}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=22 November 2019|title=山﨑彩音 好評発売中のアルバム『LIFE』収録曲「指で数えて」がLGBTをテーマにした映画「青空になる」の主題歌に決定した山崎彩音にメールインタビュー!|url=http://www.music-lounge.jp/v2/articl/pickup/detail/?articl=2019/11/22-10:40:00_16f870cf648a58a84023f874badc2f98|access-date=6 December 2020|website=MUSIC LOUNGE|publisher={{Interlanguage link|CANSYSTEM|ja|キャンシステム}}|ref={{sfnref|MUSIC LOUNGE|2019}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|last=Hughes|first=Mary|date=19 December 2019|title=Japanese artist Ayane Yamazaki finds release in layers of pop|url=https://riffmagazine.com/qa/ayane-yamazaki-layers-of-pop/|access-date=18 December 2020|website=RIFF Magazine|ref={{sfnref|RIFF Magazine|2019}}|language=en}}
  • {{Cite web|last=Shoji|first=Kaori|date=22 May 2020|title=How music met English in a recording studio|url=https://alpha.japantimes.co.jp/article/interview/202005/42482/|access-date=11 February 2021|website=The Japan Times Alpha オンライン|ref={{sfnref|Japan Times|2020}}|language=en}}
  • Other Articles
  • {{Cite web|last=森リョータ|title=山﨑彩音|url=http://fujirockexpress.net/16/p_1751|access-date=6 December 2020|website=FUJIROCK EXPRESS '16|ref={{sfnref|FUJIROCK EXPRESS|2016}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=26 April 2017|title=SSW史上最年少でフジロック出演、18歳の山崎彩音が新作で「自由って何?」を問う|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/230404|access-date=2 December 2020|website=音楽ナタリー|ref={{sfnref|Natalie|2017a}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=23 August 2019|title=山﨑彩音、無防備で未熟な若者のための純愛アルバム『LIFE』をリリース|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000170883|access-date=6 December 2020|website={{Interlanguage link|BARKS|ja|BARKS}}|publisher=ジャパンミュージックネットワーク|ref={{sfnref|BARKS|2019}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=28 September 2019|title=山﨑彩音、世界へ配信リリース決定|url=https://ototoy.jp/news/94148|access-date=25 February 2021|website=OTOTOY|ref={{sfnref|OTOTOY|2019a}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=21 October 2019|title=山﨑彩音の新作『LIFE』へ野宮真貴からメッセージ到着|url=https://ototoy.jp/news/94390|access-date=6 December 2020|website=OTOTOY|ref={{sfnref|OTOTOY|2019b}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=30 October 2019|title=Direction le Japon avec Kitchen Song de Ayane Yamazaki|url=https://www.iggymagazine.com/direction-le-japon-avec-kitchen-song-de-ayane-yamazaki/|access-date=11 February 2021|website=A la une|language=fr|ref={{sfnref|IGGY Magazin|2019}}}}
  • {{Cite web|date=18 June 2020|title=山﨑彩音、主題歌と挿入歌を手掛けたLGBT青春映画『青空になる』がDOKUSO映画館にて配信開始|url=https://okmusic.jp/news/387009|access-date=18 December 2020|website=OKMusic|publisher=ジャパンミュージックネットワーク|ref={{sfnref|OKMusic|2020a}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|last=OKMusic編集部|date=25 November 2020|title=Ayane Yamazaki、アルバム『呼びかけられて』をイギリスAWALより全世界配信|url=https://okmusic.jp/news/405299|access-date=6 December 2020|website=OKMusic|ref={{sfnref|OKMusic|2020b}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=18 May 2020|title=Ayane Yamazaki — 甘くしかしヒリヒリした東京発ドリーム・ポップ、山﨑彩音がTOYOMUによるremixを配信|url=http://www.ele-king.net/news/007615/|access-date=2 December 2020|website=ele-king|ref={{sfnref|ele-king|2020}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|last=田中亮太|display-authors=etal|date=17 November 2020|title=ジェニーハイ、BADSAIKUSH feat. KENNY-G、モルグモルマルモ、SATORU ONO……Mikiki編集部員が今週オススメの邦楽曲|url=https://mikiki.tokyo.jp/articles/-/26873?page=2|access-date=11 February 2021|website=Mikiki|publisher=Tower Records|ref={{sfnref|Mikiki|2020}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=25 November 2020|title=Ayane Yamazaki、「風の谷のナウシカ」カバー収録のニューAL『呼びかけられて』11/25AWALより全世界配信リリース|url=https://ototoy.jp/news/99218|access-date=25 February 2021|website=OTOTY|ref={{sfnref|OTOTOY|2020}}|language=ja}}
  • {{Cite web|date=26 February 2021|title=Ayane Yamazaki「魔法をおしえて」で脚光を浴びるもうひとつのシティポップ|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000197490|access-date=26 February 2021|website=BARKS|ref={{sfnref|BARKS|2021}}|language=ja}}