Maya Sakura

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Maya Sakura

| image =

| background = solo_singer

| birth_name = {{nihongo2|草野 真耶}}
(Maya Kusano)

| alias =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1998|7|26}}

| origin = Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan

| genre = Enka

| occupation = Singer, actress

| years_active = 2008–present

| label = Nippon Crown

| associated_acts =

| website = [http://www.shinei-v.jp/sakuramaya/ Public website]

}}

{{Nihongo|Maya Sakura|さくら まや|Sakura Maya|extra=born Maya Kusano (草野 真耶) on 26 July 1998 in Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan}} is an enka singer and child actress. In 2008, she made her debut with the single {{nihongo|"Tairyō Matsuri"|大漁まつり}} at the age of 10. In 2009, she received a "New Artist"{{Cite web |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/51st-japan-record-awards-announced |title=51st Japan Record Awards announced |website=www.tokyograph.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207022419/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/51st-japan-record-awards-announced/ |archive-date=7 December 2014}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.tokyograph.com/news/51st-japan-record-awards-exile-big-bang |title=51st Japan Record Awards: EXILE, BIG BANG |date=30 December 2009 |website=www.tokyograph.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207022315/http://www.tokyograph.com/news/51st-japan-record-awards-exile-big-bang/ |archive-date=7 December 2014}} award at the 51st Annual Japan Record Awards, becoming the youngest person to do so.{{Cite web |url=http://www.tokachi.co.jp/news/200912/20091202-0003507.php |title=やった！さくらまやさん レコ大新人賞｜Web Tokachi－十勝毎日新聞 |access-date=4 December 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204204036/http://www.tokachi.co.jp/news/200912/20091202-0003507.php |archive-date=4 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}

She also appeared as a special guest on the 60th Kōhaku Uta Gassen in the "children's Kōhaku" section of the program.{{cite web|url=http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html |title=Nhk紅白歌合戦：出場歌手 |accessdate=30 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201135923/http://www9.nhk.or.jp/kouhaku/artists/index.html |archivedate=1 December 2008 }}