Sayaka Sasaki

Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲 紗花 born June 19, 1982)[1] is a Japanese musician from Akita Prefecture signed to Lantis. She started her music career after winning the All-Japan Anison Grand Prix singing contest in 2009. Since then, Sakaki has performed theme songs for various anime television series, such as The Book of Bantorra, Nichijou, Garo: The Animation, So, I Can't Play H!, and Bakuon!!, among others.

Career

Sakaki participated in three auditions while in high school.[2] She had her break in 2009 when she won the All-Japan Anison Grand Prix singing contest in 2009, beating several thousand participants.[3] She later signed with the musical label Lantis,[4] and in January 2010 released her first single "Seisai no Ripieno" (星彩のRipieno), which was used as the second opening theme to the 2010 anime television series The Book of Bantorra. Her next two singles, "Lucky Racer/Real Star" (released in June 2010) and "Fly away t.p.s" (released in February 2011) were used as the theme songs of the Japanese variety show Lucky Racer. Her single "Zzz", released in May 2011, was used as the first ending theme to the anime television series Nichijou.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Sasaki, Sayaka. "Official Blog" (in Japanese). Ameblo. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  2. ↑ Sasaki, Sayaka. "キーさんと放送補足と僕☆". Ameblo. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Sapporo's Sayaka Sasaki Wins 3rd Anison Grand Prix". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lantis official webpage" (in Japanese). Lantis. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Kei & Gonzo's Copihan, Nichijou's 'Zzz' Promo Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 17, 2016.

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