Sayuri

Sayuri さユり
Sayuri performing in Shibuya, Tokyo, February 2016.
Background information
Native name	Sayuri (さゆり)
Also known as	Sanketsu Shōjo Sayuri (酸欠少女さユり)
Born	June 7, 1996 Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop pop
Occupation(s)	Singer songwriter
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Ariola Japan[1]
Website	sayuri-web.com

Sayuri^{[lower-alpha 1]} (さユり^{[lower-alpha 2]}, born June 7, 1996) is a Japanese pop recording artist, singer, and songwriter.

Biography

Sayuri began composing music during her second year of junior high school.^[2] In 2012, she was awarded the Grand Prix at the finals of the fifth Music Revolution, a competition sponsored by Yamaha Music.^[3] Afterwards, she became active as an indie artist. She adopted the name Sanketsu Shōjo Sayuri (酸欠少女さユり) which is symbolic of her calling herself a 2.5-dimensional parallel singer-songwriter.

She held her first solo live in March 2015 at Tsutaya O-nest in Tokyo. Later that year, Sayuri made her major debut at 19, performing the ending theme song for Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace.^[4]

Discography

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart position		Release date
		Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[5]	Billboard Japan[6]
2015	"Mikazuki" (ミカヅキ, "Crescent Moon")	20	35	August 26, 2015
2016	"Sore wa Chiisa na Hikari no You na" (それは小さな光のような, "It Is Like A Small Light")	17	15	February 24, 2016

Awards and nominations

The following table lists out some of the most important awards received by the artist.

Year	Ceremony	Award	Nominated work	Result
2012	Yamaha Music's 5th Music Revolution[3]	Grand Prix	"るーららるーらーるららるーらー"	Won
		Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award[7]		Won

Notes

1. Her family name is unknown.
2. While Sayuri's stage name uses the katakana character ユ for stylistic effect, her real name is spelled with the hiragana character ゆ. They are both pronounced IPA: [jɯ].

References

1. "Mikiki | みずからを〈酸欠少女〉と表す2.5次元SSW・さユりが語る、乱歩作品への共感託した新シングル"ミカヅキ" | INTERVIEW | JAPAN". Mikiki (in Japanese). Retrieved February 24, 2016.
2. "さユり×YKBX「ミカヅキ」対談 (1/4) - 音楽ナタリー Power Push". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved February 20, 2016.
3. "ヒストリー The 5th Music Revolution JAPAN FINAL 大会結果 Music Revolution ～日本最大規模の音楽コンテスト＆音楽オーディション～" (in Japanese). Music Revolution. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
4. ""Rampo Kitan: Game of Laplace" Anime Support Cast Announced". Crunchyroll. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
5. "さユり". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-03-11.
6. "Sayuri - Chart history". Billboard Japan. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
7. "The 5th Music Revolution Japan Final - ヤマハ音楽振興会". YAMAHA MUSIC FOUNDATION. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

External links

• Official website (Japanese)