She is a legend when is comes to Anime and music and I adore her voice she is why i wanted to sing even more
Profile
Name: Sakamoto Maaya (坂本真綾)
Date of Birth: March 31, 1980
Blood Type: A
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 155 cm (5 ft. 1 in.)
Sakamoto Maaya got her break at the age of 15 when she secured the part of Kanzaki Hitomi in the anime series Vision of Escaflowne. While her voice acting may not have been anything note-worthy, it was her vocals on Escaflowne's opening song, Yakusoku wa Iranai, that really got her noticed.
She has had a number of parts in various anime shows, and even voiced characters in the odd computer or video game (including Dead or Alive: Xtreme Beach Volleyball and the Japanese version of Kingdom Hearts). Her debut album, Grapefruit, was released in 1997 and, to date, she since released seven more albums, as well as a number of compilations and singles.
The majority of Maaya's work is anime related and she has performed many themes and insert songs for shows, often working with Japanese composer Kanno Yoko (including work on almost all of her solo albums and singles). During '98 and '99 Maaya released a couple of albums with Higuchi Chieko as part of a duo called Whoops, though Maaya's participation in the group is often overlooked. Maaya's voice has a sweet quality to it that's best demonstrated in her more light-hearted songs, but there's an underlying quality that's hard to deny.
Discography
[edit]Albums
[1997.04.23] Grapefruit
[1998.12.14] DIVE
[1999.12.16] Hotchpotch -singles collection-
[2001.03.28] Lucy
[2001.08.08] Easy Listening (mini album)
[2002.05.22] Kanno Yoko feat. Sakamoto Maaya - "23ji no Ongaku"
[2003.07.30] Nikopachi -singles collection 2-
[2003.12.10] Shounen Alice
[2005.10.26] Yuunagi Loop
[2006.xx.xx] No Title (mini album)
[edit]Singles
[1996.04.24] Yakusoku wa Iranai
[1997.03.21] Bokura no Rekishi
[1997.09.22] Gift
[1998.04.22] Kiseki no Umi
[1998.11.21] Hashiru
[1999.10.21] Platinum
[1999.11.03] Yoake no Kaze Kikinagara
[2000.01.07] Kouya no Medalot
[2000.06.21] Yubiwa
[2000.08.23] Shippou no Uta
[2000.12.16] Mameshiba
[2002.02.21] Hemisphere
[2003.02.21] Gravity
[2003.04.02] tune the rainbow
[2005.05.11] Loop
[2006.07.14] Kazemachi Jet/Spica
[edit]Sheet Music Books
[2003.09.29] Nikopachi and Hotchpotch Yasashiku Hikeru Piano Solo
[2005.12.30] Yuunagi Loop Piano Hikigatari
[edit]Whoops!!
Singles
[1999.01.20] Love Love Phantasy
[1999.06.17] Genie
[1999.08.18] Tiles Complex - Yasashiku Furaretai
Albums
[1999.07.16] P'