Years active 1998 - present Origin Hiroshima, Japan Name Sora Izumikawa | Genres Pop, Rock Role Singer Instruments Vocals, Keyboards | |
Born February 14, 1971 (age 53) ( 1971-02-14 ) Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Composer Albums Scene 1, 11, Bottle Fairy - Four Seasons OST Similar People Mayumi Iizuka, marhy, Tomoya Tabuchi, 十川知司, 松浦有希 | ||
Birth name Yumi Izumikawa (泉川 ゆみ) Record labels King Records, Pony Canyon | ||
Sora Izumikawa (イズミカワ ソラ, Izumikawa Sora, born February 14, 1971), is a Japanese artist, singer-songwriter, voice actress, composer and producer currently based on Japan. Also Ex-CEO for Dog-Rights Co.,Ltd.
Biography
Born in Hiroshima, Japan to a chorister father and mother who taught electronic organ, Sora started playing the piano at the age of two. She won a grand prix in the Hiroshima regional stage of the "Yamaha Popular Song Contest" (known as POPCON) when she was four, and went on to win a prize in the national competition. She was a prize winner in the "Yamaha Junior Original Concert" while still at her elementary school, where she discovered her interest in song writing. She is a graduate of Doshisha University.
She released her debut single 'Toushindai no Chikyugi' on February 14, 1998 and has produced various songs since. She formed DAUGHTER, a duo group with her real sister named marhy. She was a member of Spiral Spiders. The group toured in Japan and the U.S., and performed live concerts at Anime Central in Chicago. She is a well-known singer-songwriter for anime and manga and produces music for 'Binzume Yōsei' (Bottle Fairy). She uses the name Kumoko when writing theme songs for the anime and manga series 'Rave Master'. She is also a member of duo Hitomi Sora for 'Wagaya no Oinari-sama.', opening song. Sora (Avatar name: Solary Clary) also got called to compose a three series of ballet music for the fifth production "Shuzenji" for the world first virtual ballet group Ballet Pixelle (formerly Second Life Ballet) created by the director and founder Inarra Saarinen in Second Life(R). Also the ex-CEO of Dog-Rights Co.,Ltd, by which publishing of free magazines called "Dog-Rights", to appeal better Japanese dogs' situations. Sora started a career as an Executive Producer by producing several music albums.