Aoi Teshima
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is a Japan
ese singer and voice actor
.
In March 2005, she acted in "Japan-Korea slow music's world" in South Korea
and her performance was favorably received among the audience. Her performance attracted the attention of anime
director Gorō Miyazaki
. Toshio Suzuki
was also very impressed when he listened to her demo version of Bette Midler
's "The Rose
"
On June 7, 2006, she finally released a song called . This song was used in a film directed by Gorō Miyazaki
. She also voiced Therru.
On July 29 of the same year, the film was shown in Japan after releasing her song.
She was featured singing for the theme song of a new Nintendo Wii RPG, Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo
(Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon). The song is called . She also sang the ending these for the same game, with a song titled .
She once again collaborated with Gorō Miyazaki on his second feature singing Summer of Goodbye, the main theme of the movie as well as other songs in the film.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese singer and voice actor
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
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Career
While Aoi Teshima went to C&S music academy in Fukuoka, she began a music career as an amateur in 2003. In 2003 and 2004, she participated in a musical event "DIVA", which was held in Fukuoka, as part of a "Teen's Music Festival".In March 2005, she acted in "Japan-Korea slow music's world" in South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
and her performance was favorably received among the audience. Her performance attracted the attention of anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
director Gorō Miyazaki
Goro Miyazaki
is a Japanese film director of anime feature films, like his internationally-known father Hayao Miyazaki. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, for decades Gorō chose to work in landscaping rather than animation....
. Toshio Suzuki
Toshio Suzuki (producer)
is a film producer of anime and a long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, as well as the current CEO of Studio Ghibli. Suzuki is renowned as one of Japan's most successful producers after the enormous box office success of many Ghibli films. According to Miyazaki, "If it were not for Mr...
was also very impressed when he listened to her demo version of Bette Midler
Bette Midler
Bette Midler is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known by her informal stage name, The Divine Miss M. She became famous as a cabaret and concert headliner, and went on to star in successful and acclaimed films such as The Rose, Ruthless People, Beaches, and For The Boys...
's "The Rose
The Rose (song)
"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler, who performed it in the 1979 movie, The Rose. Since then it has been covered by a variety of artists.-Bette Midler version:...
"
On June 7, 2006, she finally released a song called . This song was used in a film directed by Gorō Miyazaki
Goro Miyazaki
is a Japanese film director of anime feature films, like his internationally-known father Hayao Miyazaki. Described as "reluctant" to follow his father's career, for decades Gorō chose to work in landscaping rather than animation....
. She also voiced Therru.
On July 29 of the same year, the film was shown in Japan after releasing her song.
She was featured singing for the theme song of a new Nintendo Wii RPG, Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo
Fragile: Sayonara Tsuki no Haikyo
is a role-playing video game for the Wii developed by Namco Bandai Games in co-operation with Tri-Crescendo. The game was released by Namco Bandai Games in Japan on January 22, 2009...
(Fragile Dreams: Farewell Ruins of the Moon). The song is called . She also sang the ending these for the same game, with a song titled .
She once again collaborated with Gorō Miyazaki on his second feature singing Summer of Goodbye, the main theme of the movie as well as other songs in the film.
Original albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... albums charts |
Reported sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
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20 | 55,000 |
| 2007 |
|
38 | 14,000 |
| 2008 |
|
78 | 5,900 |
| 2011 |
|
33 | 24,000 |
Cover albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon albums charts |
Reported sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Rose: I Love Cinemas
|
48 | 15,000 |
| 2009 | La Vie en rose: I Love Cinemas
|
65 | 6,000 |
| 2010 | Christmas Songs
|
127 | 3,900 |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album Information | Oricon Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... albums charts |
Reported sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Collection Blue
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TBA | TBA |
Singles
| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Oricon sales |
Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon singles charts |
Billboard Billboard (magazine) Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis... Japan Hot 100 Japan Hot 100 The Japan Hot 100 is a music singles chart in Japan. It is compiled by Billboard and Hanshin Contents Link ever since February 2008. The chart is updated every Wednesday at billboard-japan.com and every Thursday at billboard.com .... * |
RIAJ digital tracks RIAJ Digital Track Chart The is chart ranks the best selling digital singles in Japan, provided by the Recording Industry Association of Japan since April 2009. The chart measures cellphone downloads .... * |
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| 2006 | Gold certification for cellphone downloads | 5 | — | — | 228,000 | Ged Senki Kashū | |
| 2007 | align="left"| | Digital release | — | — | — | — | Haru no Kashū |
| align="left"| | 32 | — | — | 4,000 | Niji no Kashū | ||
| 2008 | align="left"| | Digital release | — | — | — | — | |
| align="left"| | 110 | — | — | 2,900 | |||
| "Can't Help Falling in Love Can't Help Falling in Love "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop song originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody was based on "Plaisir d'Amour" but with a different... " |
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King".... cover, digital release |
— | — | — | — | Collection Blue | |
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| 2009 | align="left"| | Digital re-release | — | — | — | — | Haru no Kashū |
| "La Vie en rose La vie en rose "La Vie en Rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.-Signature song of Édith Piaf:Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" . Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song... " |
Édith Piaf Édith Piaf Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads... cover, digital release |
— | — | — | — | La Vie en rose | |
| align="left"| | Digital release | — | — | — | — | Collection Blue | |
| 2010 | align="left"| | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Because" (Yoko Kanno Yoko Kanno is a composer, arranger and musician best known for her work on the soundtracks for many games, anime films, TV series, live-action movies, and advertisements... x Aoi Teshima) |
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| 2011 | align="left"| | 22 | 13 | 11 | 27,000 | Kokurikozaka kara Kashū | |