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2003å¹´12月17æ—¥ã«ãƒ›ãƒ«ã‚¹ãƒˆã®çµ„æ›²ã€Œæƒ‘æ˜Ÿã€ã®ã€Œæ œ¨æ˜Ÿã€ã«æ—¥æœ¬èªžè©žã‚’つけた「Jupiter」(2006年夏㠀ãƒŸãƒªã‚ªãƒ³é”成)でデビュー。
2004å¹´2月にリリースした1stアルバム「ODYSSEY」 は韓国でも同時発売される。同年の日本レコ ード大賞新人賞や2005å¹´1月、倉本聰氏が15年だ¶ã‚Šã«è„šæœ¬ã‚’手がけたドラマ「優しい時間」(ã ƒ•ã‚¸ãƒ†ãƒ¬ãƒ“ç³»)の主題歌としてシングル「明日 」が起用される。同年秋には時代と世代を超 えるJ-POPの名曲を自らのヴォーカルで表現し㠁Ÿåˆã®ã‚«ãƒ´ã‚¡ãƒ¼ã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒãƒ ã€ŒFrom To」をリリース。2006å¹´1月、NHKトリノオリンム”ック放送テーマ・ソング「誓い」をリリー゠¹ã—、同年3月に最新アルバム「4つのL」をリムªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã€‚2回目となる全国ツアーも各地でSOLD OUTが続出し、自身初となる日本武道館公演を 大盛況のうちに終える。2006å¹´11月15日には初㠁®ã‚¯ãƒªã‚¹ãƒžã‚¹ã‚½ãƒ³ã‚°ã¨ã—て、「CHRISTMAS LIST」をリリース。そして、来年2007å¹´1月31日㠁«ã¯5thアルバム「そら」をリリースし、4月か らは全国ツアーを実施する。
Profile as of September 2006
Born in Tokyo, May 9, 1984, she took up the alto saxophone at age 13, studying classical saxophone in her high school music department, and is currently studying saxophone in the Jazz department at a music academy.
After debuting in December 2003 with “Jupiter,” a rendition of the Holst suite with Japanese lyrics added (a hit that had sold more than 1,000,000 copies as of May 2006), She won the 2004 Japan Record Award New Artist Prize and the 2005 The Japan Gold Disc Award among numerous other awards. Her single Ashita (“Tomorrow”) was adopted as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama Yasashii Jikan (“Tender Time”) in January 2005, featuring the first screenplay in 15 years by Sou Kuramoto. She again achieved a record hit in May of that year with “Eternally,” the theme song for the (Toei/TBS) cinematic love story Yokkakan no Kiseki (“Four-Day Miracle”). In autumn of 2005, amid much anticipation of her next project, she released “From To,” her first cover album, in which she responded to the calls of a great many fans by expressing in her own voice a collection of J-POP songs spanning ages and generations.
The year of 2006 began with “Chikai”(“Vows”) as theme song of NHK’s (national TV station) Torino Olympic broadcasting and resonated through Japan. Her latest album “4Ls”(4Ls are taken from Love, Life, Luck and Live) was released in March 2006 and she went on the nationwide live tour consisting of 21 concerts ended with Nippon Budokan.
Ayaka Hirahara is a rare vocalist who has consistently received accolades for the new challenges she undertakes. Her career achievements to date include nine singles, three albums and one DVD release, all of which have earned places in the upper reaches of the hit charts.
(趣味） おもしろい人と話すこと、温泉、紅茶
(特技） 犬のしつけ　バタフライ、イナバウアーのマ ネ、背中から翼が出る
(好きな映画） 「フォレスト・ガンプ」、「モンスターズ・ インク」、「ハウル の動く城」他ジブリ作品 、映画の予告編
(行ってみたい国） エジプト　フランス
(初夢）一 富士、二 鷹、三 ゴリエ（ゴリエちゃんが初夢に出てきました ！）
(好きな言葉） 「ありがとう」「人は見かけによらぬもの」 「音楽 に補助輪は いらない」
(お気に入りのもの) クロス
(2007年の目標) 続・猪突猛進