BONNIE PINK

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BONNIE PINK [singer/song writer]
BONNIE PINK was born in Kyoto, Japan. She made her sensational debut in 1995 with her 1st album "Blue Jam." FM stations nationwide began to air BONNIE's music, speaking extremely highly of this young talented female singer/song writer.
She then released "Heaven's Kitchen" in 1997, and "evil and flowers" in 1998, which was produced by the Swedish-pop producer, Tore Johansson. In 1998, BONNIE relocated herself to NYC where her music added more spiritual depth. The following year she met Mitchell Froom, who was known as a producer for Elvis Costello, Cibo Matto, Suzanne Vega etc, and co-produced "Let go" with him in LA. In 2001, BONNIE released 3 singles in a row: "Take Me In", "Thinking of You", "Nemurenai Yoru (Sleepless Night)", plus her 5th full album "Just a Girl". 4 more titles were released in 2004.
The single "Tonight, the Night", released on January 22nd, 2003, was produced by Tore Johansson and BONNIE PINK. This song achieved the 1 rank at many FM stations and was extremely popular among the young crowd. The following album, “Present”, produced by Matt Cooper from "OUT SIDE" and BONNIE PINK, was recorded in London and released on February 19th, 2003. The album puts together contrary tastes (e.g.: "Dry" & "Wet") to create an original atmosphere. The two records proved that BONNIE has taken the next step in her career. BONNIE also launched her very own label, "Pinxter", releasing her Live DVD + CD that year. On January 21st of 2004 "Private Laughter" was released, marking the second release which Tore Johansson co-produced. This single presided at 1 for four-weeks on J-wave (a youth-oriented FM station in Tokyo).
The next single "Last Kiss" was released on April 7th and became famous for the genre cross-over the song makes. "Even So", the 7th album, reached the market on May 12th. This was the first full-produced record by Tore Johansson in the last 6 years. The album was made by the pair exploring a new possibility, introducing more power and flexibility than the former album. "Even So" displayed great originality and BONNIE's pride as asinger/song-writer and became a long-selling title.
BONNIE PINK celebrated her 10th anniversary in 2005 and began focusing on the overseas market, releasing songs through the iTunes Store and appearing in several International performances.
On June 22nd she released her first-ever full cover-song album "REMISCENCE" that features songs made in collaboration with her musician friends. That was followed by the release of "So Wonderful" in August, a single that was produced by the new Swedish Producer unit "Burning Chicken". Her 8th album "Golden Tears" hit the stores on September 21st. The album was produced by Tore Johansson, Burning Chicken and Hod David.
2006 showed another side of BONNIE as she starred in her first acting role in the movie "Kiraware Matsuko no Isshou", the new movie by director Tetsuya Nakajima ("Shimozuma Monogatari"). BONNIE wrote the themesong for the movie, "LOVE IS BUBBLE", which was subsequently released as a single. She also wrote a song for Shiseido's "Anessa" TV commercial. Thousands of requests flooded the station as soon as it aired and BONNIE immediately went to the studios to complete that song, "A Perfect Sky". The single became the biggest hit of Bonnie's career, selling over 200,000 copies.
BONNIE also released her first book, "My life's in the bag", on May 23rd from Koudansha. Her first Best-album was released on July 26th. The album, "Every Single Day -Complete BONNIE PINK 1995-2006", featured 28 songs from throughout her career and kept the top 5 spot for over a month, selling over 600,000 copies. Her 2nd Live DVD, "TOUR 2005 "Golden Tears (LIVE DVD)", released on August 23rd and BONNIE followed up with a nation-wide tour spanning 10 cities and 13 venues from the 30th of that same month.
On November 8th, she released a collaboration single with m-flo, "Love Song/m-flo loves BONNIE PINK". At new years eye, BONNIE PINK has made her first ever appearance on Japan's most famous annual music show, "Kohaku Uta Gassen". On March 28, 2007, she released a rock number "Anything For You" (TV CM song of 'au by KDDI') under the collaboration with Burning Chicken, who she together established a new BONNIE PINK SOUND with "A Perfect Sky".
Then on June 6th, she released "Water Me" which was the first ballad single for BONNIE PINK in a long time. This song was featured as the theme song for a TV drama series on a major terrestrial TV network "Watashitachi No Kyokasho (Our Textbook)". Included as the B-sides of this single were, "Gimme A Beat" which was featured as the TV CM song for NISSAN MOCO, as well as the theme song of popular edutainment show, NHK "Eigo De Shabera Night (Let's speak English tonight)", the Beatles cover song, "Magical Mystery Tour". With the collaboration with Sweden's Burning Chicken becoming more and more important, BONNIE PINK has released her 9th original studio album, "Thinking Out Loud" that includes the above two singles, on July 25. Following the album release, she has set out for a nationwide tour, which made a big success with BONNIE PINK making her first ever Budokan show at the tour final.Furthermore, the Swedish release of "Thinking Out Loud" has been confirmed for Spring 2008 (from Warner Music Sweden) which will include "A Perfect Sky(Bjorn Remix)" a remix by Bjorn of Peter Bjorn and John.
Also a live DVD of her first Budokan show will be released on April 9.
12 years has passed by but BONNIE PINK still keeps herself active in the scene.
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4月16日京都府生まれ。95年「Blue Jam」でデビュー。その歌唱力と作詞／作曲セ ンスに注目が集まり、その後のアルバム「Hea ven's Kitchen」「evil and flowers」では、トーレ・ヨハンソンのプロデム¥ãƒ¼ã‚¹å‚加が話題に。98年に渡米、ミッチェル ・フルームとの共同プロデュースでレコーデ ィングされたアルバム「Let go」を99年にリリース。2001年には「Take Me In」「Thinking Of You」「眠れない夜」と立て続けに3枚のシン゠°ãƒ«ã‚’リリース。10月には5枚目のフル・アルムãƒ ã€ŒJust a Girl」を発表。2002年にはフィーチャリング、㠃ªãƒŸãƒƒã‚¯ã‚¹ã€DVDと全4タイトルを同時期発売し 、2003年、ロンドンレコーディングを敢行、ムˆãƒ¼ãƒ¬ãƒ»ãƒ¨ãƒãƒ³ã‚½ãƒ³ã¨ä¹…々のコラボによるシム³ã‚°ãƒ«ã€ã€ŒTonight, the Night」を1月に発表、全国FMå±€OAチャート1ä½ã‚’ç ²å¾—し2月に6thアルバム「Present」をリリース〠‚8月、自身のレーベル PINXSTARから赤坂BLITZワンマンでの映像と音源゠’収録した LIVE CD+DVD「Pink in Red」をリリース。2004å¹´1月21日に発表した、ムˆãƒ¼ãƒ¬ã¨ã®ã‚³ãƒ©ãƒœãƒ¬ãƒ¼ãƒˆç¬¬2弾シングル 「Private Laughter」はJ-waveで4週連続1位に輝き、続く4月7 日発売のシングル「Last Kiss」はジャンルを超えた大曲となった。そだ—て5月12日に発売となった6年振りとなるトー㠃¬ãƒ»ãƒ¨ãƒãƒ³ã‚½ãƒ³ã€ãƒ•ãƒ«ãƒ»ãƒ—ロデュースの7thア㠃«ãƒãƒ ã€ŒEven So」。互いに新たなる可能性を模索し、制作㠁•ã‚ŒãŸä½œå“ç¾¤ã¯ä»Šã¾ã§ä»¥ä¸Šã®ã—ãªã‚„ã‹ã•ã€åŠ›å ¼·ã•ã‚’含有し、突き抜けたPOPSの開放感を存分 に味わえる内容となった。シンガーソングラ イターとしてのプライドを持ち、何処にも属 さないオリジナリティを確立させたサウンド を持つこのアルバムはロングセラー作品とな った。2005年にはデビュー10周年を迎え、初期 から続く海外での活動を積極的な海外LIVEã‚„iT unesでの楽曲の配信等で更に活発化させ、6月 22æ—¥ã«ã¯è‡ªèº«ã®éŸ³æ¥½çš„ãªãƒ«ãƒ¼ãƒ„ã§ã‚ã‚‹æ¥½æ›²ã‚’ä ¸­å¿ƒã«ã€æœ¬äººã¨äº¤æµã‚るアーティスト達とフ㠃ªãƒ¼ã«ã‚³ãƒ©ãƒœãƒ¬ãƒ¼ãƒˆã‚’行い、作り上げた初の㠃•ãƒ«ã‚«ãƒãƒ¼ã‚¢ãƒ«ãƒãƒ ã€ŒREMINISCENCE」をリリース㠀ãã—て8月にスウェーデンの新星プロデュー サーチーム[Burning Chicken]を迎えたシングル「So Wonderful」を、続いてデビュー10周年の2005å¹´9æœ ˆ21日に、Tore Johansson 、Burning Chicken、Hod Davidの3人（組）のプロデューサーが参加した 、8枚目のオリジナルアルバム「Golden Tears」を発表した。
2006å¹´ã€ã€Žä¸‹å¦»ç‰©èªžã€ã®ä¸­å³¶å“²ä¹Ÿç›£ç£å¾…æœ›ã®æœ €æ–°ä½œã€Žå«Œã‚ã‚Œæ¾å­ã®ä¸€ç”Ÿã€ã«åˆã®æ˜ ç”»å‡ºæ¼”〠ã¾ãŸã€å½¼å¥³ãŒåŠ‡ä¸­ã«ã¦ã‚½ãƒ¼ãƒ—嬢に扮して歌だ†ã€æ˜ ç”»ã®ãƒ†ãƒ¼ãƒžã‚½ãƒ³ã‚°ã€ŒLOVE IS BUBBLE」を5月10日にリリース。続いて資生堂の 夏の主力商品”ANESSA”のCMソングを書き下ろ㠁—、OAと同時に一般からの問合せが殺到し CDåŒ–ã‚’æœ›ã‚€å£°ãŒå¤šãã€æ€¥é½ãƒ¬ã‚³ãƒ¼ãƒ‡ã‚£ãƒ³ã‚°ã‚’è ¡Œã„6月28日にリリース、20万枚を越えるヒッムˆã‚½ãƒ³ã‚°ã¨ãªã‚‹ã€‚また、初の単行本「My life's in the bag〜出会いと思い出をカバンに詰めて〜」を 講談社から5月23日に発売。7月26日には、こち らも自身初となるデビューからのシングルを 中心とした 28曲入りのコンプリートベスト、「Every Single Day -Complete BONNIE PINK (1995-2006)」を発売し、オリコン初登場2位、70ä ¸‡æžšã‚’越えるヒットアルバムとなった。また8 月23日には3年半振りとなる映像作品、 TOUR 2005 “Golden Tears”(LIVE DVD)をリリース、その後の全国ツアーを行なだ†ã€‚
11月8日には、m-floとのコラボレーションシン㠂°ãƒ«ã€ŒLove Song/m-flo loves BONNIE PINKã€ã‚‚ãƒªãƒªãƒ¼ã‚¹ã€‚å¹´æœ«ã«ã¯ç´…ç™½æ­Œåˆæˆ¦ã«å‡ºå  ´(初)。
2007å¹´3月28日には「A Perfect Sky」で新たなボニー・ピンクサウンドを結実 させたプロデューサーチームBurning Chickenとのコラボで制作されたロックナンバム¼ã€ã€ŒAnything For You」(au by KDDIのCMソング)を発売。 6月6日にはフジテレビ系連続ドラマ「わたし㠁Ÿã¡ã®æ•™ç§‘書」（毎週木曜10時スタート/ä¸»æ¼”ï ¼šè…野美穂）の主題歌でもあり、BONNIE PINK久々のバラード、「Water Me」をリリースする。カップリングにはNISSAN MOCOのCMソング「Gimme A Beat」、NHKã€Œè‹±èªžã§ã—ã‚ƒã¹ã‚‰ãƒŠã‚¤ãƒˆã€ã®ä¸»é¡Œæ­ Œã§ã‚る「MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR」(The Beatlesのカバー）を収録。そして更に必然性゠’高めたスウェーデンのBurning Chickenとのコラボレーションで、7月25æ—¥ã«ä¸Šè¨ ˜2枚の先行シングルを含む9枚目のオリジナル ・アルバムとなる”Thinking Out Loud”を発表。また、2007年の全国ツアーのフ㠂¡ã‚¤ãƒŠãƒ«ã§è‡ªèº«åˆã¨ãªã‚‹æ—¥æœ¬æ­¦é“館公演を行㠁„、成功を収める。2008年春にはアルバム「Thi nking Out Loud」のスウェーデンリリース（from WARNER MUSIC SWEDEN）が決定、初の武道館公演を収録したDVD 「TOUR2007 "Thinking Out Loud" Final at 日本武道館」が4月9日に発売された。