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Japanese musician
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Sayaka Sasaki
Sasaki at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2017Sasaki at the Tokyo International Film Festival in October 2017
Background information
Also known asSaya-nee (さや姉)
Born (1982-06-19) June 19, 1982 (age 42)
Akita City, Akita, Japan
Occupations
Spouse Sanshiro Wada ​(m. 2017)​
Musical career
OriginTokyo, Japan
GenresJ-pop
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active2009–present
LabelsLantis
Website佐咲紗花 Official Website
Japanese name
Kanji佐咲紗花
Hiraganaささき さやか
Transcriptions
RomanizationSasaki Sayaka
Signature
Sayaka Sasaki's signature at Comic Exhibition 20150807 (cropped).jpg

Sayaka Sasaki (佐咲 紗花) (born June 19, 1982) is a Japanese musician signed to Lantis. She started her music career after winning the All-Japan Anison Grand Prix singing contest in 2009. Since then, Sasaki has performed theme songs for various anime television series, such as The Book of Bantorra, Nichijou, Garo: The Animation, So, I Can't Play H!, and Bakuon!!, among others.

Career

Sasaki is a native of Akita, a city in Akita Prefecture. Sasaki participated in three auditions while in high school. She had her break in 2009 when she won the All-Japan Anison Grand Prix singing contest in 2009, beating several thousand participants. She later signed with the musical label Lantis, and in January 2010 released her first single "Seisai no Ripieno" (星彩のRipieno), which was used as the second opening theme to the 2010 animated television series The Book of Bantorra. Her next two singles, "Lucky Racer/Real Star" (released in June 2010) and "Fly away t.p.s" (released in February 2011) were used as the theme songs of the Japanese variety show Lucky Racer. Her single "Zzz", released in May 2011, was used as the first ending theme to the 2011 animated television series Nichijou.

Personal life

She is close friends with former idol Kana Seguchi, a finalist of the 3rd All Japan Anisong Grand Prix, and they call each other "Saya-nee" and "Ramitan".

In November 2017, Sasaki married actor Sanshiro Wada [ja].

Discography

  • Sympathetic World (2011)
  • Daybreaker (2013)
  • Sayakaver. (2015)
  • Atlantico Blue (2015)
  • Fated Crown (2017)

References

  1. Sasaki, Sayaka. "Official Blog" (in Japanese). Ameblo. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  2. "PROFILE". 佐咲紗花 Official Web Site (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  3. Sasaki, Sayaka. "キーさんと放送補足と僕☆". Ameblo. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  4. "Sapporo's Sayaka Sasaki Wins 3rd Anison Grand Prix". Anime News Network. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. "Lantis official webpage". Lantis (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. "Kei & Gonzo's Copihan, Nichijou's 'Zzz' Promo Videos Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  7. "佐咲紗花『稲妻ヲタと戦略会議と僕☆』". 佐咲紗花オフィシャルブログ「Link to You」Powered by Ameba (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  8. 佐咲紗花 (2018-02-10). "★お知らせです★". 公式ブログ. Retrieved 2023-09-05.

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