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| Name | Maaya Sakamoto |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Born | March 31, 1980 |
| Origin | Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar |
| Genre | Pop |
| Occupation | Singer, lyricist, actress, voice actress |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Label | Victor Entertainment, Flying Dog |
| Associated acts | Yoko Kanno, Shōko Suzuki, Yūho Iwasato |
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Since her 1996 debut, she is among the more popular voice actresses who have also branched into singing, performing songs in both English and Japanese. As well as being a prolific seiyū, she has also had several successful releases; despite initially only modestly selling, her singles Tune the Rainbow, Loop, Ame ga Furu, and Triangler have all reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart: Triangler in particular charted at #3 and remained charting for 26 weeks. Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice and Yūnagi Loop both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her newest album, You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach #1. She held a concert at the Nippon Budokan on March 31, 2010, her thirtieth birthday.
In addition, in the first Seiyū Awards, she was nominated for "Best Actress in a leading role" for her portrayal of Haruhi Fujioka in Ouran High School Host Club as well as "Best Musical Performance" for Tsubasa Chronicle's ending theme Loop.
Category:1980 births Category:Living people Category:People from Tokyo Category:Japanese female singers Category:Japanese musicians Category:Japanese voice actors Category:Japanese-language singers
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