Mai Mizuhashi

Mai Mizuhashi (水橋 舞, Mizuhashi Mai, born January 31, 1992), better known by her stage name MARiA (メイリア, Meiria/美依礼芽), is a Japanese singer, songwriter, dancer, costume designer and model from Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Originally a member of a music group, Mizuhashi found fame posting videos on the Japanese website Niconico. She is part of the pop rock duo Garnidelia.[1]

Mai Mizuhashi
Mai Mizuhashi performing at the J-Pop Summit in 2016
Background information
Birth name水橋 舞
Born (1992-01-31) January 31, 1992
OriginIbaraki Prefecture, Japan
GenresJ-pop, Anison
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, dancer, costume designer, model
Years active2006–present
LabelsMedia Factory
Sacra Music (Garnidelia)
Associated actsGarnidelia, ClariS
Websitewww.garnidelia.com

Biography

Mizuhashi began her career as a member of the music group Harajuku BJ Girls, later known as the Chix Chicks. While a member of the group, Mizuhashi performed a number of opening and ending themes for different anime series, such as "Brand New Morning", which was used as the opening theme to the 2006 anime television series Kamisama Kazoku, "Yumemiru Otome" (夢みる乙女, Dream Maiden), which was used as the ending theme to the 2007 anime television series Dōjin Work,[2] and "Kaze no Message" (風のメッセージ, Message of the Wind), which was used as the second ending theme to the 2007 anime television series Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl.[3]

Following Chix Chicks' disbandment in 2010, Mizuhashi pursued a solo career by posting videos on the Japanese website Niconico, where she caught the attention of music producer Yoshinori Abe, also known as Toku. Toku produced Mizuhashi's single "Color" which was used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series Freezing. The two would later form the music unit Garnidelia, which made its major debut in 2013 with the single "Ambiguous", used as the second opening theme to the anime television series Kill la Kill.[4] Both attained popularity, particularly in China, with the success of their 2016 single Gokuraku Jodo. [5][6]

References
  1. Kawasaki, Naoko; Nogami, Shigeru (August 2007). "Smile". Newtype USA. Vol. 6 no. 8. p. 126. ISSN 1541-4817.
  2. 夢みる乙女 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  3. 風のメッセージ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  4. "GARNiDELiA Duo to Perform Kill La Kill Anime's New Opening". Anime News Network. December 12, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  5. "GARNiDELiA Conclude Solo Tour in China & Announce Japan Summer Tour". Moshi Moshi Nippon. May 9, 2018. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  6. "MMN Interview: GARNiDELiA discuss their popularity in China as they embark on 2019 Asia tour". Moshi Moshi Nippon. April 12, 2019. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
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