Tsukiko Amano

Tsukiko Amano ( 天野月子 , Amano Tsukiko ^? ) is a Japanese singer, famous for singing Chou (Butterfly) in the ending song of Fatal Frame II. She also did the theme song for Fatal Frame III, Koe (Voice), and the theme of Fatal Frame IV, Zero no Chouritsu , and its ending song, Noise .

Biography

Amano has been playing music since the age of 5, when she started taking piano lessons. She was part of her junior high school chorus club as a soprano, and in high school she began to experiment with various musical instruments and joined the theatre group. It was also in high school where she bought her very first guitar, which is now her primary instrument.

As Amano grew in her musical experience, she began to play in clubs, bars and on the street having gigs almost every day. She even joined a band for a little while, however this venture eventually failed, and the band broke up. Her major break came when she sent a demo tape to a close friend, who managed to get the tape into the hands of one of Otokura Records' producers.

Although she is considered more of an underground artist in the Japanese music industry, she has been slowly been finding herself in the spotlight, especially in 2001 with her smash hit 'Bodaiju'. Many of Amano's songs have also been used as theme songs for commercials, television shows, movies, and videogames. Tsukiko Amano is primarily a solo alternative artist, but has been known to team up with other artists on the Otokura label.

Besides writing all of her own songs, Amano also designs and makes most of the unique costumes in her videos (and for her performances) herself. She loves to draw and has a unique artistic style. Not only does she publish a comic on Otokura.com's website, she's published a storybook she wrote while recording her Ningyou video. A variety of her artwork can also be seen on singles, albums, and posters promoting her stage performances.

Tsukiko recently announced that she would retire from her old name. As of 2008, she wanted to be recognized as Tsuki, not Tsukiko. This is because 2008 was the year of the rat, and in Japan "ko" means rat. Since it is no longer the year of the rat, the year for new beginnings, she would like to retire from the name. And since it's the year for new beginnings, Tsuki would like to begin a new name.

Musician Support

Discography

Studio Albums

1. Sharon Stones ( June 05 , 2002 )
2. MEG&LiON ( December 04 , 2002 )
3. 天龍 (Tenryuu) ( January 21 , 2004 )
4. A MOON CHILD IN THE SKY ( September 21 , 2005 )
5. Zero ( September 3 , 2008 )

Coupling Compilation

1. Winona Riders ～月の裏側～ (Winona Riders -tsuki no uragawa-) ( March 03 , 2004 )
2. ウマ・サーモン (Uma Saamon) ( July 23 , 2007 )

Best Albums

1. デラックスカタログ (DELUXE Catalog) ( November 15 , 2006 )
2. NOISE ( November 24 , 2008 )

Singles (Indie label)

1. 箱庭 (Hakoniwa) (Early board sale: April 01 2001, Regular edition: June 01 2001)
2. Love Dealer ( June 01 2001)
3. B.G.～Black Guitar+Berry Garden～( September 01 2001)
4. Love Dealer ( July 30 2003, Reached #169 on Oricon charts)
5. Howling (Limited CD+DVD version: March 14 2007 , Regular edition: April 11 2007)
6. HEAVEN'S GATE January 23 , 2008
7. ゼロの調律 (ZERO no Chouritsu) July 30 , 2008

Singles (Major label)

1. 菩提樹 (Bodaiju) ( November 07 , 2001 , Reached #66 on Oricon charts)
2. スナイパー (SUNAIPAA) ( February 20 , 2002 )
3. Treasure ( April 24 , 2002 , Reached #99 on Oricon charts)
4. HONEY? ( June 19 , 2002 )
5. 人形 (Ningyou) ( November 07 , 2002 , Reached #50 on Oricon charts)
6. 鮫 (Same) ( July 30 , 2003 , Reached #70 on Oricon charts)
7. 蝶 (Chou) ( November 12 , 2003 , Reached #49 on Oricon charts)
8. 月 (Tsuki) ( July 14 , 2004 , Reached #64 on Oricon charts)
9. イデア (IDEA) ( November 03 , 2004 , Reached #70 on Oricon charts)
10. 翡翠 (Hisui) ( February 02 , 2005 , Reached #73 on Oricon charts)
11. 聲 (Koe) ( July 27 , 2005 , Reached #39 on Oricon charts)
12. 烏 (Karasu) ( May 31 , 2006 , Reached #47 on Oricon charts)
13. ウタカタ (Utakata) ( May 31 , 2006 , Reached #46 on Oricon charts)
14. 混沌 -chaos- (Konton -chaos-) ( May 31 , 2006 , Reached #48 on Oricon charts)
15. 梟 (Fukurou) ( May 31 , 2006 , Reached #49 on Oricon charts)
16. 風船 (Fuusen) ( May 31 , 2006 , Reached #50 on Oricon charts)

References

1. ^ - Guitars & Kimonos, and Amano fansite

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