Sarah Àlainn
Sarah Àlainn サラ・オレイン | |
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 Sarah Àlainn in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 8, 1986 Sydney, Australia |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
Sarah Àlainn is a vocalist , violinist , composer , lyricist, translator, and copywriter from Australia, mostly active in Japan. Known to have a musical range that exceeds three octaves, displays perfect pitch and has synesthesia. [1]
In 2010, her vocals were featured on the closing theme song "Beyond the Sky" (composed by Yasunori Mitsuda) for the Xenoblade video game on Nintendo Wii. [2] While studying at the University of Tokyo, she learned that composer Yasunori Mitsuda was looking for a singer with native-language English for a video game song, and she was hired my Mitsuda for the role. After returning to Australia, she learned that the song was very well received, and decided to become a singer. Àlainn returned to Japan with her family's permission (for only a year) only to begin her musical career. Near the end of the one-year period before she had to return to Australia, her demo CD went to Universal Music and they extended her a recording contract. Her father had recently died and she thinks the contract was his gift to her from beyond the grave. [3]
Her second classical music album "SARAH", which originally charted at No. 13 in the Billboard JAPAN Top Classical Albums, hit No. 1 on the Billboard JAPAN Top Classical Albums the week of December 24, 2014, after a song from it was used by Yuzuru Hanyu for the 2014–15 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating. [4]
Since 2018, she has been the co-host of Kabuki Kool (alongside Kataoka Ainosuke VI) , an NHK program used to introduce kabuki to foreign audiences. [5][6]
References
- ^ "Mainichi Weekly CD ウィークリータイプ". Mainichi Weekly CD. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|archive-date=(help) - ^ "『XENOBLADE （ゼノブレイド）』のエンディングを歌ったサラ・オレインが駒場祭でライブ". famitsu.com (in Japanese). 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "人生を変えた東大留学時の体験 いやしの歌姫サラ・オレインさん". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
{{cite news}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; February 20, 2017 suggested (help) - ^ "【ビルボード】第1位はサラ・オレイン『SARAH』、フィギュアスケート・ベストが初登場第2位". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 24, 2014. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "「KABUKI KOOL」が新ナビゲーターで第5シーズンスタート". kabuki-bito.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Kabuki Kool". NHK Global site. Retrieved July 6, 2022.