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About
Japanese singer-songwriter, best known for her 2003 hit "Sakuranbo" which stayed in the Top 200 Oricon Weekly Singles Chart for 103 weeks. She has over 150,000 followers on Instagram where she posts her music, art and lifestyle content under the handle aiotsuka_official.
Before Fame
She has been a piano player since age four, composing and co-producing her own songs, as well as writing her own lyrics from a young age. After graduating from high school she got her degree as a nursery teacher from the Osaka University of Arts Nursery College. She signed as a solo artist with the Avex Trax label shortly after her college graduation. In 2012, she debuted as the vocalist of the band Rabbit.
Trivia
Her music ranges from upbeat pop to rock music to ballads. Every year, she hosts her own Love is Born tour to mark the anniversary of being in the music industry and her birthday in September. All of the Love is Born concerts take place in Japan, ending in her hometown of Osaka.
Family Life
She is from Suminoe-ku, Osaka, Japan. She married rapper Kazuto Otsuki (publicly known as Su, and member of the hip hop group Rip Slyme) in June 2010. On March 24, 2011, she gave birth to her daughter with Su. On November 22, 2018, she announced that she had filed for divorce from him.
Associated With
She wrote a tribute song for the manga series Nana, written by Ai Yazawa, called "Cherish/大塚 愛 for Trapnest."
