, (born April 18 1976) stylized as FAYRAY, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She made her debut in July 1998 with the single "

Taiyō no Gravity "Taiyou no Gravity" is Fayray's debut single. It was released on July 29, 1998. It first entered the charts at #20 but 3 weeks later climbed to #12. The song was used as the theme song for the TBS drama "Hitoribocchi no Kimi ni". Track listing # ...

". She grew up in the United States and speaks English.

Biography

Fayray is the middle child of a family of three daughters. During her childhood, she listened to American music from the 70s and 80s with her parents which had a big influence on her musical style. At age 4 she began playing

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. Fayray landed a recording contract with the now-defunct Antinos Records label. After one album, '' Craving'', Fayray opted to take full creative control over her music and began writing and composing her own music. She wrote the two

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of her fifth single, "

Same Night, Same Face "Same night, same face" is Fayray's 5th single and first re-cut single. IThe song was used as the image song for the PlayStation Gamesoft "ZILL 'OLL" as well as the ending theme for the ABC/TV Asahi series program "Ninkimono de Ikou!". "No, never ...

" before self-producing her next single, " My Eyes", and all of her subsequent records. In 2006, she traveled to New York City in search of new ideas to create her ideal music. There she met avant-garde producer Dougie Bowne and produced two albums with him. As of 2015, the singer has resumed performance under the name Mina Ohashi, performing as part of the duo ''The Present'' with

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. The duo's debut album, ''FSG'', was released May 12, 2015.

Discography

*'' Craving'' (1999) *''

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'' (2001) *''

Shiroi Hana is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's fourth studio album and sole under the Avex Trax label. The album was released on February 19, 2003. "tears" was used as insert song in the Yomiuri TV/Nippon TV JOAX-DTV (channel 4), branded as , is th ...

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'' (2004) *'' Covers'' (2005) *''

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'' (2006) *''

Nete mo Samete mo is Japanese singer songwriter Fayray's eighth studio album and first in 3 years. The album was released January 14, 2009. Track listing Charts and sales References External links

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'' (2009)

Filmography

* 2000: ''Nisennen no Koi'' — Naomi Nagin

References

External links

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* {{Authority control Japanese women pop singers Japanese pop musicians Living people Singers from Tokyo Rikkyo University alumni 1976 births