, better known by her stage name , is a Japanese singer, songwriter, dancer,

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and model from

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. Originally a member of a music group, Mizuhashi found fame posting videos on the Japanese website Niconico. She is part of the

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duo

Garnidelia (stylized as GARNiDELiA) is a Japanese pop rock duo, consisting of singer Mai Mizuhashi, better known by her stage name MARiA and Vocaloid record producer , better known by his stage name toku. History The duo first collaborated on the song "Col ...

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 ''

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'', , which was used as the ending theme to the 2007 anime television series '' Dōjin Work'', and , which was used as the second ending theme to the 2007 anime television series '' Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl''. Following Chix Chicks's 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, also known as old man 4. Toku produced Mizuhashi's single "Color" which was used as the opening theme to the 2010 anime television series ''

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''. The two would later form the music unit

, 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''. Both attained popularity, particularly in China, with the success of their 2016 single Gokuraku Jodo.

Discography

As MARiA

Studio-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

Indie-Albums

Other appearances

As Mai Mizuhashi

Singles

References

External links

Mai Mizuhashi's personal website
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mizuhashi, Mai 1992 births Living people Musicians from Ibaraki Prefecture Anime musicians 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers Utaite