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, Japan) is a Japanese

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, actress and former singer.

Biography

In 2004, Sayaka Kitahara became a member of

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, under

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. In 2008, she became a part of the unit

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, as a tie-in to the

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, in which all three members of the group have parts, with Kitahara as Noel Yukino ; the band sing the last theme songs of the show, and their two singles rank in the top 10 of the

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music charts. The series ended in 2009, then in 2010 she plays a main part in the

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''Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki''. She graduated from Hello Pro Egg in 2011, and begins a solo career. Since then, she voices the part of Aoi Sorano in the anime

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, and sings the ending themes of the series, as "Sorano Aoi (CV: Kitahara Sayaka)"; her first three solo singles as "Sorano Aoi (...)" also chart on oricon.　 On September 9, 2012 it was announced that Kitahara Sayaka would join Avex beginning October 2012. On 2013, she became a part of the unit COLORS(カラーズ） as "Sorano Aoi (CV:Kitahara Sayaka) with "Morimura Konoha(CV:Yuki Aoi)", then with "Mizukawa Minori(CV:Takagaki Ayahi)". Now she is also a part of COLORS but as "Kitahara Sayaka" with "Kobayashi Yuu". This is the first time she sings as "Kitahara Sayaka", not "Sorano Aoi(CV:Kitahara Sayaka)" nor "Yukino Noel(CV:Kitahara Sayaka)". On July 19, 2022, Kitahara tested positive for

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Solo discography

;Singles As « Sorano Aoi (CV: Kitahara Sayaka) » *2011/06/22 : *2011/11/09 : *2012/02/08 : *2012/06/13 : *2013/03/06 :

COLORS

*2013/07/03 : *2013/11/16 : *2014/03/06 :

Filmography

Anime

;Film *2010 : ''Kaidan Shin Mimibukuro Kaiki'' ;Dubbing *''

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References

External links

Official Site

Official blog

Official profile

Official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kitahara, Sayaka 1993 births Living people Japanese women singers Japanese child singers Japanese voice actresses Japanese idols Hello! Project members Musicians from Saitama Prefecture Anime musicians 21st-century Japanese actresses Ken Production voice actors