, real name , born May 13, 1984, is a female Japanese singer-songwriter from

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. She is mostly known for her songs used in Japanese television shows, including several that had made the

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charts, and for her song "Break the Cocoon", which was used as ending theme in the

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. She has been working for the record company

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, record labels

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and Watanabe Entertainment before turning independent in 2013.

Discography

Singles

* (March 30, 2005) * Break the Cocoon (July 21, 2005) — ''

'' anime ending theme song * (November 2, 2005) *:HIKARI — ending theme song *:Daia no Hana — '' Black Cat'' anime opening theme song * (January 18, 2006) * (November 14, 2007)

Albums

;Indies (then known as より子。) * (March 29, 2002, reissued: July 24, 2002) highest Oricon ranking: 26th *:Tracks were used on several TV shows on

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channels: *:: used on (theme song), and (insert song) *:"Plume Radio": (ending theme song) *:"No name"： (insert song) * gap (November 29, 2002, mini album) highest Oricon ranking: 86th. Oricon indies chart: 4th *:"gap": TBS show ''

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'' (ending theme song) ;Post-indies * Cocoon (January 26, 2005) highest Oricon ranking: 24th * second VERSE (February 16, 2006) highest Oricon ranking: 78th * (January 16, 2008) * (December 1, 2010) * My Soul (February 13, 2012)

External links

Official MySpace account

Official homepage Yori-suta

Official YouTube channel
1984 births Living people People from Utsunomiya, Tochigi Musicians from Tochigi Prefecture 21st-century Japanese singers {{Japan-singer-stub