31 July 2013

Yuki [or: 'YUKI']

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Yuki: Yuki Kuramochi (倉持 有希, Yuki Isoya [birth name], born Feb. 17, 1972 in Hakodate, Hokkaidō, Japan), known by her stage name Yuki, is a Japanese musician and singer / songwriter. She was the lead vocalist for the band Judy and Mary (1991-2001) of which she was a founding member. After the disbandment she became a solo artist in 2002. She has been a member of the band NiNa (1999, with Kate Pierson of The B-52's, bassist Mick Karn of Japan, former members of the Japanese new wave band The Plastics, Masahide Sakuma and Takemi Shima, and session drummer Steven Wolf), as well as member of Mean Machine (1998-2001), and the collaboration Chara+Yuki (Chara, also from Mean Machine).
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