Ayane Yamazaki

Occupation(s)Instrument(s)Years active2015 –LabelsWebsiteayaneyamazaki.com

Ayane Yamazaki (Japanese: 山﨑彩音, born 26 January 1999) is a Japanese singer-songwriter.^[5][6] Some critics relate her with city pop, Shibuya-kei and dream pop, although her genre of music is fluid.^[1][2][4][3]

Ayane started her musical career around the age of 15 at music venues in Tokyo and Kanagawa.^[7] In 2015, she released her first EP Yer from the me and baby music label. The following year, 17-years-old Ayane became the youngest singer-songwriter ever to performe at the Fuji Rock Festival.^[6][8][9] She made her major label debut from the For Life Music Entertainment in 2017, then her worldwide debut from AWAL in 2019 and received good reputation in the indie music scene.^[7][10][11]

Studio Albums

Released	Title	Label(s)
25 July 2018	METROPOLIS	FORLIFE SONGS
10 October 2019	LIFE	FORLIFE SONGS / AWAL
25 October 2020	Yobikakerarete (呼びかけられて)	AWAL
23 June 2021	Ribbon	FRIENDSHIP.

Extended Plays

Released	Title	Label
11 December 2015	Yer	me and baby music
26 April 2017	Kiki (キキ)	FORLIFE SONGS

• Profiles
  • "AYANE YAMAZAKI OFFICIAL WEB SITE" (in English and Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  • "Ayane Yamazaki". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2020.

• Interviews
  • 岡本貴之 (26 April 2017). "山崎彩音、同世代の少年少女へ向けて唄った4曲でひとつの物語『キキ』をハイレゾ配信&インタヴュー". OTOTOY [ja] (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  • ピエール中野 (取材)、橋本尚平 (文) (2017). "「Coming Next Artists」第17回 山﨑彩音". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). ナターシャ. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  • 内本順一. "山﨑彩音「METROPOLIS」インタビュー｜新たな挑戦を重ね自信を持ってメジャーへ". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). ナターシャ. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  • "山﨑彩音 好評発売中のアルバム『LIFE』収録曲「指で数えて」がLGBTをテーマにした映画「青空になる」の主題歌に決定した山崎彩音にメールインタビュー！". MUSIC LOUNGE (in Japanese). CANSYSTEM [ja]. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  • Hughes, Mary (19 December 2019). "Japanese artist Ayane Yamazaki finds release in layers of pop". RIFF Magazine. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  • Shoji, Kaori (22 May 2020). "How music met English in a recording studio". The Japan Times Alpha オンライン. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
• Other Articles
  • 森リョータ. "山﨑彩音". FUJIROCK EXPRESS '16 (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  • "SSW史上最年少でフジロック出演、18歳の山崎彩音が新作で「自由って何？」を問う". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). 26 April 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  • "山﨑彩音、無防備で未熟な若者のための純愛アルバム『LIFE』をリリース". BARKS [ja] (in Japanese). ジャパンミュージックネットワーク. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  • "山﨑彩音、世界へ配信リリース決定". OTOTOY (in Japanese). 28 September 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  • "山﨑彩音の新作『LIFE』へ野宮真貴からメッセージ到着". OTOTOY (in Japanese). 21 October 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  • "Direction le Japon avec Kitchen Song de Ayane Yamazaki". A la une (in French). 30 October 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  • "山﨑彩音、主題歌と挿入歌を手掛けたLGBT青春映画『青空になる』がDOKUSO映画館にて配信開始". OKMusic (in Japanese). ジャパンミュージックネットワーク. 18 June 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  • OKMusic編集部 (25 November 2020). "Ayane Yamazaki、アルバム『呼びかけられて』をイギリスAWALより全世界配信". OKMusic (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  • "Ayane Yamazaki — 甘くしかしヒリヒリした東京発ドリーム・ポップ、山﨑彩音がTOYOMUによるremixを配信". ele-king (in Japanese). 18 May 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  • 田中亮太; et al. (17 November 2020). "ジェニーハイ、BADSAIKUSH feat. KENNY-G、モルグモルマルモ、SATORU ONO……Mikiki編集部員が今週オススメの邦楽曲". Mikiki (in Japanese). Tower Records. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  • "Ayane Yamazaki、「風の谷のナウシカ」カバー収録のニューAL『呼びかけられて』11/25AWALより全世界配信リリース". OTOTY (in Japanese). 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  • "Ayane Yamazaki「魔法をおしえて」で脚光を浴びるもうひとつのシティポップ". BARKS (in Japanese). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.