I came across singer-songwriter Azumi Takahashi's（高橋あず美）YouTube channel purely by accident several days ago. Takahashi is a singer-songwriter who hails from Nagano Prefecture, and according to a brief bio on the website "Sayegusa & Experience", she gained a lot of her vocal power from her participation in chorus groups, snowboarding and cross-country skiing. After graduating from high school, she attended a Tokyo music school to develop her singing abilities and after graduating there in 2008, she was able to join Dreams Come True on tour as a backup singer. Takahashi also released some songs over the next several years but in 2018, she decided to head to New York City to refresh herself. In the Big Apple, she took the opportunity for some busking in the subways where she stunned commuters with her amazing singing. A year later, she even became the Champion of the Year at the Apollo Theatre's Amateur Night competition, being the first Japanese citizen to ever take the top prize.
Before all those accolades came pouring in for her, Takahashi released an album in 2017 titled "Hitorigoto" (ひとり言...Monologue) from which here is one track "Tokyo Kakurenbo" (Tokyo Hide n' Seek). A cool and groovy blues-and-soul song possibly about avoiding commitment in the big city, the singer shows her sexy and growly chops although I think I'm going to have to see some of that subway busking footage to get an idea of her at full vocal power.
Wow, you stumbled upon a very talented and charismatic artist. Azumi Takahashi reminds me a little of people like Ai, Juju, and maybe Superfly, and she can play the piano, sing in Japanese and English. I don't listen to her style of music all that often, but I know she is excellent at what she does!
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think that Takahashi can be placed alongside the other singers that you've mentioned. Hopefully, she'll gain more fame in the next number of years.
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