Sarah Àlainn
Sarah Àlainn サラ・オレイン | |
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 Sarah Àlainn in 2015 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | October 8, 1986 Sydney, Australia |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Labels | Universal Music |
Sarah Àlainn is a vocalist, violinist, composer, lyricist, translator, and copywriter from Australia, mostly active in Japan. Known to have a musical range that exceeds three octaves, displays perfect pitch and has synesthesia.[1]
In 2010, her vocals were featured on the closing theme song "Beyond the Sky" (composed by Yasunori Mitsuda) for the Xenoblade video game on Nintendo Wii.[2] While studying at the University of Tokyo, she learned that composer Yasunori Mitsuda was looking for a singer with native-language English for a video game song, and she was hired my Mitsuda for the role. After returning to Australia, she learned that the song was very well received, and decided to become a singer. Àlainn returned to Japan with her family's permission (for only a year) only to begin her musical career. Near the end of the one-year period before she had to return to Australia, her demo CD went to Universal Music and they extended her a recording contract. Her father had recently died and she thinks the contract was his gift to her from beyond the grave.[3]
Her second classical music album "Sarah" had originally charted at no. 13 in the Billboard Japan Top Classical Albums. In December 2014 it moved up to no. 1, after Japanese figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu had performed to the song "The final time traveler" at the exhibition gala of the 2014–15 Grand Prix Final. Àlainn also presented the song with Hanyu as a live music collaboration at the 2014 edition of the touring ice show Fantasy on Ice.[4]
Since 2018, she has been the co-host of Kabuki Kool (alongside Kataoka Ainosuke VI), an NHK program used to introduce kabuki to foreign audiences.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Mainichi Weekly CD ウィークリータイプ". Mainichi Weekly CD. October 20, 2012. Archived from the original on 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "『XENOBLADE （ゼノブレイド）』のエンディングを歌ったサラ・オレインが駒場祭でライブ". famitsu.com (in Japanese). 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "人生を変えた東大留学時の体験 いやしの歌姫サラ・オレインさん". Asahi Shimbun (in Japanese). February 20, 2017. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ 第1位はサラ・オレイン『SARAH』、フィギュアスケート・ベストが初登場第2位. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Minato, Tokyo. December 24, 2014. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022.
- ^ "「KABUKI KOOL」が新ナビゲーターで第5シーズンスタート". kabuki-bito.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ^ "Kabuki Kool". NHK Global site. Retrieved July 6, 2022.