Ki-Yo
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Ki-Yo（Tendo Kiyotaka） Ki-Yo（天道清貴） | |
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| Origin | Miyagi, Japan |
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| Genres | J-pop |
| OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from text | Singer-songwriter |
| InstrumentTemplate:Pluralize from text | Vocals, piano |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| LabelTemplate:Pluralize from text | EXPRESS, Bellwood, GENIUS |
| Website | tendokiyotaka |
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History
Early life
In 1982, Ki-Yo was born in Sendai, Miyagi. He was musically influenced by Mariah Carey, Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Akiko Yano, Elton John, Billy Joel, Noriyuki Makihara, Whitney Houston.
2000–2006: debut and career in Japan
In 2000, Ki-Yo sent a demo to EMI Music Japan when he visited Tokyo to see a concert by Mariah Carey, and was signed by the label for his debut. On October 22, 2000, his first single "No No No" was released.[2] It was a success, charting No. 45 on the Oricon single weekly chart.[3]
On April 18, 2001, "The Only One", his most commercially successful single to date, was released as a third single. It was used in a romantic drama, "Pure Soul ~Kimi ga boku wo wasuretemo~". Eventually, this single charted on the Oricon single yearly chart at No. 82[4] and Oricon single weekly chart at No. 12[5] with selling over 400,000 copies. He subsequently appeared in the Japanese music TV show Music Station twice.[6]
His debut album I'll be there was released on July 25, 2001. It charted No. 7 on the Oricon album weekly chart.[citation needed]
In 2004, he sang a backing vocal part in "Shiawase ni narou"（幸せになろう）, a song by Japanese popular singer Hiromi Iwasaki. This song was included in her 25th album, "Happiness" and it peaked at No. 99 on Oricon Weekly Album Chart.[7]
On December 8, 2004, he released an EP "Stop On By", which includes a cover of a Japanese popular children's song "Tenohira wo Taiyou ni", whose lyrics were written by Takashi Yanase, a Japanese cartoonist best known for Anpanman.
In 2006, he released "Ocean Blue" as an eighth single. It had been two years since he had released his last EP "Stop On By". The song did not enter any charts. This was the last single he released from major record companies to date.
2010–present: working in America and going back to Japan
In 2010, he moved to New York City and started working there. He participated in the Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir and performed in McDonald's Gospelfest, Gospel Night at Apollo Theater and a play called Black Nativity in off Broadway.[citation needed]
In 2011, The Harlem Japanese Gospel Choir was invited to Annual Keepers of the Dream Award Ceremony as a guest choir. their musical talent was praised by Stevie Wonder.[citation needed]
He was played at musical venues including the Bitter End, Canal Room and Whisky a Go Go.[citation needed]
On November 19, 2014, he covered "Let It Go" in the Japanese popular music competition program "The Karaoke Battle".[8]
In 2015, he wrote a song called Script error: No such module "Nihongo". for a Japanese top singer, Misia.[9] This song was included in her album, "Love Bebop", which was released on January 6, 2015 and this album charted at No. 4 on Oricon Daily Album Chart.[10] Also, this song was used in a TV commercial of a Japanese famous drink manufacturer, Kirin beverage.[11]
On December 27, 2015, he performed on a live event, "Sing Mariah" with Japanese female singer Mao Denda. Her first album "Eternal Voice" has sold over 50,000 copies so far.[12] In May 2016, he announced that he left his management team "Rhythmedia".
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Personal life
Ki-Yo is openly gay.[citation needed] He came out in TOKYO RAINBOW PRIDE 2015.[citation needed]
He took part in "OUT IN JAPAN", an LGBT project by Singaporean photographer Leslie Kee.[citation needed]
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Sales |
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| JPN Oricon | |||
| I'll be there |
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| A Piece of Love |
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| Reborn |
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| Anata ga Itekureta kara （あなたがいてくれたから） |
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Reissue albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| JPN Oricon | ||
| Reborn (Special Edition) |
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Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| JPN Oricon | ||
| The Remix EP |
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Compilation albums
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| JPN Oricon | ||
| KI-YO Single Collection Vol.1 |
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Extended plays
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| JPN Oricon | ||
| Stop On By |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| JPN Oricon | ||||
| "No No No" | 2000 | 45 | I'll be there | |
| "Vanishing" | 2001 | 43 | ||
| "The Only One" | 12 |
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| "Signal" | 12 | Non-album singles | ||
| "Shiawase no Hizashi" （シアワセの陽射し） |
2002 | 44 | ||
| "Call me" | 2003 | 82 | ||
| "Just for you..." | 112 | |||
| "Ocean Blue" | 2005 | – | ||
| "#1" | 2012 | – | KI-YO Single Collection Vol.1 Reborn Reborn (Special Edition) | |
| "Dear All My Loves" | – | |||
| "Spend My Life with You" | – | |||
| "Need Somebody Tonight" | – |
Promotional singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
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| JPN Oricon | ||||
| "If You Wanna Make It" (featuring Cassandra Kubinski) |
2012 | – | Reborn Reborn (Special Edition) | |
| "We Are One" | 2015 | – | Anata ga Itekureta kara |
DVDs
- KIYOTAKA Tour 2010 Over The Sea (Yokohama Edition(BLUE))（2010）
- KIYOTAKA Tour 2010 Over The Sea (Osaka Edition(RED))（2010）
- Viaggio in Italia 2008（2011）
- KIYOTAKA LIVE TOUR 2011 "OVER THE SEA"（2011）
- KIYOTAKA AUTUMN TOUR 2011 "SOUL FROM NEW YORK"（2012）
- Ki-Yo JAPAN TOUR 2012 "#1"（2013）
- Ki-Yo LIVE at Canal Room in New York（2013）
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External links
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