Salyu

Salyu
サリュ
Born
Ayako Mori (森綾子, Mori Ayako)[1]

(1980-10-13) 13 October 1980 (age 44)
OccupationSinger
Children1
Musical career
Genres
Years active2000–present
LabelsToy's Factory
Websitesalyu.jp

Ayako Mori (森綾子, Mori Ayako, born 13 October 1980), known professionally as Salyu (サリュ, Saryu) is a Japanese singer, produced by Takeshi Kobayashi. She debuted in 2000 as the fictional singer Lily Chou-Chou for the film All About Lily Chou-Chou, and later debuted as a solo artist in 2004. She is best known for her charity single collaboration with Bank Band in 2006, "To U." Salyu has also worked as a voice actress for the Japanese-language version of the game Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box (2007), in which she voiced the character Mrs. Rose (ローズ夫人, Rōzu Fujin) (known as Babette in the English version).[2] In 2011, Salyu embarked on a new solo project going by the name salyu × salyu (サリュ バイ サリュ, Saryu Bai Saryu).

Career

Salyu learnt piano from a young age, however abruptly stopped these lessons in junior high school.[3][4] Salyu began singing in elementary school after contracting pneumonia. On advice by her doctor to regain her lung strength, she was enrolled into a choir.[5]

In 1998, while attending high school in outer Tokyo, Salyu was inspired to become a singer after watching a friend performing at a live house.[6] Salyu auditioned in high school for a Sony musician audition and was accepted, later attending a Sony music training facility.[7][8] Music producer Takeshi Kobayashi happened by chance to see a talking/singing audition video of Salyu, and 30 seconds into the tape, he was so impressed that he decided to meet her the next day.[6][8][9] Kobayashi decided to work with her, and the pair soon began making demo tapes together.[6] He gave her the stage name Salyu, which he chose as it was similar to the French greeting salut.[8][10] Kobayashi was at the time preparing a soundtrack to Shunji Iwai's online novel and later film, All About Lily Chou-Chou. The novel and film centred around a fictional singer, Lily Chou-Chou, who began releasing actual music in 2000.[11][12][13] The project was a collaboration between Iwai, Kobayashi and Salyu, as the vocalist for the project.[13] This project allowed Salyu to perform on prominent music shows Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ and Music Station in June 2000.[14][15]

After the release of the film in 2001, the group ceased to release music.[16] Salyu began to perform concerts as a solo artist, performing on average once every two months due to her lack in self-confidence in her live performance skills.[9] Kobayashi continued to work with her during this period, giving her music, and was the one who allowed her to debut as a singer in 2004.[9] Her debut single was a collaboration with Ilmari from the hip-hop group Rip Slyme, called "Valon."[11] Salyu later released a solo version of this song, "Valon-1," several months later.[11] Salyu's second solo single "Dialogue" was awarded the Space Shower Best New Artist Video for 2004.[17] After four singles, Salyu released her debut album Landmark in June 2005, which reached No. 22 on Oricon's weekly albums charts.[18] Two days later, Salyu performed her first one-man live, at the Shibuya Club Quattro.[19]

In 2006, Salyu reached a much greater audience through the Bank Band charity single "To U," in which she was a featured vocalist.[20] The single was extremely successful, reaching number 2 on Oricon's single charts and being certified platinum.[21][22] Her next singles "Name" and "Platform" (the film Metro ni Notte's theme song)[11] were her first solo singles to chart in the top 20.[23] Salyu's second studio album Terminal was her first top 10 release, charting at number 2.[24]

Her 2007 singles "Liberty" and "Iris (Shiawase no Hako)" were her first works not to feature Kobayashi, instead were self-produced and co-written with Zentaro Watanabe.[1][25] In late 2008, Salyu released her first greatest hits album, Merkmal, that marked 10 years since meeting Kobayashi.[26] This was followed by her first performance at Budokan, during her tour for Merkmal.[11] In 2009, Salyu's single "Corteo (Gyōretsu)/Halfway" became her first top 10 single.[27] In 2010, Salyu released her third studio album, Maiden Voyage, which was her first self-produced album.[11]

Salyu's fourth album, although the first as salyu × salyu, S(o)un(d)beams, was released in 2011. It is a special collaborative concept album with Cornelius, exploring to what extent Salyu's voice can be used as an instrument.[28][29]

A fifth studio album, Photogenic, was released in 2012, followed by Android & Human Being in 2015.

Musical approach

Salyu originally considered herself more of a vocalist as opposed to a musician,[8] and early on in her career held a stance that she would be a singer who did not write her own material.[30] She did not believe her compositions would be the best quality.[30] In her first album, Landmark, all of the songs were written and produced by Takeshi Kobayashi.[31] Her lyric contributions on the album were mostly suggestions for lyrics that could be better phrased.[8] Salyu was encouraged through much of her career by other musicians to try to write her own music, however she mostly ignored the suggestions, until a musician told her it would let her understand her fellow musicians better.[30]

She began branching into musicians other than Kobayashi in 2006, when musicians Yo Hitoto and Sarasa Ifu wrote lyrics to the songs on her "Tower" single.[11][32] Her first song with her billed as the lyricist was "I Believe," from her 2007 album Terminal.[33] Her 2007 singles "Liberty" and "Iris (Shiawase no Hako)" were her first works to be self-produced and her first singles to feature her own lyrics,[1][25][34] though Salyu wrote the songs in collaboration with musicians Tatsuya Kokufu and Zentaro Watanabe.[35][36] This was also the first time Salyu has not worked together with Kobayashi on a music release.

2010's Maiden Voyage was the first album of Salyu's to be self-produced.[11] It featured predominately writing by Kobayashi, however six songs featured lyrics by her, two music by Salyu, and one, "L.A.F.S.," was arranged by Salyu.[37]

Personal life

Much of Salyu's personal information and history has not been revealed publicly. Her official website's profile, for example, only lists her musical releases and commercial tie-ups, as opposed to her background.[11] However, she has revealed two personal facts about herself in her blog: her first name is Ayako (綾子)[1] and that she has four siblings.[38] Her older brother, Daisuke Mori (森大輔) was a former professional rugby union player, for the Toshiba Brave Lupus team.[39][40]

Salyu announced that she had given birth to her first child, a daughter, on May 6, 2024. The identity of the father has not been disclosed to the public.[41]

Discography

Main article: Salyu discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

References

  1. ^ a b c d "From Salyu 2007.10.17". Salyu (in Japanese). Oorong-Sha. 17 October 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  2. ^ キャスト. Level-5 (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Onair Digest Salyu". Tokyo FM Music Flag (in Japanese). 23 November 2008. Archived from the original on 25 May 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  4. ^ "From Salyu 2005.11.10". Salyu (in Japanese). Oorong-Sha. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ^ "From Salyu 2005.12.24". Salyu (in Japanese). Oorong-Sha. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  6. ^ a b c "Special Program Live (at Shibuya-AX) あいのうた Produced by 小林武史 – Salyu". Federation of Music Producers Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  7. ^ "SD出身アーティスト". Sony (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 22 March 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Salyu、1stアルバム・リリース記念インタビュー". Barks (in Japanese). 15 June 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  9. ^ a b c "Interview with Salyu". Excite (in Japanese). 2004. Archived from the original on 14 October 2004. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  10. ^ "Salyu『情熱と生命力あふれる美しい声が響く新曲「name」！コメント映像＆PV到着！！』". Oricon (in Japanese). 30 August 2006. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Salyu.jp Profile". Oorong-Sha (in Japanese). Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  12. ^ "Lily Dictionary – People". Lilyholic. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  13. ^ a b リリイ・シュシュ ／ 呼吸 [廃盤]. CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  14. ^ "HEY!HEY!HEY!過去の出演者一覧表" (in Japanese). Fuji TV. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  15. ^ 出演者ライナップ2000/06/23. TV Asahi (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  16. ^ 岩井俊二監督『リリイ・シュシュのすべて』から生まれた音楽ユニット、約10年ぶりに再始動！. Cinema Today (in Japanese). 2 December 2010. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
  17. ^ "スペシャのビデオ･アワードBEST VIDEO OF THE YEARはRIP SLYME！". Barks (in Japanese). 28 March 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  18. ^ "ｌａｎｄｍａｒｋ – Ｓａｌｙｕ ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  19. ^ "Salyu、体温を感じさせる1stアルバム". Barks (in Japanese). 13 June 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  20. ^ "News 23のテーマ曲に小林武史＋櫻井和寿＋Salyuの楽曲が！". Barks (in Japanese). 29 March 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  21. ^ "to U – Bank Band ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  22. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年7月. Barks (in Japanese). 29 March 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  23. ^ "アーティスト： Salyu". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 October 2010.
  24. ^ "Salyu、初登場2位の大躍進！". Barks (in Japanese). 23 January 2007. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  25. ^ a b "Salyu(サリュ) – 2ヵ月連続リリースでSalyuの新章が始まった – インタビュー". Excite (in Japanese). 1 November 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  26. ^ "Interview with Salyu". Excite (in Japanese). 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  27. ^ "Salyu、「コルテオ ～行列～/HALFWAY」が初のオリコンシングルチャート10位を獲得！". CDJournal (in Japanese). 17 February 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  28. ^ "Salyu新作はCORNELIUSプロデュース、作詞に坂本慎太郎ら". Natalie (in Japanese). 19 January 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  29. ^ "Salyu新作はCORNELIUSプロデュース、作詞に坂本慎太郎ら". Natalie (in Japanese). 19 January 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  30. ^ a b c "From Salyu 2008.07.14". Salyu (in Japanese). Oorong-Sha. 14 July 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  31. ^ "ｌａｎｄｍａｒｋ/Ｓａｌｙｕ 音楽/CD". Tsutaya (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  32. ^ "JBOOK：Ｔｏｗｅｒ：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD". JBook (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  33. ^ "JBOOK：TERMINAL：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD". JBook (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  34. ^ "Salyu、6ヵ月ぶりのニュー・シングルがリリース決定！". CDJournal (in Japanese). 29 June 2009. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  35. ^ "JBOOK：ＬＩＢＥＲＴＹ：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD". JBook (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  36. ^ "JBOOK：ｉｒｉｓ ～しあわせの箱～：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD". JBook (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  37. ^ "MAIDEN VOYAGE/Ｓａｌｙｕ 音楽/CD". Tsutaya (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  38. ^ "From Salyu 2008.02.14". Salyu (in Japanese). Oorong-Sha. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  39. ^ "From Salyu 2008.02.14". Salyu (in Japanese). Oorong-Sha. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  40. ^ 選手情報 森大輔 (in Japanese). JRFU. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
  41. ^ Mu, Natasha. "Salyuが第1子出産を報告「歌にどんな力を与えてくれるのか、楽しみでなりません」" [Salyu announces the birth of her first child: "I can't wait to see what kind of power she will bring to my songs"]. 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 11 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

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