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{{nihongo|'''Salyu'''|さりゅ|Salyu}} (born [[13 October]] [[1980]]) is a Japanese [[singer]] and [[actor|actress]] who has released [[album]]s in Japan. She garnered fame for portraying a musician named ''Lily Chou-Chou'' in the Japanese film [[All About Lily Chou-Chou]] (2001).
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| occupation = Singer
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| years_active = 2000–present
| label = [[Toy's Factory]]
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{{nihongo|'''Ayako Mori'''|森綾子|Mori Ayako|born 13 October 1980}}, known professionally as {{nihongo|'''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 acting in Japan|voice actress]] for the Japanese-language version of the game ''[[Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box]]'' (2007), in which she voiced the character {{nihongo|Mrs. Rose|ローズ夫人|Rōzu Fujin}} (known as Babette in the English version).<ref>{{cite web | script-title=ja:キャスト | url=http://www.layton.jp/akuma/ | work=[[Level-5 (video game company)|Level-5]] |language=Japanese | accessdate=7 October 2010}}</ref> In 2011, Salyu embarked on a new solo project going by the name {{nihongo|'''salyu × salyu'''|サリュ バイ サリュ|Saryu Bai Saryu}}.
Salyu was born in [[Yokohama, Kanagawa]], [[Japan]], and she is represented by the Japanese label Toysfactory. Her bloodtype is O. Most of her details are private. [1]


==Career==
Salyu learnt piano from a young age, however abruptly stopped these lessons in junior high school.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tfm.co.jp/flag/flag.php?itemid=15868&catid=353 | title=Onair Digest Salyu |work=Tokyo FM Music Flag |language=Japanese | date=23 November 2008 | accessdate=6 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240525030132/https://www.webcitation.org/5ulxr0hzr?url=http://www.tfm.co.jp/flag/flag.php%3Fitemid=15868&catid=353 | url-status=dead | archivedate=25 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.salyu.jp/fromsalyu/051110.html | title=From Salyu 2005.11.10 |work=Salyu |publisher=Oorong-Sha | language=Japanese |date=10 November 2005 |accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.salyu.jp/fromsalyu/051224.html | title=From Salyu 2005.12.24 |work=Salyu |publisher=Oorong-Sha | language=Japanese |date=10 November 2005 |accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref>

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.<ref name="PreDebut">{{cite web | url=http://www.fmp.or.jp/inthecity/2003/artist/salyu.html | title=Special Program Live (at Shibuya-AX) あいのうた Produced by 小林武史 – Salyu |work=Federation of Music Producers Japan |language=Japanese | accessdate=7 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714085032/http://www.fmp.or.jp/inthecity/2003/artist/salyu.html | url-status=live | archivedate=14 July 2011}}</ref> Salyu auditioned in high school for a [[Sony Music Japan|Sony]] musician audition and was accepted, later attending a Sony music training facility.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/sd/sd/artist2000.html | title=SD出身アーティスト |work=Sony |language=Japanese | accessdate=6 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070322210230/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/sd/sd/artist2000.html | archivedate=22 March 2007}}</ref><ref name="BarksLandmark">{{cite web | url=http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000008810 | title=Salyu、1stアルバム・リリース記念インタビュー |work=Barks |language=Japanese | date=15 June 2005 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="PreDebut"/><ref name="BarksLandmark"/><ref name="Valon1Excite-1">{{cite web | url=http://ent2.excite.co.jp/music/interview/2004/salyu/int01.html | title=Interview with Salyu |work=Excite | year=2004 |language=Japanese | accessdate=6 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041014082153/http://ent2.excite.co.jp/music/interview/2004/salyu/int01.html |archivedate=14 October 2004}}</ref> Kobayashi decided to work with her, and the pair soon began making demo tapes together.<ref name="PreDebut"/> He gave her the stage name Salyu, which he chose as it was similar to the French greeting [[wiktionary:salut|salut]].<ref name="BarksLandmark"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/060830_03.html | title=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！！』 |work=Oricon |language=Japanese | date=30 August 2006 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="OfficialProf">{{cite web | url=http://www.salyu.jp/profile/ | title=Salyu.jp Profile |work=Oorong-Sha | language=Japanese |accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lily-chou-chou.jp/world/htm/dictionary1.html | title=Lily Dictionary – People |work=Lilyholic | accessdate=2 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717131715/http://www.lily-chou-chou.jp/world/htm/dictionary1.html | url-status=live |archivedate=17 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="CDJKokyu">{{cite web | url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/-/3201090754 | script-title=ja:リリイ・シュシュ ／ 呼吸 [廃盤] |work=CDJournal | accessdate=2 December 2010 |language=Japanese}}</ref> The project was a collaboration between Iwai, Kobayashi and Salyu, as the vocalist for the project.<ref name="CDJKokyu"/> This project allowed Salyu to perform on prominent music shows ''[[Hey! Hey! Hey! Music Champ]]'' and ''[[Music Station]]'' in June 2000.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fujitv.co.jp/HEY/onairlist251-300.html | title=HEY!HEY!HEY!過去の出演者一覧表 |publisher=Fuji TV | accessdate=2 December 2010 |language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp/music/contents/m_lineup/0600/index.html | script-title=ja:出演者ライナップ2000/06/23 |work=TV Asahi | accessdate=2 December 2010 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

After the release of the film in 2001, the group ceased to release music.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0028758 | script-title=ja: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！ |work=Cinema Today |language=Japanese | date=2 December 2010 | accessdate=2 December 2010 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206203925/http://www.cinematoday.jp/page/N0028758 | url-status=live |archivedate=6 December 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Valon1Excite-1"/> 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.<ref name="Valon1Excite-1"/> Her debut single was a collaboration with [[Keisuke Ogihara|Ilmari]] from the hip-hop group [[Rip Slyme]], called "[[Valon (song)|Valon]]."<ref name="OfficialProf"/> Salyu later released a solo version of this song, "Valon-1," several months later.<ref name="OfficialProf"/> Salyu's second solo single "Dialogue" was awarded the [[Space Shower Music Video Awards|Space Shower]] Best New Artist Video for 2004.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000006473 | title=スペシャのビデオ･アワードBEST VIDEO OF THE YEARはRIP SLYME！ |work=Barks |language=Japanese | date=28 March 2005 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> After four singles, Salyu released her debut album ''[[Landmark (Salyu album)|Landmark]]'' in June 2005, which reached No. 22 on [[Oricon]]'s weekly albums charts.<ref>{{cite web | title=ｌａｎｄｍａｒｋ – Ｓａｌｙｕ ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/detail.asp?itemcd=598050&samecd=1 | work=[[Oricon]] |language=Japanese | accessdate=7 October 2010}}</ref> Two days later, Salyu performed her first one-man live, at the Shibuya Club Quattro.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000008791 | title=Salyu、体温を感じさせる1stアルバム |work=Barks |language=Japanese | date=13 June 2005 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref>

In 2006, Salyu reached a much greater audience through the [[Bank Band]] charity single "[[To U]]," in which she was a featured vocalist.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000006488 | title=News 23のテーマ曲に小林武史＋櫻井和寿＋Salyuの楽曲が！ |work=Barks |language=Japanese | date=29 March 2005 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> The single was extremely successful, reaching number 2 on [[Oricon]]'s single charts and being certified platinum.<ref>{{cite web | title=to U – Bank Band ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/detail.asp?itemcd=659418&samecd=1 | work=[[Oricon]] |language=Japanese | accessdate=7 October 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200607.html | script-title=ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2006年7月 |work=Barks |language=Japanese | date=29 March 2005 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> Her next singles "[[Name (Salyu song)|Name]]" and "[[Platform (Salyu song)|Platform]]" (the film ''Metro ni Notte'''s theme song)<ref name="OfficialProf"/> were her first solo singles to chart in the top 20.<ref>{{cite web | title=アーティスト： Salyu | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/free_contents/search/search.asp?artcd=339614&artist=%82r%82%81%82%8C%82%99%82%95&ordt=sle&bs=all&bs2=1 | work=[[Oricon]] |language=Japanese | accessdate=7 October 2010}}</ref> Salyu's second studio album ''[[Terminal (Salyu album)|Terminal]]'' was her first top 10 release, charting at number 2.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/rankmusic/41446/ | title=Salyu、初登場2位の大躍進！ |work=Barks |language=Japanese | date=23 January 2007 | accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref>

Her 2007 singles "[[Liberty (Salyu song)|Liberty]]" and "[[Iris (Shiawase no Hako)]]" were her first works not to feature Kobayashi, instead were self-produced and co-written with Zentaro Watanabe.<ref name="First Name"/><ref name="LibIrisExcite">{{cite web | url=http://www.excite.co.jp/music/close_up/interview/0711_salyu/ | title=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 |work=Excite |language=Japanese | date=1 November 2007 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> In late 2008, Salyu released her first greatest hits album, ''[[Merkmal]]'', that marked 10 years since meeting Kobayashi.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://ent2.excite.co.jp/music/interview/2009/salyu/interview01.html | title=Interview with Salyu |work=Excite |language=Japanese | year=2009 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> This was followed by her first performance at [[Nippon Budokan|Budokan]], during her tour for Merkmal.<ref name="OfficialProf"/> In 2009, Salyu's single "[[Corteo (Gyōretsu)/Halfway]]" became her first top 10 single.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/salyu/22668 | title=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！ |work=CDJournal |language=Japanese | date=17 February 2009 | accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> In 2010, Salyu released her third studio album, ''[[Maiden Voyage (Salyu album)|Maiden Voyage]]'', which was her first self-produced album.<ref name="OfficialProf"/>

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 (musician)|Cornelius]], exploring to what extent Salyu's voice can be used as an instrument.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://natalie.mu/music/news/43637 | title=Salyu新作はCORNELIUSプロデュース、作詞に坂本慎太郎ら |work=Natalie |language=Japanese | date=19 January 2011 | accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://tower.jp/article/news/74334 | title=Salyu新作はCORNELIUSプロデュース、作詞に坂本慎太郎ら |work=Natalie |language=Japanese | date=19 January 2011 | accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref>

A fifth studio album, ''[[Photogenic (album)|Photogenic]]'', was released in 2012, followed by ''[[Android & Human Being (album)|Android & Human Being]]'' in 2015.

== Musical approach ==

Salyu originally considered herself more of a vocalist as opposed to a musician,<ref name="BarksLandmark"/> and early on in her career held a stance that she would be a singer who did not write her own material.<ref name="WritingPush">{{cite web | url=http://www.salyu.jp/fromsalyu/080714.html | title=From Salyu 2008.07.14 |work=Salyu |publisher=Oorong-Sha | language=Japanese |date=14 July 2008 |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> She did not believe her compositions would be the best quality.<ref name="WritingPush"/> In her first album, ''[[Landmark (Salyu album)|Landmark]]'', all of the songs were written and produced by Takeshi Kobayashi.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/works/20160719.html | title=ｌａｎｄｍａｒｋ/Ｓａｌｙｕ 音楽/CD |work=Tsutaya | language=Japanese |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> Her lyric contributions on the album were mostly suggestions for lyrics that could be better phrased.<ref name="BarksLandmark"/> 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.<ref name="WritingPush"/>

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.<ref name="OfficialProf"/><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3087690/s/ | title=JBOOK：Ｔｏｗｅｒ：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD |work=JBook | language=Japanese |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> Her first song with her billed as the lyricist was "I Believe," from her 2007 album ''[[Terminal (Salyu album)|Terminal]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3248448/s/ | title=JBOOK：TERMINAL：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD |work=JBook | language=Japanese |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> Her 2007 singles "[[Liberty (Salyu song)|Liberty]]" and "[[Iris (Shiawase no Hako)]]" were her first works to be self-produced and her first singles to feature her own lyrics,<ref name="First Name"/><ref name="LibIrisExcite"/><ref name="Self-Produced">{{cite web | url=http://www.cdjournal.com/main/news/salyu/24811 | title=Salyu、6ヵ月ぶりのニュー・シングルがリリース決定！ |work=CDJournal |language=Japanese | date=29 June 2009 | accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> though Salyu wrote the songs in collaboration with musicians Tatsuya Kokufu and Zentaro Watanabe.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3426350/s/ | title=JBOOK：ＬＩＢＥＲＴＹ：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD |work=JBook | language=Japanese |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jbook.co.jp/p/p.aspx/3426352/s/ | title=JBOOK：ｉｒｉｓ ～しあわせの箱～：Ｓａｌｙｕ：CD |work=JBook | language=Japanese |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref> 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.<ref name="OfficialProf"/> 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.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/works/20243763.html | title=MAIDEN VOYAGE/Ｓａｌｙｕ 音楽/CD |work=Tsutaya | language=Japanese |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref>

== 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.<ref name="OfficialProf"/> However, she has revealed two personal facts about herself in her blog: her first name is {{nihongo|Ayako|綾子}}<ref name="First Name"/> and that she has four siblings.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.salyu.jp/fromsalyu/080214.html | title=From Salyu 2008.02.14 |work=Salyu |publisher=Oorong-Sha | language=Japanese |accessdate=6 December 2010}}</ref> Her older brother, {{nihongo|Daisuke Mori|森大輔}} was a former professional [[rugby union]] player, for the [[Toshiba Brave Lupus]] team.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.salyu.jp/fromsalyu/080214.html | title=From Salyu 2008.02.14 |work=Salyu |publisher=Oorong-Sha | language=Japanese |date=14 February 2008 |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rugby-japan.jp/national/profile/352/profile6647.html | script-title=ja:選手情報 森大輔 |publisher=JRFU | language=Japanese |accessdate=7 December 2010}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mu |first=Natasha |title=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」 |trans-title=Salyu announces the birth of her first child: "I can't wait to see what kind of power she will bring to my songs" |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/572261 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511132927/https://natalie.mu/music/news/572261 |archive-date=2024-05-11 |access-date=2024-05-31 |website=音楽ナタリー |language=ja}}</ref>
== Discography ==
== Discography ==
{{main|Salyu discography}}
* '''Glide''' [04/19/2000] (Single, as Lily Chou Chou)

* '''Kyoumei (Kuukyo na Ishi)''' [06/21/2000] (Single, as Lily Chou Chou)
=== Studio albums ===
* '''Lily Chou Chou's Kokyuu''' [10/17/2001] (Full Length, as Lily Chou Chou)
* ''[[Landmark (Salyu album)|Landmark]]'' (2005)
* '''Valon''' [04/21/2004] (Single, with Ilmari)
* ''[[Terminal (Salyu album)|Terminal]]'' (2007)
* '''Valon-1''' [06/23/2004] (Single)
* ''[[Maiden Voyage (Salyu album)|Maiden Voyage]]'' (2010)
* '''Dialogue''' [10/27/2004] (Single)
* ''S(o)un(d)beams'' (2011)
* '''Peaty''' [03/24/2005] (Single)
* ''Photogenic'' (2012)
* '''Suisei''' [05/11/2005] (Single)
* ''Android & Human Being'' (2015)
* '''Landmark''' [06/15/2005] (Full Length)
* '''Kaze ni Noru Fune''' [10/26/2005] (Single)
* '''Tower''' [04/05/2006] (Single)
* '''Name''' [09/06/2006] (Single)
* '''Platform''' [11/01/2006] (Single)


== See also==
=== Compilation albums ===
* ''[[Merkmal]]'' (2008)
*[[All About Lily Chou-Chou]]


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
*[1] [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salyu Japanese Wikipedia Entry]
*[2] [http://wiki.theppn.org/Salyu Wiki.theppn.org Entry]


==External links==
== External links ==
*[http://www.salyu.jp/ Official Site] (in Japanese)
* [http://www.salyu.jp/en Salyu.jp　] 　<!--Establish at 2012.3.28~-->[http://www.salyu.jp/ {{in lang|ja}}] – Official Website
* [http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/salyu/ Official Toy's Factory Profile] {{in lang|ja}}
*[http://wiki.theppn.org/Salyu Wiki.theppn.org Entry]
* {{Twitter}} {{in lang|ja}}


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Latest revision as of 21:02, 31 May 2024

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

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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

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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

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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

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Main article: Salyu discography

Studio albums

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Compilation albums

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References

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  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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