Zelda (band)

Zelda
Also known as ゼルダ
Origin Japan
Genres J-rock
Years active 19791996
Labels Nippon Phonogram
Sony Music Entertainment
Cutting Edge
Associated acts Manekineko Kagekidan (招き猫カゲキ団), BOYS BOYS, Sayoko Otonara (サヨコオトナラ), AMANA (アマナ), Clan, D-Day, Umi no Sachi (海の幸)
Members
Sachiho Kojima (bass)
Sayoko Takahashi (vocals)
Ako Ozawa (drums)
Fukie Ishihara (guitar 1983-90)
Naomi Motomura (guitar 1991-96)
Past members
Yōko Suzuki (guitar)
Kuniko "Maru" Nozawa (drums)

Zelda (stylized as ZELDA) (ゼルダ) was a Japanese rock band active in the 1980s and 1990s. They played a pioneering role as one of Japan's first all-girl bands. They were also the longest running all-girl band and are listed as such in the Guinness Book of Records.

Led by Sachiho Kojima (小嶋さちほ), the band covered an impressive range of musical genres, from new wave, punk, pop, and funk to black music. Zelda played a seminal role for later bands with their forays into roots music and experimental sounds.

The name of the band is based on that of Zelda Fitzgerald, the wife of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Contents

History

Members

Discography

Singles

From Junk Connection

From Aspirin Record

From Nippon Phonogram

From CBS Sony

From Cutting Edge (under sales arrangement with Toshiba EMI)

Albums

From Nippon Phonogram

From CBS Sony

From Cutting Edge

From Alfa Records

From Sony Music House Inc.

Original soundtrack

From CBS Sony

Videos

Books

References