Yuuki Ozaki

Yuuki Ozaki
Born May 27, 1991
Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan
Origin Japan
Genres Rock, pop
Occupation(s) Singer, songwriter, guitarist
Instruments Vocals, guitar
Years active 2007–present
Labels SME Records
Associated acts Galileo Galilei, Livetune, Yoko Kanno

Yuuki Ozaki (尾崎雄貴 Ozaki Yūki, born May 27, 1991), is a Japanese musician, who is leading vocalist and songwriter for the band Galileo Galilei. In 2014, he began releasing solo material.

Biography

Yuuki Ozaki was born in Wakkanai, Hokkaido in 1991.[1] At junior high school in 2007, he formed the band Galileo Galilei, and in 2008 won the Senkō Riot music contest, as well as an independent music contract.[2] After releasing the extended play Ame Nochi Galileo (2009), the band made their major label debut under SME Records with the EP Hamanasu no Hana (2010). As a member of Galileo Galilei, he has released three albums: Parade (2011), Portal (2012) and Alarms (2013).

Ozaki collaborated with Vocaloid producer Livetune to create the opening theme song for the anime Hamatora, "Flat", which was released in early 2014.[3] In mid 2014, Ozaki collaborated with anime composer Yoko Kanno to create "Trigger", the opening theme song for the anime Terror in Resonance.[4] Ozaki collaborated with Aimer, the singer who performed the ending theme song for the anime. He was featured on the song "Nemuri no Mori", from her extended play Dareka, Umi o.[5]

Discography

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales (JPN)[6][upper-alpha 1] Album
Oricon Singles Charts
[7]		 Billboard Japan Hot 100
[8][upper-alpha 2]
"Flat" (Livetune adding Yuuki Ozaki (Galileo Galilei)) 2014 48 —[upper-alpha 3] 3,000 To
"Trigger" 46 59 6,000 Non-album single

Notes

  1. ↑ Sales provided by Oricon database and are rounded to the nearest thousand copies.
  2. ↑ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Trigger".[9]
  3. ↑ Charted at number 49 on the Hot Singles Sales Chart.[10]

References

  1. ↑ プロフィール [Profile]. Sony (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  2. ↑ "INTERVIEW Galileo Galilei 2012年01月号掲載" (in Japanese). Skream!. 2012. Archived from the original on August 21, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "livetune、アニメ『ハマトラ』主題歌でGalileo Galilei尾崎とコラボ" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 5, 2013. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  4. ↑ "菅野よう子×Galileo尾崎、「残響のテロル」OP曲でタッグ" (in Japanese). Natalie. June 16, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Galileo×Aimerコラボ曲、先行配信スタート" (in Japanese). Natalie. August 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  6. ↑ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2014. (subscription required (help)).
  7. ↑ 尾崎雄貴のリリース一覧 [List of Yuuki Ozaki's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard.
  9. ↑ "Japan Billboard Hot 100". Billboard (in Japanese). September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Hot Singles Sales". Billboard (in Japanese). March 11, 2014. Retrieved September 4, 2014.

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