Eir Aoi

Eir Aoi

Eir Aoi at HYPER JAPAN 2015, London.
Background information
Born (1988-11-30) November 30, 1988
Origin Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Genres J-pop
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2011–present
Labels SME Records
Website www.aoieir.com

Eir Aoi (藍井 エイル Aoi Eiru, born November 30, 1988)[1] is a Japanese singer from Sapporo, Hokkaido, signed to SME Records.

Biography

Aoi began her singing career in a band she formed in high school.[2] She performed publicly and released her debut single, "Memoria", on October 19, 2011, which was used as the first ending theme song to the 2011 anime series Fate/Zero. Her second single, "Aurora", was released on September 5, 2012, which is used as the fourth opening theme song to the 2011 anime series Mobile Suit Gundam AGE. Her third single, "Innocence", was released on November 21, 2012, which was used as the second opening theme song to the 2012 anime series Sword Art Online.[3] Her first album, Blau, was released on January 30, 2013.

Aoi's fourth single, "Cobalt Sky", was released on June 26, 2013. Her fifth single, "Sirius", was released on November 13, 2013, and was used as the opening theme to the 2013 anime series Kill la Kill.[4][5] Her song "Sanbika" was also used throughout the series. Aoi's sixth single, "Niji no Oto" (虹の音 Sound of the Rainbow), was released on January 1, 2014, which was used as the opening to the special Sword Art Online: Extra Edition.[6] Her seventh single, "Ignite", released on August 20, 2014, was used as the first opening theme to the 2014 anime series Sword Art Online II. Her eighth single, "Tsunagaru Omoi", released on November 12, 2014, was used as the opening theme for the TBS show Rank Okoku.[7] Her ninth single, "Genesis", released on February 18, 2015, is used as the ending theme to the 2015 anime series Aldnoah Zero:2nd Season.[8] Her tenth single, "Lapis Lazuli", was released on April 22, 2015, and is used as the ending theme to the 2015 anime series The Heroic Legend of Arslan.[9] Her twelfth digital single, "Cynthia no Hikari" (シンシアの光 Cynthia's Light), was released on March 25, 2015, and is used as the opening theme of the 2015 video game Sword Art Online: Lost Song.[10] Her third album, "D'Azur", released on June 24, 2015. Her eleventh single, "Shoegazer", was released on October 28, 2015.[11]

In November 2015, Aoi made a video announcement that she would be working on the opening theme to Digimon World: Next Order.[12]

Discography

Eir's autograph, written at 14th (2013) Comic Exhibition

Albums

Year Title
2012 Prayer
2013 Blau
2014 Aube
2015 D'Azur

Singles

Year Title Peak Oricon
chart positions		 Album
2011 "Memoria" Anime TV fate/Zero 8[13] Blau
2012 "Aurora" 22[14]
"Innocence" Anime TV Sword Art Online 6[15]
2013 "Cobalt Sky" 19[16] Aube
"Sirius" Anime TV Kill la Kill OP 21[17]
2014 "Niji no Oto" (虹の音 Sound of the Rainbow) 12[18]
"Ignite" Anime TV Sword Art Online II OP 9[19] D'Azur
"Tsunagaru Omoi" (ツナガルオモイ) 20[20]
2015 "Genesis" Anime TV Aldnoah.Zero ED 17[21]
"Lapis Lazuri" (ラピスラズリ) Anime TV Arslan Senki ED 13
"Shoegazer" 26

References

  1. ↑ "Biography". 藍井エイル（Aoi Eir）Official Website. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ "J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith & Michelle Tymon interviews Aoi Eir & Luna Haruna + Press Q&A (June 2013 J!-ENT Interview)". Retrieved 2013-06-04.
  3. ↑ "Eir Aoi, Luna Haruna to Perform at Seattle's Sakura-Con (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ ">5th Single「シリウス」2013/11/13 OUT!!!～TVアニメ『キルラキル』オープニングテーマ～". Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Staff". Trigger (company). Retrieved August 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Eir Aoi Sings Sword Art Online: Extra Edition's Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Aoi Eir Announces "Tsunagaru Omoi" Single". Ohayo Seoul. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
  8. ↑ "2nd Aldnoah.Zero Season's 1st TV Ad Previews Eir Aoi's Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  9. ↑ "6th The Heroic Legend of Arslan TV Spot Previews Eir Aoi Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ てけおん (January 28, 2015). "『SAO ロスト・ソング』は藍井エイルさん＆春奈るなさんのW主題歌！ この主題歌が聞ける動画も公開" (in Japanese). Dengeki Online. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Eir Aoi new single Shoegazer release details revealed". Comtrya Sugoi. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Aoi Eir is a Huge Digimon World Nerd". Tamer Union. Retrieved 2015-11-24.
  13. ↑ "Memoria" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Aurora" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  15. ↑ "Innocence" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Cobalt Sky" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  17. ↑ "Sirius" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  18. ↑ 虹の音 (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  19. ↑ "IGNITE" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  20. ↑ ツナガルオモイ (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
  21. ↑ "GENESIS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2014-12-16.

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