HARUMI TSUYUZAKI

A singer-songwriter from Kanagawa, Japan. Inspired by the 28th Grammy Awards at the age of eleven, she decided to pursue a career in music and refined her musical sensibility by studying percussion and various instruments. At sixteen, she encountered the gospel musical Mama, Mama, I Want to Sing! , an experience that profoundly shaped her artistic identity and led her to center her expression around the voice as her core instrument. She made her major-label debut in 1995, becoming one of the pioneering voices of Japan’s emerging R&B scene with her expansive, soulful vocals rooted in Black music traditions. In 2001, she began releasing music under the name Lyrico, presenting a new musical direction that blended oriental elements with contemporary R&B. She returned to her original name in 2008 and has since released 19 singles and 15 albums. In recent years, she has performed as a touring backing vocalist for SING LIKE TALKING, Tomoyasu Hotei, and Masayuki Suzuki, while also expanding her creative work through musical theater performances, songwriting, track production, and vocal arrangement. 神奈川県出身のシンガーソングライター。11歳で第28回グラミー賞に触れ音楽家を志し、打楽器をはじめ様々な楽器を学びながら感性を磨く。16歳でゴスペル・ミュージカル『Mama I Want To Sing』と出会い、“魂の声”に貫かれる体験を経て、歌を自身の表現の核に据えた。 1995年、メジャーデビュー。ブラック・ミュージックの素養に裏打ちされた伸びやかな歌唱で、日本のR&Bシーン黎明期を牽引。 2001年よりLyrico名義に改め、オリエンタリズムとR&Bを融合した新たな音楽性を提示。2008年に本名へ戻り、現在までにシングル19枚、アルバム15枚を発表する。 近年はSING LIKE TALKING、布袋寅泰、鈴木雅之らのツアーコーラスを務めるほか、ミュージカルへの出演、楽曲提供、トラックメイキング、コーラスアレンジなど活動の幅を広げている。