Nana Azuki AZUKI七 | |
Birth Date: | 1974 7, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Japan |
Genre: | Japanese pop, Rock |
Occupation: | lyricist, keyboardist, photographer, author |
Years Active: | 1999–2014, 2023- |
Label: | Giza Studio |
Associated Acts: | Garnet Crow Deen Wands Field of View |
Website: | http://garnetcrow.com/ |
(born July 26, 1974) is a Japanese musical lyricist and keyboardist under Giza Studio label. She is a former member of the Japanese pop band Garnet Crow, primarily as the lead songwriter and keyboardist.
Since she was 4, and until she was 19, she took flute and piano lessons. After graduating from college in 1999, she began showing off her talents in a number of auditions. Her earlier works were associated with Maki Ohguro, Deen, Field of View, WAG and Wands.
After creating the band Garnet Crow in 1999 as a indie band and in 2000 as a major band, she has been continuing providing work to a number of Giza Studio artists as Takaoka Ai, Shiori Takei, Hayami Kishimoto and Sayuri Iwata. She has also worked has to Hitoshi Okamoto on his solo work as lyricist.[1]
After Garnet Crow disbanded, she composed one song for the Japanese singer Meg in 2014. From 2015 until 2022, her whereabouts were unknown, however in 2023 Azuki's name appeared in credits as lyricist of the song "...and Rescue me" performed by singer Rainy which serves as an ending theme for anime series Detective Conan.