Origa Explained

Origa
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Background:solo_singer
Birth Name:Olga Vital'evna Yakovleva
Birth Date:12 October 1970
Birth Place:Kochenyovo, Novosibirsk Oblast, Soviet Union
Death Place:Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Alias:ORIGA
Origin:Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Instrument:Vocals, piano
Genre:New-age, electronica, anime soundtrack
Occupation:Singer-songwriter, musician, composer
Years Active:1991–2015
Associated Acts:Yoko Kanno, Seiya

Olga Vitalevna Yakovleva (Russian: link=no|Ольга Витальевна Яковлева, October 12, 1970 – January 17, 2015), better known as Origa, was a Russian singer who rose to prominence for her musical collaborations in Japan, especially her work for the franchise.

History

Origa was born in the small urban village of Kochenyovo, 50 kilometres west of Novosibirsk.After graduating from music school in 1990, she took an opportunity to visit Japan in 1991 and finally contracted with the ROAD&SKY Organization in 1993. She later participated in several projects with various artists in addition to the Radio Japan Series and being part of the chorus for the Kobe earthquake disaster charity single. She released eight solo albums, three mini-albums, two compilation albums and 3 singles. She gained popularity outside Japan with the release of and the subsequent original soundtracks, and .

These were written by long-time friend and composer Yoko Kanno, and both the first season's theme song, Inner Universe (featuring boy soprano Ben Del Maestro) and the second season's theme song, Rise, used Origa's vocals. Origa first performed with Kanno for ∀ Gundam, singing "Moon" in concerts (on the CD "Moon" is performed by Kanno under the pseudonym of Gabriela Robin; Kanno did not perform this song live until a surprise performance in 2009). In 2005, Origa performed songs for the anime series Fantastic Children, most notably the ending theme "Mizu no Madoromi".

In 2006, Origa was involved in the lyrics and vocal performance for the opening song "Player" and the ending theme "date of rebirth" from the movie . In 2007, Origa performed with Yoko Kanno for the Ragnarok 2 Concert. There, she performed all three Ghost in the Shell opening themes; "Player" from Solid State Society, "Inner Universe" from the first season, and "Rise" from 2nd GIG, and substituted for Ilaria Graziano on "Yoru_Vo", Pierre Bensusan on "ELM", and Gabriela Robin on "Torukia". She also performed alongside fellow vocalists Maaya Sakamoto and Mai Yamane and joined in singing selected songs originally performed only by Maaya.

On December 19, 2008, she performed at Sugizo's "Rise to Cosmic Dance" concert held at Tokyo's Shibuya-AX hall. She later appeared on his 2011 single "The Edge".[1]

She lent her voice to the soundtrack for the video game Final Fantasy XIII-2. The game was released in Japan on December 15, 2011. The soundtrack was composed by Masashi Hamauzu, Naoshi Mizuta and Mitsuto Suzuki.

Beginning in 2013, she worked alongside musician Seiya and the duo have performed together worldwide.[2] In 2014, Origa attended Anirevo (Anime Revolution) where she performed in concert.[3] She performed songs from the Ghost in the Shell series and a medley of many other theme songs, including the debut of what would later become her last song, "Bells".[4] She also participated in a panel with Production I.G CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa.

Death

Origa died of heart failure Saturday January 17, 2015 at 8:20 AM following 8 days of hospitalization in the Kanagawa Prefecture.[5]

Although the announcement on her official website says she died of heart failure a tweet by anime voice actress Jenya says she died of lung cancer while another source adds she had fought with lung cancer for 2 years already.[6] [7]

Discography

Solo career

Demos:

Studio albums:

Singles:

Mini albums:

Compilation albums:

Featured discography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sugizo announces anti-nuclear power song, "No More Nukes". tokyohive.com. April 11, 2011. January 21, 2014.
  2. http://redeblast.com/post/international-interview-with-singer-seiya-by-radio-blast{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  3. Web site: Anirevo 2014 Guest: Origa. AniRevo 2015. February 13, 2015. July 23, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723031624/http://www.animerevolution.ca/featured/featured-guests/anirevo-2014-guest-origa/. dead.
  4. Web site: Video: Exclusive preview of new song by Origa. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150417171329/http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Video+Exclusive+preview+song+Origa/10154542/story.html. 2015-04-17.
  5. Web site: Takahashi . Nobuhiko . January 19, 2015 . Sad announcement . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171126053512/http://origamusic.com/information/ . 2017-11-26 . Origa . 2024-05-19.
  6. Web site: Ghost in the Shell Singer Origa Passes Away. December 2, 2016.
  7. Web site: Origa, 'Ghost in the Shell' Singer Passes Away. January 19, 2015. July 10, 2020.
  8. Web site: Final Fantasy XIII-2 オリジナル・サウンドトラック . Square Enix . January 21, 2014 . January 5, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140105201015/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/music/sem/page/fabula/ff13-2/ . dead .

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