New Artist ~Fukuhara Miho~

hayasaki · #1 13th April 2008, 01:52 AM

I was watching TV this morning and saw this very interesting artist

Fukuhara Miho

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Birthday: June 19, 1987
Birth Place: Sapporo, Hokkaido
Height: 165cm
Blood Type: O
Favourite Movies: Blade, The Blues Brothers, The Fast and the Furious, Hardball, The Shawshank Redemption, Star Wars
Favourite Musical Artists: 2pac, The Beatles, Mary J. Blige, Aretha Franklin, Donny Hathaway, Alicia Keys, B.B. King, Wilson Pickett, Santana, Angie Stone, Joss Stone, The Temptations, Luther Vandross, Stevie Wonder

Her parents enjoyed music, so from a young age she was always surrounded by a wide array of styles of music (especially Western music). In December 2002, by chance she was featured on a Hokkaido-based TV karaoke competition and sung a cover of Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas Is You, and was recognised by the show's judges for her talent.

In May 2006, after finishing high-school, she debuted as an indies artist on the Hokkaido-based Yumechika Records label with the cover single, The Roots (the leading song from the single was a cover of Stevie Wonder's Sir Duke). The single charted in at #3 on the Sapporo HMV store's internal charts. When holding in-store lives, she would regularly sell over 100 copies per live. Following this up in October, she released a mini-album, Step☆Out EP, featuring original songs as well as covers. Totalled together, these two releases sold over 6,000 copies.

Fukuhara in 2007 was signed to Sony records, and prior to her debut released a cover of Céline Dion's Because You Loved Me on the compilation album TRIBUTE TO CELINE DION. Her debut single, CHANGE, is planned to be released in April 2008.

Fukuhara has been praised by such artists as Corrine Bailey Rae and GEO from Sweetbox.

official Website

Song From her Previous Indie Album
(MF) Believe My Way

PV of her Debut Single under Sony
Change>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpF_qHjzBg4

#2 13th April 2008, 01:58 AM

Already a thread on her~

Edit; Wait. You even made the previous thread. With the exact same text. Wth?

CHE.R.RY · #3 13th April 2008, 02:04 AM

^ This has happened to me before. The server like randomly duplicated a thread I made lol. I don't know if that's the case here though.

hayasaki · #4 13th April 2008, 02:14 AM

LOL...i don't really know how can i explain it exactly... But the first thread i made is on the "Artist and Band" section right? so i thought i put it on the wrong place and i have no idea how to move it that's why i made a new thread here again... sorry if i did a mistake +_+

EDIT: it says.... Artist and Band: to highlight popular artists or band...LOL

bondingo · #5 13th April 2008, 03:35 AM

Oh, I like her voice. Thanks for introducing her. Hopefully she becomes something I'd like to follow.

**Yoake** · #6 13th April 2008, 11:25 AM

thanks for sharing^^

PoetGirl · #7 14th April 2008, 03:05 AM

nice, thank u for introducin' her

hayasaki · #8 14th April 2008, 04:41 AM

she sounds so Aguillera right? XD

PoetGirl · #9 14th April 2008, 11:50 AM

^ yea, but i hate aguilera lol, thats why i didnt mentioned. this girl is better.

reixminako · #10 14th April 2008, 08:10 PM

she sounds almost exactly like Christina Aguilera (0_0) But this girl doesn't overdo her voice as much...

**sugarbasil** · #11 15th April 2008, 04:53 AM

^^I have to agree with everyone else. She sounds exactly like Christina Aguilera. And I must say that that is not what I expected her to sound like. I was expecting a ballad. O_o I can't say I'm a huge fan, but I don't find her bad. Thanks for introducing her! I always like trying out new artists.

bondingo · #12 16th April 2008, 11:00 AM

You know, I didn't notice it until everyone here started saying it, but there are some definite similarities to Christina Aguilera. I think saying that she sounds exactly like Christina is without a doubt exaggerating but she does have a very good voice.