Maia Hirasawa

Maia Hirasawa (born 5 May 1980) is a Swedish singer-songwriter.

Maia Hirasawa
Maia Hirasawa
Background information
Born	(1980-05-05) 5 May 1980 (age 45) Sollentuna, Sweden
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Razzia Records Thrive Records Victor Entertainment

She was born and raised in Sollentuna, Stockholm, Sweden but has lived for many years in Gothenburg. Maia became known through Annika Norlin's band Hello Saferide, where she is a back-up singer. Her solo career began in early 2007 when the song "And I Found This Boy" started being played heavily on Swedish radio. The single was followed up by the album "Though, I'm Just Me" and the single "Gothenburg". During the summer of 2007 she toured around Sweden, playing at such shows as Allsång på Skansen, Hultsfredsfestivalen, Peace & Love and Arvika Festival. In 2010 she for the first time released material in Swedish with the EP "Dröm bort mig igen".^[1]

Discography

Albums

Year	Album Information	Peak chart positions
		SWE [2]	JPN [3]
2007	Though, I'm Just Me Released: 12 April 2007 Language: English Formats: CD, digital download	9	—
2009	"GBG vs STHLM" Released: 3 April 2009 Language: English Formats: CD, digital download	12	—
2011	Maia Hirasawa Released: 19 January 2011 Language: English, Japanese, Swedish Formats: CD, digital download	—	37
2012	We Got It Released: 25 January 2012 Language: English Formats: CD, digital download	—	100
2012	What I Saw Released: April 2013 Language: English Formats: CD, digital download	—	9

Extended plays

• 2006 – The My New Friend EP
• 2010 – Dröm bort mig igen
• 2011 – Boom!

Singles

Release	Title	Notes	Chart positions		Album
			SWE [2]	JPN [4]
2007	"Mattis & Maia"		—	—	Though, I'm Just Me
	"And I Found This Boy"		56	—
	"Gothenburg"		—	—
2008	"The Worrying Kind"	The Ark cover	9	—
2009	"South Again"		—	—	"GBG vs STHLM"
2010	"Come with Me" feat. Nicolai Dunger		—	—
	"It Doesn't Stop"	Used in Kao essential damage shampoo TV commercials[5]	—	4	Maia Hirasawa
2011	"Boom!"	Used in JR Kyushu Shinkansen TV commercials[5]	—	6	Boom! (extended play)
	"We Got It"		—	24	We Got It
	"The Real Me Song"		—	—
	"The Gift"		—	39
2012	"The Best Team"	Used in Kao essential damage shampoo TV commercials[5]	—	18

Songs as featured artist

Release	Title	Notes	Chart positions		Album
			Oricon (JPN) [3]	Japan Hot 100 (JPN) [4]
2010	"Nerumare (After Long Tomorrow)" (Toe feat. Maia Hirasawa)	Used in Pocari Sweat TV commercials[5]	—	—	—
2011	"Bang Bang" (Pizzicato One feat. Maia Hirasawa)	Cher cover	—	—	One and Ten Very Sad Songs
	"Apathy" (Jazztronik feat. Maia Hirasawa)		—	—	Dig Dig Dig
	"Movin'" (Soil & "Pimp" Sessions feat. Maia Hirasawa)		31	31	Magnetic Soil
	"Waltz for Debby" (Sweet Swing feat. Maia Hirasawa)	Jazz standard	—	—	Sweet Swing for Hershey's