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Ray (musician)
Japanese singer and radio personality From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Reika Nakayama (中山 怜香, Nakayama Reika; born October 14, 1990),[1][2] better known by her stage name Ray, is a Japanese singer and radio personality from Hokkaido. She signed to Geneon Universal Entertainment.
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Biography
Ray was born in Sapporo and raised in Otaru, Hokkaido. Ray originally worked as a gravure idol, performing at a singing audition event sponsored by Avex and Usen called a-motion2007, and releasing a DVD called Peach Collection[1][2][3][4] and a second DVD called Pure Smile in 2008.[5][6] She tried out for the All-Japan Anime Song Grand Prix in 2010. She also covered songs under the moniker Clione (クリオネちゃ).[5]
She made her debut as a singer in 2012, performing the opening theme song "Sign" for the anime Waiting in the Summer.[7] Her second single "Rakuen Project" (楽園PROJECT; "Paradise Project") was released on October 24, 2012, which is used as the opening theme to the 2012 anime television series To Love-Ru Darkness.[8] Her third single "Recall" was released on February 6, 2013, which is used as the ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Amnesia.[9]
On a blog post posted on January 25, 2017, Ray announced her retirement from singing to pursue other unspecified activities.[10][11]
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Discography
Albums
Singles
Other album appearances
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Appearances
Television
- Anime-TV (studio guest: December 29, 2011 and February 16, 2012)
- Anipara Ongakukan (live guest: March 30, 2012)
Radio
- A&G Artist Zone 2h (Tuesday host: January 3, 2012 – )
- A&G Chō Radio Show: Anisupa! (guest: January 28, 2012)
- Radio Rondo Robe (guest: February 3, 2012)
- Nonko to Nobita no Anime Scramble (guest: February 24, 2012)
- Kawada Mami no Attack Young (guest: November 14, 2012)
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