Maki Nomiya

Biography

Maki Nomiya (Japanese: 野宮 真貴, Hepburn: Nomiya Maki; born March 12, 1960) is a Japanese singer and musician. She is known as the "Queen of Shibuya-kei" (渋谷系の女王, Shibuya-kei no Joō). Maki released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the new wave band Portable Rock. In 1991, she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five. When the group disbanded in 2001, she embarked on a solo career. She also appears singing solo on the soundtrack of the game We Love Katamari and in the 2008 Japanese version of Just One Second (Jikan Wo Tomete) by London Elektricity.

Solo discography

1981: Pink no Kokoro (Pink Heart)
2000: Miss Maki Nomiya Sings
2002: Lady Miss Warp
2004: Dress Code
2005: Big Bang Romance EP (a/k/a Maki Nomiya Loves M-Flo) (with M-Flo)
2005: Party People
2009: Maki-Takai No Jetlag (with Fernanda Takai)
2012: 30 Greatest Self Covers & More!!!
2014: Miss Maki Nomiya Sings Shibuya-kei Standards
2015: What the World Needs Now Is Love
2016: Un homme et une femme
2017: Vacances Shibuya-kei wo Utau – Wonderful Summer
2022: New Beautiful
2022: "Sweet Soul Revue" (with Rainych)