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· Debut release
Debut release: ソララド
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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Biography
English biography191 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1365228287
Biography
Riya (born February 18) is a female Japanese singer from Fukuoka, Japan. In her early career, she admired Akino Arai. Riya eventually became the lead singer and lyricist to the J-pop band Eufonius, which debuted in 2003.
Singles
"Toki no Mukōgawa", Released March 24, 2005 by Lantis
Albums
Sorarado, Released on December 28, 2003
Sorarado Append, Released on December 28, 2004
Love Song, Released August 31, 2005 by Key Sounds Label
Other songs
"Mawaru Sekai de" (duet with Haruka Shimotsuki; opening theme to PlayStation 2 game Akai Ito)
"Tabiji no Hate" (duet with Haruka Shimotsuki; ending theme to Akai Ito)
"Dianoia" (opening theme to PC game Saishū Shiken Kujira)
"Crescent Moon" (opening theme to Dreamcast & PlayStation 2 game Suigetsu ~mayoigokoro~)
"Mag Mell" (opening theme to Clannad)
"-Kage Futatsu-" ("-Two Shadows-")/ "Chiisana Tenohira" (ending theme to Clannad)
"Hikari no Hō e ~Ashita e no Jumon~ (opening theme to PlayStation 2 game Mabino x Style)
"Narcissus" (opening theme to Narcissu: Side 2nd)
"Apocrypha" (opening theme to Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica)
"Reflectia" (opening theme to True Tears and, in a modified version, as an insert song for Tari Tari)
"Hiyoku no Hane" (opening theme to Yosuga no Sora)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 2 studio albums)
Albums · 2
2003 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 6 tracks · 34:27
1少女の幻想5:442オーバー5:083海鳴り5:524遠い旅の記憶5:385一万の軌跡6:536空に光る5:122005 · studio album
Search SpotifySearch YouTube Music
Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:11:56
1始まりの坂3:522蒼の夢6:153星なる石6:314走る4:115百年の夏6:586僕らの恋7:047灰色の羽根4:548グラモフォン5:229神話5:3410氷時計3:5811折れない翼5:0312そして物語が終わる7:4113Love Song4:33
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Kanon AIR Piano Arrange Album Re-feelSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 41:361約束4:02 2少女の檻4:18 3pure snows3:39 4夢の跡3:24 5残光4:14 6夏影3:17 7伝承4:19 8青空5:33 9夢語り4:39 10鳥の詩4:11 | Remix | 28 December 2003 |
EP · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ソララドアペンドSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 19:161同じ高み4:54 2風の少女3:50 3ひとひらの桜6:31 4木漏れ日4:01 | 28 December 2004 |
Single · 5
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 時の向こう側Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 18:461時の向こう側4:39 2空の果てへ4:46 3時の向こう側 (off vocal)4:36 4空の果てへ (off vocal)4:45 | 24 March 2005 | ||
| 2017 | one of a kind 1chorus ver.Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 1:511one of a kind 1chorus ver.1:51 | 11 August 2017 | ||
| 2018 | From now on ～勇気の向こうに～Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 4:331From now on ～勇気の向こうに～4:33 | 27 July 2018 | ||
| 2020 | グリザイア:ファントムトリガー Vol.7 エンディングテーマソング 黎明のエリュシオンSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks · 12:181黎明のエリュシオン4:16 2黎明のエリュシオン(Inst.)4:16 3黎明のエリュシオン(short.ver)1:54 4黎明のエリュシオン(Short Inst Ver)1:52 | 22 July 2020 | ||
| 2021 | one of a kind acoustic version one chorusSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 2:471one of a kind acoustic version one chorus2:47 | 30 December 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Riya head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 9 | 54.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 2 | 78.8th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 4 | 75.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
Awards & honours
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| refio(band) | — | 2004 | |
| eufonius(band) | — | present | lead vocals |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eae3c517-9faf-4ac4-bde7-5bd4edf56023discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/eae3c517-9faf-4ac4-bde7-5bd4edf56023core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455662genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q455662seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riya_%28singer%29biography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riya_%28singer%29
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Japanese singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q455662 · MusicBrainz: eae3c517-9faf-4ac4-bde7-5bd4edf56023
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