MISIA - a Japanese R&B singer

[kyjo]

Yes, I do listen to music other than classical The Japanese R&B singer MISIA is one of my favorite non-classical artists. I happened across her music after being introduced to Asian pop music (which I much prefer to its American counterpart) by a friend. She has a powerful but never overbearing voice which is perfectly suited to the deeply emotional nature of many of her songs. What's more, many of her songs feature a luscious full orchestral accompaniment which greatly appeals to me, needless to say. I find some of her songs as moving as a good number of classical pieces, which is saying a lot! Here are some of my favorite songs of hers:

Hatenaku Tsuzuku Story: https://youtu.be/QdVWtHc2_LU
Aitakute Ima: https://youtu.be/MYo5alIaUOk
Kioku: https://youtu.be/7vR-T0cV5Fw
Everything: https://youtu.be/aHIR33pOUv0
Yakusoku no Tsubasa: https://youtu.be/zvFNNClXczI
Hoshi no Yohni: https://youtu.be/Fpr0vaSg0Jc
Yes Forever: https://youtu.be/hahZhzl4vg0
Ashitae: https://youtu.be/mDrLC-71V9w

I particularly recommend these albums of hers (unfortunately, they're not on Spotify):
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Read more about her here: https://www.generasia.com/wiki/MISIA

[zamyrabyrd]

Are there any youtube vids with English subtitles?

[Spineur]

Another Misia, a queen a Fado, much more to my taste.  In this CD she sings Carlos Parades poems

[kyjo]

Are there any youtube vids with English subtitles?

Not to my knowledge, but if you Google the lyrics to her songs you can find English translations of some of them.