Maia Hirasawa

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Maia Hirasawa
Maia Hirasawa
Maia Hirasawa
Background information
Born (1980-05-05) May 5, 1980 (age 41)
Sollentuna, Sweden
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2005–present
LabelsRazzia Records
Thrive Records
Victor Entertainment
Associated actsNicolai Dunger, Hello Saferide, Toe

Maia Hirasawa (born May 5, 1980) is a Swedish singer-songwriter of Swedish and Japanese parentage.

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
  • Released: April 12, 2007
  • Language: English
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 9 —
2009 ""
  • Released: April 3, 2009
  • Language: English
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 12 —
2011
  • Released: January 19, 2011
  • Language: English, Japanese, Swedish
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 37
2012
  • Released: January 25, 2012
  • Language: English
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — 100
2012
  • 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 — —
"" Used in Kao essential damage shampoo TV commercials[5] — 4 Maia Hirasawa
2011 "" Used in JR Kyushu Shinkansen TV commercials[5] — 6 Boom! (extended play)
"" — 24 We Got It
"The Real Me Song" — —
"" — 39
2012 "" 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"
( feat. Maia Hirasawa) 		Cher cover — — One and Ten Very Sad Songs
"Apathy"
(Jazztronik feat. Maia Hirasawa) 		— — Dig Dig Dig
""
(Soil & "Pimp" Sessions feat. Maia Hirasawa) 		31 31 Magnetic Soil
"Waltz for Debby"
( feat. Maia Hirasawa) 		Jazz standard — — Sweet Swing for Hershey's

References[]

  1. ^ "Allsång på Skansen fanns inte på min karta" Archived October 1, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Discography Maia Hirasawa". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  3. ^ a b "アーティスト： マイア・ヒラサワ". Oricon. Retrieved May 9, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "Hot 100｜JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN" (in Japanese). Billboard. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010.
  5. ^ a b c d "マイア・ヒラサワ（Maia Hirasawa） – タイアップ". CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved May 9, 2011.

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