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Sheena Ringo
Creating adventurous Japanese pop and rock as a solo artist and with Tokyo Jihen.
Muzai Moratorium · Shoso Strip
- Born
- 25 November 1978
- Birthplace
- Urawa, Japan
More people
Sheena Ringo
Japanese singer, songwriter and musician known for theatrical presentation and stylistically restless arrangements.
Early life
Music and dance
Studied piano and ballet as a child.
Early performing
Grew up partly in Fukuoka and entered bands and music competitions before her recording debut.
Career
- 1998–2003
Solo breakthrough
Built a major recording career through increasingly ambitious albums.
- 2004–2012
Tokyo Jihen
Formed and fronted a band while continuing other creative work.
- 2010s–2020s
Multiple projects
Combined solo releases, writing for others and a reunited Tokyo Jihen.
Selected work
Muzai Moratorium
Her debut album combines forceful rock with distinctive vocal character.
Shoso Strip
A densely arranged second album that expanded her musical vocabulary.
Kalk Samen Kuri no Hana
An intricately structured album linking songs through recurring musical ideas.
Beyond work
Stage identity
Uses a performing name whose given-name element means apple.
Cross-media work
Has composed for theatre and contributed to large-scale cultural performances.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and references ↗Biography and contributions ↗Photo: Space Shower Network. CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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