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Kirito | |
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| Birth name | 村田真也 (Murata Shin'ya) |
| Born | 24 February 1972 Sapporo, Japan |
| Genres | Rock |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar and vocals |
| Years active | 1990–present |
Kirito (キリト) is a Japanese rock singer and musician. He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Formerly vocalist of the rock band Pierrot, he is now the vocalist of Angelo and also holds a solo career.
Kirito was initially involved with Pierrot (originally named Dizy-Lizy), then formed Angelo.
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Main article: Pierrot (band) |
Kirito appeared into the world of rock for the first time in 1990, with the obscure visual kei group Crash and Noise. He then went on to join Dizy-Lizy in early 1992. The first line-up of Dizy-Lizy was Hidelow on vocals, Kirito (then going by his real name, Shinya) and Jun on guitar, Kohta on bass and Luka on drums. After the group changed its name to Pierrot, Hidelow and Luka left, while Takeo and Aiji joined creating its final line-up of; Kirito on vocals, Jun and Aiji on guitar, Kohta on bass and Takeo on drums.
In 1998, the group debuted with the release of its single "Clear Sky". Before the members disbanded in 2006, they created a total of 11 albums and 19 singles.
The group announced it would disband 12 April 2006.
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Main article: Angelo (band) |
The group members are the remnants from Pierrot which included Kirito, Kohta and Takeo and announced its formation 14 August 2006. It quickly produced their first single, aptly titled "Reborn", which was released 8 November 2006. After only a few months, it released its second single "Winter Moon", 28 February 2007.
On 18 April 2007, they released their first album, titled Rebirth of Newborn Baby.
Kirito's solo work officially began 6 July 2005, seven months before Pierrot disbanded. That same day, he released his first single entitled "Door".
The movie Scary Children's Song (こわい童謡) was released 28 July 2007, with Kirito's song "Heartbeat" as its theme song.
