Mayumi Kojima
| Mayumi Kojima 小島 麻由美 |
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| Native name | 小島麻由美 |
| Birth name | Mayumi Kojima |
| Born |
September 30, 1972 Nakano, Tokyo, Japan |
| Genres | Shibuya-Kei, Jazz, Blues, Bossa nova |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Associated acts | Asa-Chang, Boom Pam, Hideki Kaji |
| Website | kojimamayumi |
Mayumi Kojima (小島麻由美 Kojima Mayumi?, born September 30, 1972) is a Japanese Shibuya-kei musician. As of 2015, she has released 10 studio albums, 3 extended plays and several singles. Her music has been featured in multiple movies and television commercials. In the west, she is best known for her songs "Hatsukoi" (はつ恋?), which was featured in a Nintendo commercial for the video game Super Mario Advance 4, and "Poltergeist" (ポルターガイスト Porutāgaisuto?), which was used as the opening theme song of the anime Ghost Hound.
Mayumi Kojima was born in Tokyo. When she was in high school, she heard some music by Rosemary Clooney and suddenly became captivated by American 50s music. But English lyrics were troublesome, so she decided to make her own music. In childhood, influenced by her brother, she enjoyed listening to classical music, but with the new influence of 50s and 60s pop, she wanted to cross jazzy rhythms with different musical genres like the old pop artists did. At the age of 18, she wrote her first song, "Manatsu no Umi" (真夏の海?), and the demo tape was noticed by a record company. From then on, her life as a musician started. She made her debut release on July 21, 1995 with the single "Kekkonsōdanjo" (結婚相談所?), and in 1998, having released 3 albums and 6 singles since her debut, she went on her first national tour.
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