Olivia Lufkin
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Olivia Lufkin at the 2007 Japan Expo
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December 9, 1979 Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan |
| Other names | Olivia Inspi' Reira (Trapnest) |
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| Years active | 1996–1998 (group) 1999–present (solo) |
| Spouse(s) | Owen Vallis (m. 2012) |
| Relatives | Caroline Lufkin (younger sister) |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
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| Associated acts | D&D |
Olivia Lufkin (born December 9, 1979), professionally known as OLIVIA, is a Japanese-American bilingual singer and songwriter. She is the daughter of an American father and a Japanese mother. Her two younger siblings are Jeffrey Lufkin, who is a musician she collaborates regularly with and Caroline Lufkin, who is an independent musician. Lufkin began her solo career after being in the Japanese girl group D&D. She gained mainstream success in 2006 after creating songs for the fictional band Trapnest under the alias of Olivia Inspi' Reira (Trapnest), and the songs were used for the popular anime adaptation of Nana.
Olivia Lufkin was born on December 9, 1979 in Okinawa, Japan. In 1982, she moved to San Diego, California then back to Okinawa. Olivia later moved again to North Carolina for two years before moving back to Okinawa.
Olivia was discovered by the director of "Rising Productions" (Vision Factory) while attending the Okinawa Actors' School, subsequently signing to Avex Trax as part of the Japanese idol group D&D. Famed producer Tetsuya Komuro heard of Olivia one day and decided that she would be perfect for a project in which he was planning along with Jean Michel Jarre. The project was to create the theme song for the 1998 FIFA World Cup entitled Together Now. The single was released a month after D&D's first and only album. It was then decided that D&D would disband and be separated into two different groups: 'Olivia' as Olivia's solo-project and Aya & Chika as Aya & Chika from D&D.
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