Maki Nomiya

is a Japanese singer and musician. She is known as the . Maki released her first solo album in 1981, and worked through the 1980s as the lead vocalist of the new wave band . In 1991, she became the lead singer of the band Pizzicato Five. When the group disbanded in 2001, she embarked on a solo career. She also appears singing solo on the soundtrack of the game We Love Katamari and in the 2008 Japanese version of Just One Second (Jikan Wo Tomete) by London Elektricity.

Solo discography 1981: Pink no Kokoro (Pink Heart) 2000: Miss Maki Nomiya Sings 2002: Lady Miss Warp 2004: Dress Code 2005: Big Bang Romance EP (a/k/a Maki Nomiya Loves M-Flo) (with M-Flo) 2005: Party People 2009: Maki-Takai No Jetlag (with Fernanda Takai) 2012: 30 Greatest Self Covers & More!!! 2014: Miss Maki Nomiya Sings Shibuya-kei Standards 2015: What the World Needs Now Is Love 2016: Un homme et une femme 2017: Vacances Shibuya-kei wo Utau – Wonderful Summer 2022: New Beautiful