Miku Sawai

is a Japanese musician from Osaka who is signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan. She made her debut as a professional artist in 2011 with the release of her first single "Atashi, Kyō, Shitsuren Shimashita". Her music has been used as theme songs to various anime television series such as Kimi to Boku, Kill la Kill, Akame ga Kill, and Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.

Biography Sawai was born in Osaka on September 16, 1993. She auditioned with Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2009, which lead to her being called to Tokyo. She recorded four songs at their studio and was offered a contract, while she was still studying in high school. She made her major debut in 2011 with the release of her first single on May 11, 2011; the single charted at 110 on the Oricon weekly charts. Due to her work as a singer, she had to transfer to a high school in Tokyo in order to continue her studies.

In 2012 she released two singles: and .

She released her first album Sentimental on June 5, 2013. She then released the single , whose title track was used as the first ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Kill la Kill; the single peaked at 37 on the Oricon weekly charts. She released the single on August 13, 2014, whose title track is used as the first ending theme to the anime television series Akame ga Kill!. She released the single on January 28, 2015; the title track is used as the ending theme to the anime television series Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend.

On March 25, 2015, she released her second album. Later, on March 2, 2016, she released the single "Wake Me Up"; the title song was used as theme song for Sugoi Japan Award 2016, while the second track of the song "Tsukiakari" (ツキアカリ) is a self-cover of a song she originally wrote for Sora Amamiya second single.

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak Chart PositionsOricon センチメンタル。 (Sentimental) Released: June 5, 2013 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download 185憂鬱日和。 (Days of Depression) Released: March 25, 2015 Label: Mastersix Foundation Formats: CD, digital download 198