Rie fu

Music career In 2002, while in high school, Rie fu learned guitar, and almost immediately began coming up with songs and recording them with a small tape recorder. She sent the demo tape off to a record company (Sony) and they signed her to their Palm Beach label. The following month she switched from Sony's Palm Beach label to its gr8! records label.

In 2009 she released her fourth full-length album, Urban Romantic. Having contributed vocals to all of the songs on Orange Range head Naoto's solo project delofamilia's second album, eddy, she went on tour with the band. She also joined Yōsui Inoue's commemorative 40th anniversary tour, contributing chorus vocals.

Her album, at Rie sessions, was released on March 31, 2010, and is her first self-produced album. Many of the tracks on the album feature duets with other notable singers, and were recorded at Rie fu's home. As of 2011 she is more heavily involved with delofamilia, with it being described as "A band based around Naoto Hiroyama and Rie fu" on the band's Facebook page.

Her song "Anata ga Koko ni Iru Riyuu" was in the anime D.Gray-man for their fifth closing song.

Her first compilation album, I Can Do Better, was released on November 23, 2011.

To celebrate the anniversary of ten years since her debut, Rie undertook a project to produce two consecutive albums titled 'I' and 'O' respectively. The project concept being that the first album 'I' stood for the word 'Inside' and was written from musical inspirations from her years of experiences 'inside' Japan and the Japanese music market. The second album titled 'O' stood for 'Outside' and was written and developed inspired by her developing Asian experiences. Placing the two albums side by side also created the image of the number 10 to mark the occasion and to acknowledge and thank her fans for ten successful years in the industry.

Rié In May 2016, Rie relocated to the UK launching a new artist name, Rié. Cognizant of differing musical styles in Japan and the UK, Rie chose to continue to release new music in Japan under the artist names of Rie Fu and Rié for the UK respectively. Her reasons for feeling the need to adapt the artist name to suit a different market is explained here.

Rié launched her first three track EP in June 2017, entitled 'Business Trips' it consisted of three new songs sung entirely in English, St Martin, Calling and Business Trips.

Discography

Studio albums

Special Project album TitleRelease dateFu Diary(released in six monthly installments)June 15, 2012 (You Do)July 15, 2012 (Easy) August 15, 2012 (Fujirock)September 15, 2012 October 15, 2012 (Jet Lag)November 15, 2012 (Winter Love Song)Fu Diary 2

Around The World

(released through Ototoy)

https://ototoy.jp/_/default/p/50338April 1 (Singapore) April 1, 2015 (Bali)

April 1, 2015 (China)

April 1, 2015 (New York)

April 1, 2015 (Bangladesh)

April 1, 2015 (Borneo)

April 1, 2015 (Rome)

Cover albums TitleRelease dateRie fu Sings The Carpenters September 4, 2013

Best-of Albums TitleRelease dateI Can Do BetterNovember 23, 2011

Singles Title Release date Rie who!? March 24, 2004 Life Is Like a Boat September 23, 2004 I Wanna Go to a Place...