Kunimi Andrea
| Kunimi Andrea | |
|---|---|
| Born | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Kunimi Andrea is an American singer, actress, voice over artist and edutainer. Andrea is known for her role as the main singer, actress on a popular children's television show Shimajiro for Playtime for Toddlers.[1][2][3]
Early life and career beginnings
Andrea was born in San Francisco, California to an American mother, Teri Suzanne, from Monrovia and a Japanese father. Her parents met while her mother was studying abroad in Japan.[1][2][4] She is the older sister of Mayuka Thaïs[4] and have worked on numerous albums together.[5] Andrea started her singing career at the age of 8 and recorded Minna De Merry Christmas from Nippon Columbia. In 2004, Andrea recorded Genki Genki Utaou Nontan's bilingual Christmas album for Nippon Columbia along with her sister Mayuka Thaïs, and her mother Teri Suzanne.[6] To date, Andrea has worked on countless albums and singles. [7] She honed her acting skills for 13 years while studying at the Aoyama Theatre in the round, bilingual Performing Arts Group (P.A.G),[4] at the National Children's Castle's Aoyama Theatre.[8]
Music
Albums
- Studio released:
| Title | Year | Role | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minna De Merry Christmas | 1988 | Singer | Nippon Columbia |
| The Adventures of Shiny & Sparkle | 1989 | Singer | ALC |
| Ninjin Cha Cha Cha | 1993 | Singer | Nippon Columbia |
| Ahiru Samba | 1994 | Singer | Nippon Columbia |
| Mrs. Santa's Series: Thanks Santa! | 1995 | Singer | Nippon Columbia |
| All We Need | 1998 | Singer-songwriter, performer | Nippon Columbia |
| Doki Doki Family | 1999 | Singer | Meito |
| Teri's Happy Animals | 2000 | Singer | Nippon Columbia, Meito |
| Mama to Asobou: Eigo no Asobi uta | 2000 | Singer | Nippon Columbia, Akachan Honpo |
| Bring Santa To Me | 2001 | Singer | Dream Illumination |
| Action 8 | 2002 | Singer | NHK software |
| Genki Genki Nontan Utaou! Christmas | 2004 | Singer | Nippon Columbia |
| Play Time for Toddlers | 2005 | Singer | Benesse |
| Christmas Songs Best of Best | 2019 | Singer | Nippon Columbia |
Singles
- Just One More Time (2020) added Harmonies for Mayuka Thaïs's single
- Released Nippon Columbia:
- Kaze no Youni (1993)
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Action 8 | Herself | NHK Software |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ehonya". Ehonya. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wakabayashi, Lane (November 23, 2001). "'ENGLISH IN ACTION' Pioneer still speaking up and acting out". The Japan Times. Retrieved November 23, 2001.
- ↑ "Behind the Voice Actors". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Johnston, George. "INTO THE NEXT STAGE: Learning Japanese and the Shimajiro Connection". Rafu Shimpo. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
- ↑ Samuels, Elliott (November 12, 2016). "Artist Mayuka Thais: 'Remember to look at everything with wonder'". Japan Times. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Genki Genki Nontan". Nippon Columbia Japan. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
- ↑ "Tower Records Kunimi Andrea". tower.jp. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ↑ Samuels, Elliot (April 23, 2017). "Cut paper artist Teri Suzanne: 'a pair of scissors is the superhero of utensils'". Retrieved April 22, 2017.
External links
   | This article about a singer-songwriter from the United States is a stub. You can help EverybodyWiki by expanding it. |
This article "Kunimi Andrea" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:Kunimi Andrea. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
