shela

shela is the stage name of Japanese pop singer and actress Megumi Oizumi (大泉めぐみ), born on March 4, 1980, in Bibai, Japan. She appeared on ASAYAN in 1996 and joined the unit AIS. On June 4, 1997, she made her major-label debut as the vocalist and alto saxophonist of the three-member group FBI. The group released three singles before she began her solo career. She re-debuted as shela under Avex Trax with the single "White" on December 1, 1999. Active since the late 1990s, she has been associated with J-pop and Tokuma Shoten, and her official site was hosted at avexnet.or.jp. In November 2000, she won a newcomer prize at the 33rd All Japan Cable Radio Awards. In 2001, her first album, "COLORLESS", reached No. 1 on the Oricon weekly album chart. Her early solo period also included the ending themes "Tsuki to Taiyou (月と太陽)" for One Piece, "Let me be with You" for Ikkitousen, and "Days" for Hikaru no Go. In 2004, she formed the unit sunny-side up. After best-of releases in 2005, she later appeared in the 2009 stage production "殺し屋シュウ 〜シュート・ミー〜" and resumed activity through Rosso Records.