Sarah Alainn, Japanese artist

[Simba]

Discovered her as related artists when browsing through itunes Japan.
She's got an amazing voice as do many Japanese singers to begin with XD
Farewell
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4XDGio-Wi4
Cinema Paradiso
www.youtube.com/watch?v=clxPCZZEatQ
Live singing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqkIzGGz8ts

It's amazing to note that she's covered a couple of Hayley's songs! Summer rain and Hayley's cover of Both sides now! It's delighting to know that Hayley's songs are being covered by professional artists too

[martindn]

Nice voice.

Martin D

[Dave]

I am currently listening to her debut album "Celeste" on qobuz.com ... and Sarah now has an official website: www.sarahalainn.net/english/profile/index.html

Here is the first bit of her profile. Interesting. Nice voice. Breathy in general, or maybe that's just my new speakers being a bit too revealing!

Sarah Àlainn | サラ オレイン

Sarah Àlainn grew up in Sydney, Australia to a father, a diplomat, and a musician for a mother. At the age of five she began playing violin, and by the time she was six her talent was discovered by Australian violinist Perry Hart, the star pupil of Szymon Goldberg, the legendary violinist who at the young age of 20 became the concertmaster for the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. After winning a number of national contests, Sarah enrolled at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she studied under Polish violinist, Wanda Wilkomirska.

From childhood she also demonstrated a talent for singing, her vocal range spanning over 3 octaves. At 14 she auditioned for an operetta at the conservatory, where she was cast as the leading role of Mabel in The Pirates of Penzance. From that moment she began formal singing lessons under Australian soprano, Paula Clarkestone.

Very relaxing voice and song choices, nice to hear Summer Rain, but I can't work out if she really is Japanese, or Australian! Her involvement with Japan seems to have started here: "In 2008, Sarah was among 25 students selected from all over the world to participate in an exchange program at the University of Tokyo."

Cheers, Dave

[John H]

One parent is Japanese, the other Australian I believe, but I am not sure which way round.
Her professional life certainly seems to be based in Japan now.

I love the sound of her voice, but some of her vowel sounds occasionally jolt me out of my trance.

Sarah has recently released her third album, the strangely named "f".

[Richard]

According to Wikipedia Japan, Sarah Àlainn was born in Sydney, so she's Australian by birth. See the translated page HERE.

Richard

[maya]

2 years after Hayley has appeared on the famous NHK's TV program "Asaichi" shown below,
www.hayley-westenra-international.com/content/nhk-tv-2-august-2013-subtitled-video

Sara appeared in August 2015 as is linked below.



The comedian Gucci Yuzo is introducing Sara saying something quite similar what he said to Hayley.

[cloudbusting.heights]

I can't find her cover of Summer Rain or Both Sides Now she has a lovely voice! I think I may have a new musical interest (finally LOL)