Good singers I imagine how their voices would fit in Kajiura's music?

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Totally from left field (not Kajiura-related) but listen to this contralto voice (American lady)... I heard her and just wondered about her singing the contralto harmony in Kajiura's music and the weight of her voice/tone, and of course contrasting with Keiko's voice type. Keiko's definitely a lighter contralto.

https://www.instagram.com/stories/direct/3565543773997372600_1587213724

I think Kajiura should compose for some quality American (and Filipina) vocalists ... seriously.
A Fiction III album (Back to the Basics)?
 
The first two links for Rihona and Airi were the same. You mistakenly pasted it twice!

OK, for these singers. I have to say Rihona sounded like the usual JPop ballad voice type, not very strong at belting and more of that nasal. resonance.

Airi seems like a stronger singer to me. She can sing high and belt! She has over 400k subs on YouTube, so she's probably making some good money and is popular too.
This was a good and not-easy song to cover, with LiSA's constant high belting.

This collab song seems like a better representation for her in terms of versatility. Some of talk about this bringing her out of her usual idol fare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnTJ_BEM_9U.
This is from a live performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8-2p0D2Hfk and she sounds even stronger.
This is a song called, "I Became Someone Else's Girlfriend"; a live performance - https://youtu.be/pCTQkFpznKU?si=Zj4pos8bYm7NgUDF - and I like her acting/vulnerable singing, which is fitting for the song and character-singing.
She seems like a part-idol, part-anisong singer.

I dont know any filipina who works in japan apart from Beverly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y10_zkbRnAs
Beverly is a strong vocalist, definitely with Philippines good-singing gene. Is she the one who did a live collab with Keiko once upon a time?
In fact, in this song you shared the link she sounds comparable to R!n/Gemie who works with Sawano Hiroyuki and is known for a couple of favourite Attack on Titan songs, though I think Beverly is stronger at high mix belts (a higher ring).

I think she would be a solid vocalist to have singing a Kajiura song or two, in the vein of JUNNA (a young, energetic, belting female singer).
 
Wait a minute!

Was Ari Suzuki one of the vocalists in the MegaSIX concerts, with Emiko Suzuki? Her Wikipedia seems to be saying so... 😲
I quote: "From January 31 through March 16, Suzuki will be one of two actresses to play the role of Katherine Howard in a dual-cast production of the musical Six.".
 
Yup thats her, so if Emi and her know each other she might jump on the Kajiura train as well sometime in future :)
The fact that the two of them were picked together with Eliana from nZK is interesting.

SIX requires singers with more soul-oriented vocalists who are good belters and have some theatre singing experience. I wonder if Kaori could be considered in that class, on the second point, with her SH experience.
 
This a First Take / HighwayStar Covers kind of channel but different agency
https://www.youtube.com/@CrosSing_official
They have 1 artist covering song and then interview with him or her I dont know anyone from there apart from May'n
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIN_3oxHiE8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qR5u_KlMPyY

and this was pretty cute too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpusJLYHTS4 (here you can see how Airi Suzuki is better) but i find her interview cute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GczmRaJW7Q4

Anna ni Isshou datta no ni https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjZWECYwgH8 and interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFoOMerYmLs
(I wonder where they found that fake karaoke track lol, and what kind of mouse sound was that at 5:12 🐭)
oh i think i found answer to my first question on the credits
CREDIT
Lyrics: Chiaki Ishikawa
Composed by Yuki Kajiura
Arrangement: Yudai Ota
Music Production: APDREAM
Video Production: Ryo Yamanaka
 
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https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1WbSQYUEPF/?spm_id_from=333.788.player.switch
I have to give a shoutout to MIKI MASUDA! Her tone and vocal color/skill is exceptional and I would really have loved to hear her sing with the current FictionJunction providing backing vocals.

She's become a voice I love to hear whenever she's available. Since I'm talking about good alternative vocalists for Kajiura's music and not necessarily artists or starlets, I think she's a good choice to mention (for me anyway).
 
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