Carmen Maki

Carmen Maki
Birth nameMaki Annette Lovelace
Born (1951-05-18) May 18, 1951 (age 73)
Kamakura, Japan
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • lyricist
InstrumentVocals
Years active1969–present
Labels
Websitewww.carmenmaki.jp

Carmen Maki (Japanese: カルメン・マキ, Hepburn: Karumen Maki, May 18, 1951), born Maki Annette Lovelace,[1] is a Japanese singer and lyricist, whose career spans more than five decades. After debuting as a folk singer in 1969 with the million-selling single "Toki ni wa Haha no Nai Ko no Yō ni", she quickly shifted to rock music and is best known for fronting the band Oz from 1972 to 1977. Maki was one of the first female rock vocalists in Japan,[2][3] and her work with Oz and Blues Creation has been credited with pioneering Japanese rock in general.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Profile". Carmen Maki Official Web (in Japanese). August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on August 16, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  2. ^ "カルメン・マキ、初のオールタイム・ベスト". Barks (in Japanese). June 1, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "カルメン・マキ&OZ、41年ぶり再結成 クラブチッタ30周年に久保田利伸らレジェンド集結". Oricon (in Japanese). August 16, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "長沢ヒロへ、リスペクトの嵐". Barks (in Japanese). January 16, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2024. 安全バンドは、1970年代に日本語のオリジナルを引っさげ、カルメン・マキ&OZ／クリエイション／四人囃子と並び、ロック黎明期を切り開きシーンに計り知れない影響をもたらしたバンドのひとつだ。
  5. ^ "カルメン・マキがブルース・クリエイションとともに日本のロックの礎を作り上げたと言っていい意欲作". OK Music (in Japanese). April 7, 2021. Archived from the original on April 13, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2024.