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[Machine Translation] Sayaka, whose name is SYK, is an R&B singer who also has the face of an MC. She grew up in an environment where she was exposed to music from an early age, and recorded her first instrumental melody by herself at the age of 10. She was selected as a finalist out of about 7,000 applicants for the Sony-sponsored "Choice 3," which produced May j., Shota Shimizu, Bright, and others. She has also won numerous competitions, including the "Sony Music Love Jewel Diva Battle" held in front of Shibuya 109. She is highly acclaimed for her soulful singing ability that one cannot imagine from her appearance, her melodic sense that is uniquely Japanese, her self-production skills, and above all, her realistic lyrics based on a true story. In April 2008, her debut album "MY SOUL" was released nationwide, featuring guest appearances by SPHERE, Multi Plier Sync, and other artists active in Japan and abroad. The album also reached No. 1 overall on the Chaku-Uta site. It also ranked No. 1 in the R&B and HIPHOP categories on Mobage Town from among more than 20,000 songs. It also ranked in the top 10 overall in Japan. With not only Japanese but also English and Spanish in his arsenal, he has lived in New York to the east and LA to the west several times, and has experienced voice training, gospel choir, dance lessons, open mics, and short-term study abroad at the Berklee Collage of Music. She has also performed solo in sessions with local professional musicians, and even performed live at Times Square in the heart of New York City. He was also offered a chance to make his debut on a West Coast label, but decided to stay in Japan. In 2010, he joined XXXXXL ( HOOD SOUND ) under the direction of BIG RON and participated in the compilation album "Coast 2 Coast 03" ( I LUV YA feat. TWO-J ). The song "Dream Or Luv? feat. Daichi" from "NexStrz" supervised by BIG RON charted No. 1 weekly on "Recochoku Clubfull" and "DE-LUXE by HOOD SOUND" and No. 2 on the USEN indies chart. Nationwide

SYKと書いてサヤカ。R&Bシンガー。MCの顔も持つ。幼少の頃から音楽と触れ合う環境に育ち、初めてインストにメロディーを乗せ、自ら録音をしたのが若干10歳の頃。10代の頃から全国のCLUBや米軍基地など多方面で活動を開始し、17歳でMay j.、清水翔太、Bright等を輩出したSony主催「Choice 3」にて、約7千組を数える応募者の中からファイナリストに選ばれる。渋谷109前にて開催された「Sony Music ラヴジュアリー歌姫バトル」など、多数の大会などでも次々に優勝。 外見からは想像できないソウルフルな歌唱力、日本人離れしたメロディー・センス、セルフ・プロデュース能力、そして何より実話に基づいたリアルな詞において高評価を受ける。また、そのCuteなルックスとファッションセンスから、同世代の女の子達からの支持も多い。08年4月にはデビュー・アルバム『MY SOUL』が全国発売。SPHERE、Multi Plier Syncなど、国内外で活躍するアーティスト達を客演に迎え、着うたサイトでも総合1位を記録。モバゲーtownでは2万を越える楽曲の中からR&B部門、HIPHOP部門で1位を記録。総合でも全国TOP10入りを果たす。日本語のみならず英語、スペイン語などの武器を持ち、東はNY、西はLAに数回滞在し、ヴォイトレ、ゴスペルクワイヤ、ダンスレッスン、オープンマイク、Berklee Collage of Musicでの短期留学などを経験。単身で現地のプロミュージシャンとのセッションや、更にはNYの中心『Times Square』でのLIVEもこなす。又、アメリカ西海岸のレーベルからデビューのオファーもあったが、日本での活動を決意。現在黒人トレーナーなどの元でトレーニングを受け、インターナショナルな場でも精力的に活動。2010年にはBIG RON率いるXXXXXL(HOOD SOUND)に所属し、コンピレーションアルバム『Coast 2 Coast 03』に【I LUV YA feat. TWO-J】で参加。BIG RON監修の『NexStrz』に収録された【Dream Or Luv? feat. 大地】では『レコチョククラブフル』、『DE-LUXE by HOOD SOUND』にてweeklyチャート1位、USENインディーズチャートでは2位を記録。全国