NAKAMURA Yuri

Name: 中村由利 | NAKAMURA Yuri (Composer, vocal)
Birthday: 1977.7.4
Hobbies: Play piano, listen to music, appreicating art work
Food: Likes hotplate noodles, hates green peppers and eels
Inspiration: Parents & Friends
Fav Artists: Flipper's Guitar , Bjork, Cloudberry Jam,Sheryl Crow & Alanis Morissette

Trivia: Yuri is a big fan of classic music. Her favourites are Chopin and Tchaikovsky. Yuri's personal fav song is "Mikansei na neiro"(incomplete tone) and she composed 'Yume mita ato de'(after waking up from a dream) when she was still in high school. Her singing styles are influenced by western and european bands, one of which is the Cranberries. Yuri composed all the songs for GC. Azuki NANA (GC's lyricist) calls Yuri by her nickname 'Yurippe' and in NANA's impression, Yuri's like a small animal who can't stop eating!

On Stage: Yuri is perfectly lady like and don't you expect her to do crazy things on stage. She has a powerful resounding voice (one of the best in Jpop) and although there're slight imperfections in toning, you'll sure forgive her for that.

Nickname: Yurippe, Uta Hime (diva)

Quote: "To create something is to express that purest piece of our soul with overflowing emotions!"

Instrument: Yuri is the vocalist and she doesn't play any instrument on stage, except for one occasion she uses Tambourine for the live version of 'Mysterious Eyes'(secret arrangement). However she does play piano and sing at the same time for several guest appearances.

heavenlypigsty: Yuri has a sonorous voice which's very unique among female Jpop artists. At first I think she sounded more like a boy, crispy, bright and cheerful but over the years, she developed a more feminine, deep and mature vocal that stretches over a wide range. She's a very talented composer as she writes all the songs for GC. The reason I'm attracted to GC is mainly coz of Yuri =D Special existance she is!

Source: http://individual.utoronto.ca/heavenlypigsty/eng/profile_yuri.htm