Biography
paris match (パリス・マッチ) is a Japanese pop-jazz band, consisting of Mari Mizuno (vocals) and Yosuke Sugiyama (music). Their name is based on a track from an Album by The Style Council, Café Bleu. The band was formed in 1998 by Tai Furusawa and Yosuke Sugiyama. Both had already experiences in the music business - Furusawa as a DJ and composer and he organized club events; Sugiyama was an experienced producer, arranger and remixer. They met singer Mari Mizuno when she and Sugiyama worked for a radio station in Nagoya at the same time. They released their first full album, volume one, in 2000.
The music they make can be best described as a mix of pop, R&B, Jazz and Bossa Nova.
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Discography
Albums
* volume one (April 21, 2000)
* PM2 (August 1, 2001)
* type III (June 1, 2002)
* SONG FOR YOU (November 21, 2002)
* QUATTRO (June 25, 2003)
* volume one plus (April 21, 2004)
* ♭5 (July 16, 2004)
* 5th Anniversary (March 30, 2005)
* after six (March 24, 2006)
* Our Favourite Pop (January 24, 2007)
* BEST OF PARIS MATCH (June 20, 2007)
* remix & rare „WHITE“ (June 20, 2007)
* Flight 7 (February 13, 2008)
* to the nines (October 6, 2010)
Singles
* „happy-go-round“ (November 22, 2000)
* „DESERT MOON“ (April 4, 2001)
* „KISS“ (July 18, 2001)
* „DEEP INSIDE“ (November 21, 2001)
* „Saturday“ (June 5, 2002)
* „SUMMER BREEZE“ (July 23, 2003)
* „Taiyō no kiss“ (太陽の接吻) (November 5, 2003)
* „Koi no kizashi“ (恋の兆し) (March 24, 2005)
* „VOICE“ (November 23, 2005)
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