Origa

Origa in May 2013.

Olga Vital'evna Yakovleva (Russian: Ольга Витальевна Яковлева; 12 October 1970 – 17 January 2015), better known as Origa, was a Russian singer. She worked mostly in Japan from 1993 until her death. She was signed to the record label Gemmatika and sometimes worked with Yoko Kanno. She also released eleven albums and eight singles. She was most well known for singing the intro to the television series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Fantastic Children.

Origa was born in Kochenyovsky District, Novosibirsk Oblast.

Origa died from lung cancer on 17 January 2015 in Tokyo, aged 44.[1]

References

  1. Thomas, Avery (19 January 2015). "Origa: 'Ghost In The Shell' Singer Dies At 44". Hollywood Life. Archived from the original on 9 March 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

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