Predawn
Japanese singer-songwriter (born 1986)
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Miwako Shimizu (清水美和子, Shimizu Miwako; born June 26, 1986), known professionally as Predawn, is a Japanese singer-songwriter.[1]
- Singer
- songwriter
Predawn | |
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清水美和子 | |
| Born | June 26, 1986 |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | predawnmusic.com |
Shimizu chose the name "Predawn" as a reference to a collection of fairy tales written by Mimei Ogawa, a fellow native of Niigata Prefecture.[2]
Career
While in middle school, Shimizu won the Tokyo Metropolitan Junior High School Music Composition Competition Prize of Excellence two years in a row.[3]
A member of bands throughout high school and university, she chose to pursue Predawn as a solo project in 2008.[2] She produced, wrote, and recorded her first mini-album, 手のなかの鳥 in 2010, releasing it in June of that year. Since then, she has performed at major music festivals throughout Japan, such as Fuji Rock, Summer Sonic, and Rising Sun Rock Festival. She released her first full-album, A Golden Wheel in March of 2013, followed by Absence in 2016.[4]
Personal life
Shimizu was born in 1986 in Niigata, Japan, and grew up in the suburbs of Tokyo.[1] She studied Philosophy at Shinshu University.[5]
In May of 2022, Shimizu and her husband, former guitar and vocalist for the band andymori Sōhei Oyamada, announced that they were expecting a child together.[6]
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Release Date |
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| 手のなかの鳥 | June 2, 2010 |
| A Golden Wheel | March 27, 2013 |
| Absence | September 21, 2016 |
| Calyx EP | January 16, 2019 |
| The Gaze | April 13, 2022 |