Biography of Kamijo

About Kamijo

Birthday: July 19

Blood Type: O

Artistic Influence: Paul Mauriat

· Debut as lead vocalist of LAREINE in 1999

· In 2007 KAMIJO formed the group Versailles. In 2009, the year of the tenth anniversary of his debut as a vocalist, KAMIJO, debuted a second time as major artist with Warner Music with Versailles.

· Versailles’ single "ASCENDEAD MASTER" was ranked 8th on the major Oricon weekly chart posted on January 20, 2010

· Versailles’ first album "JUBILEE" was in the 16th place of the weekly Oricon chart

· KAMIJO released his second major album, "Holy Grail”, with Versailles, on June 15, 2011. The songs "MASQUERADE" and "Vampire" in this work were used as the ending theme of the movie "VAMPIRE STORIES". KAMIJO also served as musical director for the movie soundtrack. On July 17 2011, he began the world tour "Holy Grail" at Shibuya CC Lemon Hall and toured 17 countries. The tour , which had a total of 18 concerts, was completed February 2012 with a final concert at the Shibuya Public Hall with a total of approximately 40,000 spectators.

· The single "ROSE" was released on July 4, 2012, the 5th anniversary of the band Versailles, and a planned pause in activities was announced to begin at the end of the year.

The album "Versailles" was then released on September 26, 2012. KAMIJO began the national tour, "2012 TOUR Versailles", on November 1st. After the December 20th concert at NHK Hall “ Chateau de Versailles FINAL", the band entered a pause in activities after about 5 years of performing together.

· In January 2013, he announced his debut as a soloist would occur that summer. On August 28, 2013 KAMIJO released the long-awaited debut solo single "Louis ~ Enketsu not Vie en Rose"! Available in 3 editions, Edition A】included two videos of songs, 【Edition B】 included a long interview , behind the scenes video and scenes from the recording, and the【Regular Edition】, which was ranked 19th on the Oricon weekly chart on September 9 2013. The preceptor of Kamijo, Mana-sama, (MALICE MIZER leader and currently Moi dix Mois leader) , participated in the video! It is a miracle that Mana-sama appears on this genuine video after the pause in activities of MALICE MIZER and these two charismatic artists came together as co-stars for the video!

· In 2014 KAMIJO signed with Warner Music Japan, the previous record label of Versailles. On March 5th four types of the mini album "Symphony of the Vampire," were released as his first major work as a soloist: 【Limited Edition A [CD + BD + 31-page photo booklet included special deluxe box ], 【Limited Edition B [CD + DVD], 【Limited Edition C [2CD]】, and the【CD】regular edition!