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Emiri Ota Sat at her piano, fingers bashing out ragged chords while her voice swoops, coos and croaks over the top, the baby-faced singer-songwriter evokes the same shock of the new that you might get hearing Björk, Kate Bush or Fiona Apple for the first time. This 20-year-old Kansai native scooped the grand prize at Yamaha’s Music Revolution young musicians’ contest in 2007 and went on to land a contract with Avex imprint Cutting Edge. Her three singles to date, released in a series titled “Sekai No Minasan E” (lit. To the People of the World), have each been accompanied by a live DVD showcasing her singular talents, both performing solo and – in the most recent one – with a full orchestra. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.