Dorlis (born 23 February 1982) is the stage name of a Japanese jazz and swing singer-songwriter from Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. After dropping out of high school at around 17, she began performing as a street musician before being scouted, and started her independent career in 2002 with the single "Hitorigoto Mitai ni Aishiteta" (4 December 2002), followed by "Marble no Tsuki" (9 April 2003) and "24-jikan Sekai Isshuu" (1 October 2003). Her debut studio album, swingin' street, followed on 18 February 2004, alongside the single "Ryuusei no Time Capsule" later that year. She made her major-label debut with Victor Entertainment via the single "Mariposa" on 19 January 2005, followed by "Hada no Sukima" (18 May 2005) and the album swingin' street 2 (29 June 2005). She continued releasing music through the mid-to-late 2000s with the albums swingin' party (16 November 2005) and swingin' street 3 (6 June 2007), as well as the single "Taiyou no Scat" (2006). In 2008 she moved to Avex Group's Rhythm Zone sublabel. Her catalog continued with the album swingin' street 4 (27 January 2010) and later releases including Rock'n dorlis and Best & Album Cover "dorlis"(20 June 2012). Her music, marked by a swing revival style, has drawn comparisons to American acts such as The Brian Setzer Orchestra and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy.
