Born in Miyazaki,Japan.
With a huntingly beautiful voice and joyful spirit,singer-songwriter Masumi Ako is a rare talent who is ready to share her gift with world.Inspired bycountry and folk,and American artists such as Jeweland Sheryl Crow,Masumi began her musicalcareer at 22.
The her first year performing,she won the Yamaha Song Contest and she got the audiance prize in a SONY competition.
When she was 25,she drew praise from afamous Japanese bassist,produucer Seiji Kameda:
"A voice that feels like motherhood's confort, full of warmth that POP music tends to forget."
At 29,she got to the final stage of "Sing Sing Sing" (a major Japanese POP contest on channel TBS).
In 2019,she was commissionded to provide music for Tv Osaka for the program"Chokotto Kyoto ni sundemitaP and again in 2020 for "Meikenchiku de Chushoku wo"
She has lived inn the United States,France, and has now retuened temporarily to Japan.After 3 independent albums and multiple singles,she continues her journey to share her music withe world.
