Mai Fukui (born December 17, 1984) is a Japanese female singer-songwriter. She was born in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto. Her songwriting and lyric writing credits are listed under the name "Maifukui". 18 years old, she started to aspire to be a professional singer while working as a vocalist in a university light music circle. In February 2008, she moved to Tokyo and debuted with the single "Ai no Uta" on August 20, 2008. On January 1, 2011, she changed her artist name from "Mai Fukui" to "Mai Fukui" to coincide with the release of her fourth single, "Ikutabi no Sakura". In December 2011, "Ikutabi no Sakura" won the 44th Japan Cable Awards. In 2011, she also sang the theme song "Yakusoku no Tokoro" for "Final Fantasy XIII-2" and her album "Beautiful Days" reached No. 11 on the Oricon charts. 2014, she established her own label, and in 2015, she produced a song in support of the Japanese Pavilion at the Milan World Expo, "Let's Eat Delicious Food. In 2015, he released his first album "Breakaway" after becoming independent.
