Salyu - Android & Human Being (2015)

Salyu (サリュウ Saryū), born October 13, 1980, is a Japanese singer whose ethereal lilting voice is reminiscent of Björk.

A native of Kōhoku Ward, Yokohama City, Japan, Salyu first gained national exposure in 2001 when she portrayed a fictional pop singer named Lily Chou-Chou in the Japanese film All About Lily Chou-Chou (Rirī Shushu no Subete) by Shunji Iwai.

Although she did not actually appear on camera in the film (excluding a brief shot on a celluloid screen near the end) it is her voice as the character Lily that is central to plot of the film in which a group of disaffected teens bond with each other through their common idolization of her music. It was this exposure that launched her career as vocalist. She has gone on to release numerous singles and four full length albums, appear live in concert and on radio and television programs and interviews.

In 2003 the American movie director Quentin Tarantino included Salyu's song "Kaifuku Suru Kizu" in his film Kill Bill. The song is played during the scene in which Beatrix Kiddo (played by Uma Thurman) is admiring the Samurai swords in the secret attic above the sushi shop of master sword maker Hattori Hanzo.

In 2004 she collaborated with Ilmari, aka Keisuke Ogihara, a member of the Japanese hip hop group Rip Slyme to release the single "Valon" under the name "Ilmari×Salyu".

In 2005 she won the "Best New Artist Video" for the video to her single "Dialogue" at the Space Shower TV Awards, which are like the MTV VMA in Japan. In 2006 she was nominated for "Best Video" at the Space Shower Awards for the song "Suisei" from her album Landmark.

In July 2006 she released the single "to U" in a collaboration with Bank Band under the name "Bank Band with Salyu".

In 2007 her single "~iris~ Shiawase no Hako" was used the theme song for the game Professor Layton and Pandora's Box.