Anna Tsuchiya

Anna Tsuchiya (土屋アンナ) is a Tokyo-born rock singer, actress, and model. She made her modelling debut in 1998 and moved into music in 2002 as the vocalist of Spin Aqua, a duo with OBLIVION DUST and VAMPS guitarist K.A.Z. Her solo career began in 2005 with the mini-album ‘Taste My Beat’, followed by the full-length albums ‘strip me?’ (2006), ‘NUDY SHOW!’ (2008), and ‘RULE’ (2010).

Tsuchiya reached a wider international audience as the singing voice of Nana Osaki in the 2006 anime NANA, with its opening theme ‘rose’ becoming her first Oricon Top 10 single. She also sang ‘GUILTY’ for the animated film Resident Evil: Degeneration and ‘Switch On!’ for the television series Kamen Rider Fourze. Her collaborators include Tomoyasu Hotei, AI, MONKEY MAJIK, and Namie Amuro.

As an actor, Tsuchiya won Newcomer of the Year at the Japan Academy Film Prize for Kamikaze Girls (2004) and starred in Mika Ninagawa’s Sakuran (2007). She has also worked as a voice actor and continued to appear in fashion campaigns and shows, including a 2018 Tokyo Girls Collection runway event at United Nations Headquarters in New York.

In August 2024, Tsuchiya formed the independent rock band BLVCKPHOENIX, who play new material alongside songs from her solo catalogue and have released tracks including ‘BURY ME’ and ‘CURSE’. Her 2026 world tour reached Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil before finishing at Élysée Montmartre in Paris. She later announced ANNA TSUCHIYA / WORLD TOUR 2027, a two-phase tour of 14 cities across Asia and Europe, including London on March 26th, 2027.