Paris based vocalist/pianist Rié FURUSE took up the piano at age three and launched her singing career while she was a student.
She has learned singing with the renowned vocalist Diva Gray (a former member of Chic) and has sung with world-class musicians such as the vocalist Janis Siegel (Manhattan Transfer), Philip Woo (pf) etc. Rié is trilingual, speaking excellent French and English apart from her native Japanese.
Her music influences are the vocalists such as Eva Cassidy, Lalah Hathaway and Roberta Flack.
Her unique singing style was created by singing different genres (Jazz, Pops, Fusion, Gospel and Latin etc).
She was featured in jazz clubs and hotel venues in Japan, France and the US (successful tour in Hawaii which was featured by various Hawaiian media).

Previous Performances

Nerima Bunka Hall
Soka Bunka Hall
Haneda Airport
Institut Franco-Japonais de Tokyo
The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
JZ-Brat
Satin Doll
Roppongi Hills Club
Grand Hyatt Hotel Tokyo
Crowne Plaza Metropolitan-Tokyo
and other major clubs, restaurants and hotels

Jazz Minds (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Ward Rafters (Honolulu, Hawaii)
The Dragon Upstairs (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Four Seasons George V Paris (Paris, France)