Monday Michiru

At an early age, she expressed an interest in music; she studied modern dance and ballet from age eight, and the classical flute for eight years. It was not until high school that she discovered her true passion of singing. In 1987, Monday appeared as a lead in the movie Hikaru Onna (Luminous Woman) in which she was credited as Michiru Akiyoshi. Monday's unintentional acting career took off as she won Best New Actress awards from Kinema Junpo, The Japan Academy, and the Yokohama Film Festival. In 1991, she re-focused her interests and released her debut solo album Mangetsu. Although she continued her solo work, she became a featured singer/songwriter for many other groups and artists including Basement Jaxx (Always Be There), Mondo Grosso, DJ Krush, M-Flo and numerous others. Since her debut, she has released numerous albums on an annual basis, including many compilations and remix projects, and numerous singles. Monday now lives in New York City. She is known in the music industry for releasing You Make Me as it was also released in Konami's beatmania and Dance Dance Revolution. It gained moderate airplay and has been a favorite easy listening song with its smooth jazz house music.

• Name — Monday Michiru • Birth Name — Michiru Monday Akiyoshi Mariano • Alias — Monday Michiru, Michiru Akiyoshi, Michiru Mariano • Born — 19 August 1963 • Origin — Tokyo, Japan • Genre — * Smooth jazz • acid jazz • soul • trip hop • Occupation — Singer-songwriter • Years Active — 1990–present • Label — Mo' Wax, Grand Gallery, Pony Canyon, Universal Music, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Quality Records, Geneon Universal Entertainment • Associated Acts — DJ Krush, Basement Jaxx, Mondo Grosso, M-Flo

The authorities additionally record the heading Hitomi Konno. Her recorded language was English. She was the child of Charlie Mariano and Toshiko Akiyoshi.