Risa Niigaki Musical artist

Risa Niigaki (新垣 里沙, Niigaki Risa, born October 20, 1988 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer formerly associated with Hello! Project, and an actress. She was a fifth generation member of the Japanese pop group Morning Musume. She joined Morning Musume in 2001 along with Ai Takahashi, Asami Konno and Makoto Ogawa. She grew up in Yokohama after moving there at age six. She was the longest serving member of Morning Musume, and was the leader of the group from October 2011 to her graduation on May 18, 2012.

Personal facts

Risa Niigaki
Alias (AKA)
Gaki-san Omame-chan
新垣 里沙 (Japanese)
Birth dateOctober 20, 1988
Birth place
Kanagawa Prefecture , Yokohama
Hometown
Kanagawa Prefecture
Yokohama

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Musical artist

Career started2001
associated musical artist
Tanpopo
Athena & Robikerottsu
Morning Musume Sakuragumi
Morning Musume
Hello! Project shuffle units
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Pop music
record label
Zetima

Risa Niigaki on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://ameblo.jp/nigaki-risa
  2. http://www.helloproject.com/morningmusume/profile.html
  3. http://www.jp-r.co.jp/niigaki.html
  4. http://www.up-front-promotion.co.jp/artist/niigaki_risa