Paula Terry

Paula Terry is an Australian-born jazz and bossa nova singer currently living in Japan. She sings at various clubs and bars throughout Tokyo Metropolitan Area. She has various solo albums, most of them released with her band, Sonia. She is also the singer and/or lyricist for various songs in Konami's Bemani music game series.

She has also done songs for Wangan Midnight Maximum Tune 2: "Nothing Can Live Forever" and "This Is My Destiny"". The songs have achieved high popularity within the Wangan and general gaming communities and are highly acclaimed as her best work outside of Bemani.

Albums

• Breakaway (1998)

- "contemporary pop with an acoustic sound", 8 tracks including 6 originals with lyrics by Paula Terry herself

• Sonia - "Play it on the Bossa Nova" (1999)

- contains jazz and Bossa Nova versions of standards including Manic Monday.

• "Sonia: A taste of Bossa Nova" (2000)

Sonia sings French Songs

• Time for Siesta (2003)
• A Mellow and Gentle Weekend (2004)
• Whispers the Finest Songs on Bossa Nova - The Best of Sonia (2004)
• Just Break Away (2007) - Infamous for the video where she puts corn dogs in her shoes and walks around town.

References

• LIFE IN JAPAN: Paula Terry, Metropolis magazine

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