Maria Cross, also known as Rainbow Maria (レインボーマリア) or just Maria (マリア), is a visual kei street performer from Japan. He is most known for his vibrant hair colors, street-side concerts and his one-of-a-kind vocals. His music ranges from poppy and playful, to emotional and dynamic. Under the name Maria he has released such singles as "For You" and "Shinkyoku [Toge Kusuri Uta]." He also has another band, クロス OHP: http://hp26.0zero.jp/511/mariasolo/ マリア on MySpace NEW OHP: http://hp41.0zero.jp/667/mariasolo2/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/beautymaria4 ------------------------------- Maria (マリア) is a Japanese pop singer that came from the school Voice, which YUI and ayaka also attended. She also uses the electric guitar, has the same arranger of YUI’s previous works (Suzuki “Daichi” Hideyuki aka northa+) and writes her own lyrics. Profile: Real Name: Ito Ayaka (伊藤彩華) Birthday: January 29, 1987 Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan Blood Type: A Height: 160cm Bust: 80cm Waist: 59cm Hips: 84cm Sibling: MAIKA (Younger Sister) Favorite artists: Beatles, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, KT Tunstall As a child, Ito Ayaka was active in both theatre and television. In 1998 to 1999, Ito’s first big break in show business was when she was casted as the young Nala in the Japanese version of the musical The Lion King. Ito then went on to audition on the television show SDM Hatsu! for a three member unit in 2002 called Springs. In 2006, she was part of the duo Itokubo with Kubota Keiko. In 2007, due to a suggestion by close friend Nakagawa Shouko, she went on a studied a music coaching school under the supervision of Nishio Yoshihiko. She finally made a major debut in 2009 under the name Maria on the music label Universal Music Japan. Trivia: Won an award for air guitar. Is good friends with Nakagawa Shouko and cosplays with her.