website years_active label article_title background birth_date genre origin birth_name occupation
-lsb- http://www.universal-music.co.jp/maria/ official website -rsb- 1998-present universal music japan maria -lrb- japanese singer -rrb-
 solo_singer 29 january 1987 japanese pop tokyo , japan ayaka itō 伊藤彩華 itō ayaka singer , actress
maria -lrb- japanese singer -rrb-

, born on january 29 , 1987 , is a japanese pop singer signed under universal music japan .
she had been active in singing for several years before debuting as a solo artist in 2009 .
maria plays electric guitar and writes her own lyrics .
