Raphael

Raphael were formed in 1998. They made their's debut in hana saku inochi aru kagiri. Their music was met with high praise by listeners. Sometimes, adopted the classics. After Kazuki's death, they were left with no other choice but to disband, such was the regard they had for their fallen bandmate. Even now, their tragic break-up is lamented by a large portion of their fan base.

YUKI and Hiro began a collaborative project named rice, while YUKITO went on to form "BLACK LOVE.

Members were:

YUKI - Vocals - In his early years, Yuki was a member of a boys' choir.

Kazuki - Guitar - Main composer and lyricist. Passed away in 2000, at the age of 19.

Yukito - Bass

Hiro - Drums

B. Raphael - Spanish singer.

Rafael Martos Snchez, worldwide as Raphael, is one of the best known singers from Spain. His wide-range voice, added to his flamboyant stage personna has entertained and engaged people worldwide for more than four decades. He is also a movie and television actor. He is the father of Spanish movie director Jacobo Martos.

Raphael is known for acting each one of his songs while onstage, sometimes exaggerating his mannerisms for dramatic effect. He also possesses a wide vocal range, which he often used in the beginning of his career as to evoke a choirboy approach to some songs.

He was known once for being superstitious about never going onstage without at least a black shirt on and, most often, dressed entirely in black, a la Johnny Cash. He has not been consistent with this, but he does go onstage dressed in black quite often.

Raphael's health faced a major setback in 2003, when his liver started failing due to a latent bout with Hepatitis C; he recovered successfully after a transplant. Since then he is an active organ donation promoter.

His record company, Hispavox, awarded him with an "Uranium Disc" for his album "Ayer, Hoy, Siempre" due to the impossibility of giving him 300 platinum discs - the Spanish equivalent of his 50 million record selling.

C. The profile for the french singer Raphal Haroche is located here: Raphaël