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My favorite singer in the world: Ol'ga Vital'evna Yakovleva (a.k.a. Origa) ♥

I love her so much that I even wrote about her in one of my essays in French class. XD (warning; it's very dramatic/cheesy and may have mistakes in it)
Origa est l’ange de musique dont j’ai beaucoup d’admiration à la folie. Personne n’a une voix comme sa voix angélique; une voix avec laquelle elle peut pacifier le cœur. Sa voix est si apaisante, elle met mon esprit en paix. Les mélodies qui dansent de sa bouche sont comme un vent doux qui caresse mon âme et qui souffle toutes les tristesses et les douleurs en évoquant de la joie et de l’espoir. Ils y étaient plusieurs fois quand j’étais triste ou j’étais stressée avec des devoirs, mais quand j’écoute les chansons d’Origa, je suis levée. Sans Origa, je n’aurais pas pu surmonter des difficultés dans ma vie. Elle est une inspiration pour tout.

I started this a couple of months ago during school. I’m also screwed if on of my classmates find this 8D Oh well.)
Unlike the Koda Kumi art I did before, I only had a No.2 pencil to work with and I didn’t use the grid technique (which is why the proportions are off bwaaah ;___; ) I had to fix this a zillion times and it’s still not how I want it to be, but I think I’m pretty hopeless. XD I should do some more realism art and get better at it~

The image I referenced from was Origa’s 1995 album cover “Illusia”:
images.wikia.com/lyricwiki/ima…
(I improvised and lazed off on a couple of details and shifted the perspective left-down)

Some of my favorite songs from her include:
「川よ、私の川よ」 (Kawa Yo, Watashi no Kawa Yo), 「リリカ」 (Lyrica; all versions 1991, 1996, 1999), 「忘れないで」 (Wasurenaide), 「Baby Alone in Babylone」,「こわれた夢」 (Kowareta Yume), 「Полюшко-поле」 (Polyushka Polye), 「Звезда」 (“Star”), 「Shine, My Star」, 「Aney my Unborn child」,　「Tersicore」, 「Aurora」

~Here is her lovely official website:
www.r-s.co.jp/origa/

[edit]: Unfortunately, Origa passed away on January 17, 2015 at age 44 due to heart failure according to her producer and manager motoko-kusanagi.tumblr.com/pos… (some sources say lung cancer?).
Though I never met her personally, her sweet personality shines through her voice and videos of her performances and interviews. I regret not having let her know how much I love her work before she passed away. Though she is no longer with us, her music stays with us.
My condolences go out to her family and friends. May she rest in peace.

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-drawn in No. 2 pencil
-darkened image with Arcsoft PhotoStudio 5

Description
My favorite singer in the world: Ol'ga Vital'evna Yakovleva (a.k.a. Origa) ♥

I love her so much that I even wrote about her in one of my essays in French class. XD (warning; it's very dramatic/cheesy and may have mistakes in it)
Origa est l’ange de musique dont j’ai beaucoup d’admiration à la folie. Personne n’a une voix comme sa voix angélique; une voix avec laquelle elle peut pacifier le cœur. Sa voix est si apaisante, elle met mon esprit en paix. Les mélodies qui dansent de sa bouche sont comme un vent doux qui caresse mon âme et qui souffle toutes les tristesses et les douleurs en évoquant de la joie et de l’espoir. Ils y étaient plusieurs fois quand j’étais triste ou j’étais stressée avec des devoirs, mais quand j’écoute les chansons d’Origa, je suis levée. Sans Origa, je n’aurais pas pu surmonter des difficultés dans ma vie. Elle est une inspiration pour tout.

I started this a couple of months ago during school. I’m also screwed if on of my classmates find this 8D Oh well.)
Unlike the Koda Kumi art I did before, I only had a No.2 pencil to work with and I didn’t use the grid technique (which is why the proportions are off bwaaah ;___; ) I had to fix this a zillion times and it’s still not how I want it to be, but I think I’m pretty hopeless. XD I should do some more realism art and get better at it~

The image I referenced from was Origa’s 1995 album cover “Illusia”:
images.wikia.com/lyricwiki/ima…
(I improvised and lazed off on a couple of details and shifted the perspective left-down)

Some of my favorite songs from her include:
「川よ、私の川よ」 (Kawa Yo, Watashi no Kawa Yo), 「リリカ」 (Lyrica; all versions 1991, 1996, 1999), 「忘れないで」 (Wasurenaide), 「Baby Alone in Babylone」,「こわれた夢」 (Kowareta Yume), 「Полюшко-поле」 (Polyushka Polye), 「Звезда」 (“Star”), 「Shine, My Star」, 「Aney my Unborn child」,　「Tersicore」, 「Aurora」

~Here is her lovely official website:
www.r-s.co.jp/origa/

[edit]: Unfortunately, Origa passed away on January 17, 2015 at age 44 due to heart failure according to her producer and manager motoko-kusanagi.tumblr.com/pos… (some sources say lung cancer?).
Though I never met her personally, her sweet personality shines through her voice and videos of her performances and interviews. I regret not having let her know how much I love her work before she passed away. Though she is no longer with us, her music stays with us.
My condolences go out to her family and friends. May she rest in peace.

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-drawn in No. 2 pencil
-darkened image with Arcsoft PhotoStudio 5