Lareine
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Lareine (French for "The Queen"; stylized as LAREINE) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1994. The band's name was derived from vocalist and sole-constant member Kamijo's interest in French history, specifically Queen Marie Antoinette. In 1999 the group signed to Sony, later in 2000 when all other members left, Kamijo created Applause Records. After a number of line-up changes and the release of several albums, EPs and singles, the group disbanded in 2007.
Key facts
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- Laliene
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- Tokyo, Japan
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- 1994–2007, 2015
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- Sony, Applause
- Musical artist <! See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians >.past_members
- KamijoEmiruMayuKazumiMachiAkiraHironoKyoukaSakureu
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- musical group
- Has part
- Kamijo
- Genre
- art rock
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Record label
- Sony Music Entertainment Japan
- Official website
- www.lareine.jp
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- Commons category
- Lareine (band)
- Commons gallery
- LAREINE
- inception
- 1994-00-00
- location of formation
- Japan
- start of work period
- 1994-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Laliene (1994–1996)
- Lareine (1996–2000)
- Kamijo's Lareine (2000–2002)
- Reunited (2003–2006, 2015)
- Members
- Former members
- Support member
- Discography
- Albums
- EPs
- Singles
- Demo tapes
- Videos
- References
Lareine (French for "The Queen"; stylized as LAREINE) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in 1994. The band's name was derived from vocalist and sole-constant member Kamijo's interest in French history, specifically Queen Marie Antoinette. In 1999 the group signed to Sony, later in 2000 when all other members left, Kamijo created Applause Records. After a number of line-up changes and the release of several albums, EPs and singles, the group disbanded in 2007.
== History ==
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