Group

Pizzicato Five

From: Tokyo, Japan
Active: 1984–2001
Releases: 88

indie pop
shibuya-kei
dance
art pop
breakbeat
lounge

About

Pizzicato Five (formerly typeset as Pizzicato V and sometimes abbreviated to P5) was a Japanese pop band formed in Tokyo in 1984 by multi-instrumentalists Yasuharu Konishi and Keitarō Takanami. While it began as a quintet, after personnel changes in the late 1980s the band gained international fame as a duo consisting of Konishi and vocalist Maki Nomiya. With their music blending together 1960s pop, jazz and synth-pop, the group were a prominent component in the Shibuya-kei movement of the 1990s.

Pizzicato Five was a prolific group during its existence, usually releasing at least a studio album each year in addition to various EPs and remix albums. Their music has appeared in numerous movies, television episodes, and video games. The English version of their 1991 song "Baby Love Child" was featured in the Futurama episode "Leela's Homeworld".

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