Yoshikazu Mera

Yoshikazu Mera (米良 美一) is a Japanese countertenor. His range is three and a half octaves.

Originally wanting to become a pop singer, Mera now primarily sings classical music from the West but also classical Japanese music. He appears frequently as a soloist with the Bach Collegium Japan, which under its conductor Masaaki Suzuki performs Baroque music. His 1998 recital disc "Nightingale" on Sweden's BIS Records was a major success in Japan.

It was revealed in a television documentary entitled "米良美一の實話" ("Yoshikazu Mera's true story") that he was born with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta.

Selected discography

 * Nightingale – Japanese Art Songs
 * Baroque Arias
 * Baroque Arias, vol. 2
 * The Best of Yoshikazu Mera
 * Princess Mononoke: Music from the Motion Picture (1997)
 * Songs for Counter-Tenor and Orchestra
 * Mera sings Bach