Yoko Ishida (石田 燿子, Ishida Yōko, born October 7, 1973 in
Niigata,
Japan) is a Japanese singer. She is known for having performed theme songs for
anime shows such as Prétear, Ai Yori Aoshi, the Ah! My Goddess TV series and the Strike Witches series, as well as for having sung for the
Para Para Max CD series. She currently works under Solid Vox. Formerly she was employed by Hyper Voice Managements.
Ishida entered the entertainment industry after winning a contest to become an anime song singer in 1990.[1][2] She made her debut in 1993 with the song "Otome no Policy" ("Maiden's Policy"), the ending theme for the Sailor Moon R anime. At the time her name was written as 石田よう子, but she changed it to the current spelling (石田燿子) after signing up with record label Pioneer LDC (now
Geneon Universal Entertainment).[citation needed] She has since moved back to her original label,
Nippon Columbia. Apart from anime songs, she has also sung children's songs.
She married in 2008 and gave birth to her first child the following year.[3]
Discography
Singles
1993-03-21: "Otome no Policy" — ending theme for Sailor Moon R anime television series
(the song is the B-side of the metamorphose single by
Yoko Takahashi)
2005-01-26: "OPEN YOUR MIND ~chiisana hane hirogete~ — theme song for Ah! My Goddess anime television series
2006-02-08: "Aka no Seijaku" — 2nd ending theme for Shakugan no Shana anime television series
2006-04-26: "Shiawase no Iro" — theme song for Ah! My Goddess: Everyone Has Wings anime television series (Released in North America as Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy)
2008-08-20: "STRIKE WITCHES ~Watashi ni Dekiru Koto~" — opening theme for Strike Witches anime television series
2010-03-17: "private wing" — opening theme for Strike Witches: Soukuu no Dengekisen - Shintaichou Funtou suru DS game and Strike Witches: Anata to Dekiru Koto - A Little Peaceful Days PS2 game
2010-08-04: "STRIKE WITCHES 2 ~Egao no Mahou~" — opening theme for Strike Witches 2 anime television series
2014-09-20: "Connect Link" - opening theme for the first episode of the Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow
OVA series, St. Trond's Thunder
2014-11-26: "COLORFUL BOX" - opening theme for Shirobako anime television series
2016-10-05: "BRAVE WITCHES ~Ashita no Tsubatsa~" - opening theme for Brave Witches anime television series