SoulJa

Johannes Maria Leenders Zwaan, better known as Soulja (ソルジャ, Soruja, stylized as SoulJa), is a Japanese hip-hop musician and songwriter best known for his collaborations with singer Thelma Aoyama, "Koko ni Iru yo" and "Soba ni Iru ne" – the latter of which was the former Guinness World Records holder for the best selling digital single of all-time in Japan (until it was superseded by Greeeen's "Kiseki").[1] He studied music, learning how to play the violin, cello and piano from a young age, due to the influence of his mother.This led to several more offers to write commercial music for companies such as magazine Oggi, along with SoulJa's independent label debut.[6] SoulJa's debut album, Spirits, released two and a half months later, was a modest success, breaking the top 10 on Oricon and selling over 66,000 copies.[4] In January 2008, Thelma Aoyama released her own answer version to the song, "Soba ni Iru ne."
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