Since his debut, AZU has not announced his real name and has always used the stage name AZU.

Stage name meaning:

AZU, A~Z represents all languages, U (YOU) is conveyed to you.

Personal introduction:

AZU, born on December 8, 1981 in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture, Japan, is a singer.

On May 30, 2007, he officially released his first single "CHERISH" as "AZU". As of January 1, 2014, *** released "Woman", " CHERISH", "JEWEL SKY", "コイイロ", "Time Stop Feat. SEAMO", "for you" and other sixteen singles.