大和田慧（Kei Owada） is a singer/songwriter based in Tokyo, Japan. She was influenced by 1960's soul music as well as 1970's American music artists including Carole King and Joni Mitchell. She has been performing throughout Japan and appeared in shows at well-known music venues in Tokyo including Billboard Live Tokyo, and in the US, she was received well at Apollo Theater's Amateur Night (TOP DOG) in New York. She was one of the featured artists in Shinichi Osawa's highly acclaimed project "MONDO GROSSO" in 2017. She recorded "Madoromi" and ”Closing Time" with Jon Brion in 2018.