[3] She resides in Tokyo but frequently travels to the United Kingdom, where she is known as Rié, to record and promote her work.
[4] It was during this time that she started playing the piano and gained a lot of musical inspiration, from artists such as Sheryl Crow and 1970s pop musicians such as The Carpenters.
[7] On November 29, 2013, she announced on her Facebook page that she had married a 'funky British gentleman' (the identity of the man in question has not been revealed), presumably sometime recently during the month.
Later that year, her song "Life Is Like a Boat" was chosen as the first ending theme for the anime series Bleach, garnering her widespread recognition.
She participated in a track on m-flo's Beat Space Nine album, and embarked on her first nationwide tour in September of that year.
[citation needed] In 2008, her song "Home," used as the theme to the Japanese film Koneko no Namida, was released as a single.
In March, she released an album in the UK on a British label called Tired & Lonesome, titled "Who is Rie fu?
[9] Neither materialized and the original UK album went out of print, having failed to establish an overseas presence for Rie fu.
Having contributed vocals to all of the songs on Orange Range head Naoto's solo project delofamilia's second album, eddy, she went on tour with the band.
[12] To celebrate the anniversary of ten years since her debut, Rie undertook a project to produce two consecutive albums titled 'I' and 'O' respectively.