A Beautiful Storm is a composition by Jennifer Thomas from her debut album Key of Sea (re-released as a special 10th edition in 2017) which was used during 2018 in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating gold medal winning programmes by Rika Kihira from Japan. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Following this a partnership was established with the major Japanese Avex Entertainment group to promote the song and her album "Key of Sea 10th edition". [6] [7]
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