Yoshikazu Mera (?? ??, Mera Yoshikazu), born May 21, 1971, in Miyazaki, Japan, is a Japanese countertenor.
His range is three and a half octaves.Originally wanting to become a pop singer, Mera now primarily sings classical music from the West but also classical Japanese music.
He appears frequently as a soloist with the Bach Collegium Japan, which under its conductor Masaaki Suzuki performs Baroque music.
His 1998 recital disc "Nightingale" on Sweden's BIS Records was a major success in Japan.It was revealed in a television documentary entitled "???????" ("Yoshikazu Mela's true story") that he was born with congenital osteogenesis imperfecta.