Nishino Kana

Nishino Kana promoting "Best Friend" (2010)

Nishino Kana (西野カナ) is Japanese pop singer under Sony Music Japan. In the year 2005, she was the winner of 40,000 participants "Miss Phoenix Audition" audition help by Sony. Nishino made her major debut in February 2008 with the single "I".

Profile

• Name: Nishino Kana (西野カナ)
• Birthday: March 18th, 1989
• Birthplace: Matsusaka, Mie, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Heigh: 158cm
• Favorite Artists: Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez, Ciara

Information

Nishino Kana was the winner of 40,000 participants "Miss Phoenix Audition" audition help by Sony in 2005. She then signed with Sony Music Entertainment and started vocals training. The early 2008, she made her major debut with the "I". After two unsuccess singles, Nishino was chosen to sing the second ending theme for the anime SOUL EATER. "Style." was released as her third single and was her highest selling single in 2008 due to the popularity of the anime series. However, her career took off in 2009 with the change in music style, her fifth single "Tookutemo" feat. WISE, reaching #40 on the Oricon charts even without a tie-in. Three months later, Nishino released "Kimi ni Aitakunaru Kara", this single became her first enter to the top 30 weekly of Oricon. Following the success of "Kimi ni Aitakunaru Kara", her debut album "LOVE one." was released three weeks later featuring all her six singles. "LOVE one." debuted at #4 on the weekly charts and has a long chart life, rising Nishino's name to stardom.

In October 2009, Nishino released her seventh single "Motto...", starting a new chapter of her career.

Discography

Nishino Kana promoting glowly days (2008)

Nishino Kana promoting "Dear... / MAYBE" (2009)

Albums

• [2009.06.24] LOVE one.

Singles

• [2008.02.20] I
• [2008.04.23] glowly days
• [2008.08.13] Style.
• [2009.01.28] MAKE UP
• [2009.03.18] Tookutemo feat. WISE (遠くても)
• [2009.06.03] Kimi ni Aitakunaru Kara (君に会いたくなるから)
• [2009.10.21] Motto... (もっと・・・)
• [2009.12.02] Dear... / MAYBE
• [2010.02.24] Best Friend

Analog

• [2008.02.20] I ~SiZK "Water Drop" MiX~

Compilation / Other

• [2009.03.04] KARUTETTO - L.I.F.E.2 (#6 I♥Koi feat. Nishino Kana)
• [2009.03.18] TARO SOUL - SOUL SPIRAL (#11 Kono Kyoku Tomarumade wa... feat. Nishino Kana)
• [2009.04.22] THE BEST OF SOUL EATER (#3 Style.)
• [2009.05.27] WISE - LOVE QUEST (#2 Aenaku Demo feat. Nishino Kana)
• [2009.09.16] m-flo TRIBUTE ~maison de m-flo~ (#4 Yours only, feat. WISE)
• [2010.01.27] NERDHEAD - BRAVE HEART feat. Nishino Kana

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Blog