Hana Eryca

Hana Eryca

Hana Eryca (ハナエリカ) is a Japanese pop singer.

Profile

• Real Name: Akechi Hana Eryca (明智ハナエリカ)
• Birthdate: September 1
• Birthplace: Mexico City, Mexico
• Blood Type: O
• Hobbies: Dance, Drawing
• Favorite Artists: Gloria Esteban, Schade, Stevie Wonder, José Feliciano, DREAMS COME TRUE, The Black Eyed Peas, Alicia Keys
• Favorite Foods: Mexican Shrimp Cocktail, Yuba
• Least Foods: Natto
• Poor At: Waking Up Early
• First CD Bought: Iwasaki Hiromi Best
• Languages: English, Spanish, Japanese

Information

Hana Eryca was born in Mexico City to a Japanese father and a Mexican mother. When she was a kid, Hana would go around the world to countries like Mexico, Japan, Venezuela, and America because her dad worked in the trading industry. Also as a kid, she was exposed to various genre of music from gospel and salsa to Japanese pop. After seeing a salsa band in Venezuela at age 10, Hana Eryca was deeply moved and decided to become a musician.

When she moved back to Japan later on, Hana was able to snag a record label deal in 2002. At the same time, she appeared as a guest vocal for the Japanese rock band MI:LAGRO and released two singles while with them. She decided to write her own song lyrics after the release of her first written song, llegaste a mi vida. She also released a single when with the group La Pearl. She also decided to become a stage actress, debuting as Maureen in the Japanese version of RENT the same year.

Her future dreams is to teach Spanish in Japanese high schools and embark a world tour all over the world, especially South America.

Discography

Singles

• [1998.04.22] Tobikiri no Egao (とびきりの笑顔; as Akechi Hana Eryca)
• [2004.02.04] Koi no Waza wo Kimete Anata wo Furimukaseru. (恋の技を決めてあなたを振り向かせる。)

Books

• [2003.11.25] Hohoemu Chikara (ホホエムチカラ)

External Links

• Official Myspace
• Official Site
• Universal Music Page