HIMEKA

HIMEKA promoting "Where I belong" (2012)

HIMEKA is a French Canadian singer who is managed by MAGES./amuleto and is signed under 5bp.Records.

Profile

• Stage Name: HIMEKA (ヒメカ)
• Real Name: Catherine St-Onge
• Birthday: July 20th, 1981
• Birthplace: Quebec, Canada
• Blood Type: O
• Groups:
  • AG7 (2014-)

Information

Before becoming a professional singer, HIMEKA covered anime songs and uploaded videos of her singing on YouTube. In 2008, she was the winner of the second annual Animax Anison Grand Prix and got a chance to make a major debut in Japan with Sony Music Japan. She then moved to Tokyo and worked with Tokita Shintarou of Sukima Switch for her first song. She released her debut single, "Asu e no Kizuna", the Valkyria Chronicles' opening theme, on May 27th, 2009.

Her stage name, "HIMEKA", is from a character in her own story, which she wrote at the age of 15. HIMEKA is a native French speaker, fluent in English, and is still learning Japanese.

On July 1st, HIMEKA posted on her former blog that in April of 2012 she had switched agencies and would now be managed by MAGES./amuleto.

Discography

HIMEKA promoting Himekanvas (2011)

Albums

• [2011.11.30] Himekanvas (ヒメキャンバス)

Mini-Albums

• [2014.10.22] PRECIOUS

Cover Albums

• [2010.03.03] ♥Anison ~Utatte Mita~ (♥アニソン ～歌ってみた～; Love Anime Songs ~Singing Karaoke~)

Singles

• [2009.05.27] Asu e no Kizuna (明日へのキズナ; Bond for Tomorrow)
• [2009.11.25] Hatenaki Michi (果てなき道; Endless Road)
• [2010.05.26] Mirai e... (未来へ。。。; To the Future...)
• [2012.10.24] Where I belong
• [2013.11.28] Kagiri Aru Yume (カギリアルユメ)

Digital Singles

• [2010.07.14] La La La ~Sekai wo Hitotsu ni~ (La La La ～世界をひとつに～; As One of the World)

External Links

• Official Website
• Official Blog
• Official Twitter
• Former Blog