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'''Mizuki Nana''' (水樹奈々) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer and a popular [[Anime|anime]] [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]] idol under the [[KING RECORDS]] label. She was the winner of "Best Musical Performance" in the first annual [[Seiyuu Awards]]. She is also the record-holder for the highest ranking seiyuu album and single on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart. Recently, she has been incorporating rock influences into her music. She was also part of a short-lived seiyuu quartet called [[Prits]] with [[Kobayashi Yumiko]], [[Kuwatani Natsuko]], and [[Mochizuki Hisayo]].
 
'''Mizuki Nana''' (水樹奈々) is a [[J-Pop|Japanese pop]] singer and a popular [[Anime|anime]] [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]] idol under the [[KING RECORDS]] label. She was the winner of "Best Musical Performance" in the first annual [[Seiyuu Awards]]. She is also the record-holder for the highest ranking seiyuu album and single on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart. Recently, she has been incorporating rock influences into her music. She was also part of a short-lived seiyuu quartet called [[Prits]] with [[Kobayashi Yumiko]], [[Kuwatani Natsuko]], and [[Mochizuki Hisayo]].
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Kondo Nana was born on January 21, 1980 in Niihama. Kondo first began singing at the age of five when she started taking [[Enka]] singing lessons and she started participating in several local singing contests. In 1993 she won one of them and record a single called "[[Tsugazakura]]" under the name of birth name. She later graduated from Tokyo Horikoshi High School, along with [[Domoto Tsuyoshi]] of [[KinKi Kids]], whom was in her class.
 
Kondo Nana was born on January 21, 1980 in Niihama. Kondo first began singing at the age of five when she started taking [[Enka]] singing lessons and she started participating in several local singing contests. In 1993 she won one of them and record a single called "[[Tsugazakura]]" under the name of birth name. She later graduated from Tokyo Horikoshi High School, along with [[Domoto Tsuyoshi]] of [[KinKi Kids]], whom was in her class.
  
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After graduating in 1997, Kondo decided that she wanted to pursue a career as an Enka singer, but her teachers advised her to to instead become a [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]]. Kondo had been a big fan of both [[Manga|manga]] and [[Anime|anime]] since childhood and decided to try and become a seiyuu. She audition for a role in the video game ''[[NOeL ~La neige~|NOëL ~La neige~]]'', and was granted the role of ''Kadokura Chisato''. With the role she took on the stage name Mizuki Nana and she released two character singles and one mini-album: "[[Girl's Age]]", "[[NOëL ~La neige~ Rendez-vous]]", and ''[[Depart Chisato x Nana|départ chisato × nana]]''.
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After graduating in 1997, Kondo decided that she wanted to pursue a career as an Enka singer, but her teachers advised her to to instead become a [[Seiyuu|seiyuu]]. Kondo had been a big fan of both [[Wikipedia:Manga|manga]] and [[Anime|anime]] since childhood and decided to try and become a seiyuu. She audition for a role in the video game [[NOeL ~La neige~|NOëL ~La neige~]], and was granted the role of ''Kadokura Chisato''. With the role she took on the stage name Mizuki Nana and she released two character singles and one mini-album: "[[Girl's Age]]", "[[NOëL ~La neige~ Rendez-vous]]", and "[[Depart Chisato x Nana|départ Chisato×Nana]]".
  
 
[[File:Mizuki_Nana 2004.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Mizuki Nana (2004)]]
 
[[File:Mizuki_Nana 2004.jpg|thumb|225px|left|Mizuki Nana (2004)]]
  
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In 2000, Mizuki signed a record deal with [[KING RECORDS]], and made her official singing debut in December with the single " [[Omoi (Mizuki Nana)|Omoi]]". The single did not chart on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart. In 2001, Mizuki released two more singles, both of which also failed to chart on the Oricon. Her debut album however, ''[[Supersonic Girl|supersonic girl]]'' peaked on the Oricon at #60. Her fourth single, "[[Love & History|LOVE & HISTORY]]" was her first single to chart, peaking at #46
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In 2000, Mizuki signed a record deal with [[KING RECORDS]], and made her official singing debut in December with the single "[[Omoi (Mizuki Nana)|Omoi]]". The single did not chart on the weekly [[Oricon]] chart. In 2001, Mizuki released two more singles, both of which also failed to chart on the Oricon. Her debut album however, "[[Supersonic Girl|supersonic girl]]" peaked on the Oricon at #60. Her fourth single, "[[Love & History|LOVE & HISTORY]]" was her first single to chart, peaking at #46.
  
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On October 2005, her 12th single "[[Eternal Blaze|ETERNAL BLAZE]]"  reach #2 on the Oricon weekly chart and this period will be the first [[seiyuu]] to achieve this.
  
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On October 2005, her 12th single "[[Eternal Blaze]]" reach #2 on the Oricon weekly chart and this period will be the first [[seiyuu]] to achieve this .  
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In 2006, her 14th single "[[Justice to Believe]]" ranked 4th on the Oricon and allows her to win in 2007 at the first seiyuu awards ceremony, the award for best musical performance. That same year she released her 15th single "[[Secret Ambition]]" which will rank for the 2nd time #2, will also be a turning point in her musical style since then incorporates more rock sound and it will be the same for its 6th original album "[[Great Activity|GREAT ACTIVITY]]" and for her 18th single "[[Trickster]]" who will place second.
  
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In 2006 her 14th single "[[Justice to Believe]]" ranked 4th on the Oricon and allows her to win in 2007 at the first seiyuu awards ceremony, the award for best musical performance. That same year she released her 15th single "[[Secret Ambition]]" which will rank for the 2nd time #2, will also be a turning point in her musical style since then incorporates more rock sound and it will be the same for its 6th original album  "[[Great Activity]]" and for her 18th single "[[Trickster]]" who will place second.
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[[Image:Mizuki_Nana_12.jpg|thumb|225px|Mizuki Nana promoting "[[Great Activity|GREAT ACTIVITY]]" (2007)]]
  
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[[Image:Mizuki_Nana_12.jpg|thumb|225px|Mizuki Nana promoting ''[[Great Activity|GREAT ACTIVITY]]'' (2007)]]
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The year 2009 started well with her 19th single will be her fourth single to be ranked #2 on the [[Oricon]].
  
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The year 2009 started well with her 19th single will be her fourth single to be ranked #2 on the Oricon.
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In June 2009, she released her seventh original album [[Ultimate Diamond|ULTIMATE DIAMOND]], she become the first seiyuu since the establishment of the [[Oricon]] in 1968 to be ranked number 1, it will be the 85th best selling album in Japan in 2009. At the end of the year she will be invited to the show's most-watched in Japan, [[Kohaku Uta Gassen]] it's the first seiyuu to achieve this feat.
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In June 2009 she released her seventh original album [[Ultimate Diamond]], she become the first seiyuu since the establishment of the [[Oricon]] in 1968 to be ranked number 1, it will be the 85th best selling album in Japan in 2009. At the end of the year she will be invited to the show's most-watched in Japan, [[Kohaku Uta Gassen]] it's the first seiyuu to achieve this feat.
 
  
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In January 2010 she released two singles in two months, the first "[[Phantom Minds]]" will serve as opening for the movie [[Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st]], it will rank number 1 in the Oricon, confirming her title, it will sell at 93,759, it's currently her best selling single the second "[[Silent Bible]]" ranked number 3 will be her 10th single to be ranked in the top 5 on the charts.
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In January 2010 she released two singles in two months, the first "[[Phantom Minds|PHANTOM MINDS]]" will serve as opening for the movie [[Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st]], it will rank number 1 in the [[Oricon]], confirming her title, it will sell at 93,759, it's currently her best selling single the second "[[Silent Bible]]" ranked number 3 will be her 10th single to be ranked in the top 5 on the charts.
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She won the prize "[[Kei Tomiyama]]" for the [[seiyuu]] most relevant to the animation industry in the 4th [[seiyuu awards]] ceremony.
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Her last album "[[Impact Exciter]]" was released July 7, 2010 it reaches the second position with 124,514, is now her best selling album.
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She won the prize "[[Kei Tomiyama]]" for the [[seiyuu]] most relevant to the animation industry in the 4th [[seiyuu awards|Seiyuu Awards]] ceremony.
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Her last album "[[Impact Exciter|IMPACT EXCITER]]" was released July 7, 2010 it reaches the second position with 124,514, is now her best selling album.
  
 
On January 21, 2011, her 31st birthday, Mizuki released her first autobiography, named Shin'ai, to commemorate 10th year anniversary of her singing career.
 
On January 21, 2011, her 31st birthday, Mizuki released her first autobiography, named Shin'ai, to commemorate 10th year anniversary of her singing career.
  
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Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011 along with 4 other artists: AKB48, Nishino Kana, SID and EXILE. She performed two of her big hits, Phantom Minds and Shin'ai, in the award ceremony.
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Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011 along with 4 other artists: [[AKB48]], [[Nishino Kana]], [[SID]] and [[EXILE]]. She performed two of her big hits, [[Phantom Minds|PHANTOM MINDS]] and [[Shin'ai]], in the award ceremony.</div>
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==Discography==
 
==Discography==
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[[File:Mizuki Nana - ULTIMATE DIAMOND promo.jpg|thumb|225px|Mizuki Nana promoting ''[[Ultimate Diamond|ULTIMATE DIAMOND]]'' (2009)]]
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[[File:Mizuki Nana - ULTIMATE DIAMOND promo.jpg|thumb|225px|Mizuki Nana promoting "[[Ultimate Diamond|ULTIMATE DIAMOND]]" (2009)]]
 
[[File:Mizuki Nana - Silent Bible promo.jpg|thumb|225px|Mizuki Nana promoting "[[Silent Bible]]" (2010)]]
 
[[File:Mizuki Nana - Silent Bible promo.jpg|thumb|225px|Mizuki Nana promoting "[[Silent Bible]]" (2010)]]
  
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===Character Albums===
 
===Character Albums===
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* [1998.09.26] [[Depart Chisato x Nana|depart Chisato×Nana]] <small>('''Chisato''')</small>
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* [1998.09.26] [[Depart Chisato x Nana|départ Chisato×Nana]] <small>('''Chisato''')</small>
 
* [2001.10.11] [[Memories Off 2nd Mini-Album Collection Vol.1 Shirakawa Hotaru]] (メモリーズオフ2nd・ミニアルバム・コレクション Vol.1 白河ほたる) <small>('''Shirakawa Hotaru''')</small>
 
* [2001.10.11] [[Memories Off 2nd Mini-Album Collection Vol.1 Shirakawa Hotaru]] (メモリーズオフ2nd・ミニアルバム・コレクション Vol.1 白河ほたる) <small>('''Shirakawa Hotaru''')</small>
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* [2009.12.16] [[The Eternal Diva: Janice Quatlane|The Eternal Diva: Janice Quatlane]] <small>('''Janice Quatlane''')</small>
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* [2009.12.16] [[The Eternal Diva|THE ETERNAL DIVA]] <small>('''Janice Quatlane''')</small>
  
 
===Character Singles===
 
===Character Singles===
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* [2008.02.04] [[Rosario to Vampire Character Song 1 Akashiya Moka]] (ロザリオとバンパイア キャラクターソング 1 赤夜萌香) <small>('''Akashiya Moka''')</small>
 
* [2008.02.04] [[Rosario to Vampire Character Song 1 Akashiya Moka]] (ロザリオとバンパイア キャラクターソング 1 赤夜萌香) <small>('''Akashiya Moka''')</small>
 
* [2008.08.06] [[Black Diamond|BLACK DIAMOND]] <small>('''Hoshina Utau''')</small>
 
* [2008.08.06] [[Black Diamond|BLACK DIAMOND]] <small>('''Hoshina Utau''')</small>
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* [2008.10.29] [[Rosario to Vampire CAPU2 Character Song 1 Akashiya Moka]] (ロザリオとバンパイアCAPU2 キャラクターソング 1 赤夜萌香) <small>('''Akashiya Moka''')</small>
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* [2008.10.29] [[Rosario to Vampire CAPU 2 Character Song 1 Akashiya Moka]] (ロザリオとバンパイアCAPU 2 キャラクターソング 1 赤夜萌香) <small>('''Akashiya Moka''')</small>
 
* [2009.04.08] [[WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina (2009 single)|WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina]] (WHITE ALBUM キャラクターソング 緒方理奈) <small>('''Ogata Rina''')</small>
 
* [2009.04.08] [[WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina (2009 single)|WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina]] (WHITE ALBUM キャラクターソング 緒方理奈) <small>('''Ogata Rina''')</small>
 
* [2009.06.24] [[Ribbon no Onpu / Atatakana Shirabe|Ribbon no Onpu♪ / Atatakana Shirabe]] (リボンの音符♪ / あたたかな調べ) <small>('''Yugiri Perserte''' - with [[Sato Rina]])</small>
 
* [2009.06.24] [[Ribbon no Onpu / Atatakana Shirabe|Ribbon no Onpu♪ / Atatakana Shirabe]] (リボンの音符♪ / あたたかな調べ) <small>('''Yugiri Perserte''' - with [[Sato Rina]])</small>
 
* [2009.12.09] [[Theme of Lan Fan by The Alchemists|Theme of Lan Fan by THE ALCHEMISTS]] <small>('''Lan Fan''')</small>
 
* [2009.12.09] [[Theme of Lan Fan by The Alchemists|Theme of Lan Fan by THE ALCHEMISTS]] <small>('''Lan Fan''')</small>
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* [2009.12.16] [[The Eternal Diva|THE ETERNAL DIVA]] <small>('''Jenice Kaitly''')</small>
 
 
* [2010.01.01] [[WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina (2010 single)|WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina]] (WHITE ALBUM キャラクターソング 緒方理奈) <small>('''Ogata Rina''')</small>
 
* [2010.01.01] [[WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina (2010 single)|WHITE ALBUM Character Song Ogata Rina]] (WHITE ALBUM キャラクターソング 緒方理奈) <small>('''Ogata Rina''')</small>
 
* [2010.04.07] [[Heavens Divide / Koi no Yokushiryoku|HEAVENS DIVIDE / Koi no Yokushiryoku]] (HEAVENS DIVIDE / 恋の抑止力) <small>('''PAZ''' - with [[wikipedia:Donna Burke|Donna Burke]])</small>
 
* [2010.04.07] [[Heavens Divide / Koi no Yokushiryoku|HEAVENS DIVIDE / Koi no Yokushiryoku]] (HEAVENS DIVIDE / 恋の抑止力) <small>('''PAZ''' - with [[wikipedia:Donna Burke|Donna Burke]])</small>
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* [2008] [[wikipedia:Minami-ke|Minami-ke Okawari]] - Minami Touma
 
* [2008] [[wikipedia:Minami-ke|Minami-ke Okawari]] - Minami Touma
 
* [2008] [[wikipedia:Rosario + Vampire|Rosario to Vampire]] - '''Akashiya Moka'''
 
* [2008] [[wikipedia:Rosario + Vampire|Rosario to Vampire]] - '''Akashiya Moka'''
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* [2008] [[wikipedia:Rosario + Vampire|Rosario to Vampire CAPU2]] - '''Akashiya Moka'''
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* [2008] [[wikipedia:Rosario + Vampire|Rosario to Vampire CAPU 2]] - '''Akashiya Moka'''
 
* [2008] [[Shugo Chara!|Shugo Chara! Doki]] - '''Hoshina Utau'''
 
* [2008] [[Shugo Chara!|Shugo Chara! Doki]] - '''Hoshina Utau'''
 
* [2009] [[wikipedia:Darker than Black|DARKER THAN BLACK -Ryuusei no Gemini-]] - '''Kirihara Misaki'''
 
* [2009] [[wikipedia:Darker than Black|DARKER THAN BLACK -Ryuusei no Gemini-]] - '''Kirihara Misaki'''

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Mizuki Nana promoting "NANA CLIPS 5" (2010)

Mizuki Nana (水樹奈々) is a Japanese pop singer and a popular anime seiyuu idol under the KING RECORDS label. She was the winner of "Best Musical Performance" in the first annual Seiyuu Awards. She is also the record-holder for the highest ranking seiyuu album and single on the weekly Oricon chart. Recently, she has been incorporating rock influences into her music. She was also part of a short-lived seiyuu quartet called Prits with Kobayashi Yumiko, Kuwatani Natsuko, and Mochizuki Hisayo.

Profile

  • Stage Name: Mizuki Nana (水樹奈々)
  • Real Name: Kondo Nana (近藤奈々)
  • Nickname: Nana-chan (奈々ちゃん)
  • Birthdate: January 21, 1980 (1980-01-21) (age 44)
  • Birthplace: Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
  • Blood Type: O
  • Height: 153 cm
  • Family: Kondo Mika (Daisy×Daisy) (sister)
  • Eductaion: Yoyogi Animation Gakuin (Department of talented voice actors) March 1997.
  • Favorite Artists: Ishikawa Sayuri, Sakamoto Fuyumi
  • Favorite Country: France
  • Favorite Colors: White

Information

Kondo Nana (1995)

Kondo Nana was born on January 21, 1980 in Niihama. Kondo first began singing at the age of five when she started taking Enka singing lessons and she started participating in several local singing contests. In 1993 she won one of them and record a single called "Tsugazakura" under the name of birth name. She later graduated from Tokyo Horikoshi High School, along with Domoto Tsuyoshi of KinKi Kids, whom was in her class.

After graduating in 1997, Kondo decided that she wanted to pursue a career as an Enka singer, but her teachers advised her to to instead become a seiyuu. Kondo had been a big fan of both manga and anime since childhood and decided to try and become a seiyuu. She audition for a role in the video game NOëL ~La neige~, and was granted the role of Kadokura Chisato. With the role she took on the stage name Mizuki Nana and she released two character singles and one mini-album: "Girl's Age", "NOëL ~La neige~ Rendez-vous", and "départ Chisato×Nana".

Mizuki Nana (2004)

In 2000, Mizuki signed a record deal with KING RECORDS, and made her official singing debut in December with the single "Omoi". The single did not chart on the weekly Oricon chart. In 2001, Mizuki released two more singles, both of which also failed to chart on the Oricon. Her debut album however, "supersonic girl" peaked on the Oricon at #60. Her fourth single, "LOVE & HISTORY" was her first single to chart, peaking at #46.

On October 2005, her 12th single "ETERNAL BLAZE" reach #2 on the Oricon weekly chart and this period will be the first seiyuu to achieve this.

In 2006, her 14th single "Justice to Believe" ranked 4th on the Oricon and allows her to win in 2007 at the first seiyuu awards ceremony, the award for best musical performance. That same year she released her 15th single "Secret Ambition" which will rank for the 2nd time #2, will also be a turning point in her musical style since then incorporates more rock sound and it will be the same for its 6th original album "GREAT ACTIVITY" and for her 18th single "Trickster" who will place second.

Mizuki Nana promoting "GREAT ACTIVITY" (2007)

The year 2009 started well with her 19th single will be her fourth single to be ranked #2 on the Oricon.

In June 2009, she released her seventh original album ULTIMATE DIAMOND, she become the first seiyuu since the establishment of the Oricon in 1968 to be ranked number 1, it will be the 85th best selling album in Japan in 2009. At the end of the year she will be invited to the show's most-watched in Japan, Kohaku Uta Gassen it's the first seiyuu to achieve this feat.

In January 2010 she released two singles in two months, the first "PHANTOM MINDS" will serve as opening for the movie Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st, it will rank number 1 in the Oricon, confirming her title, it will sell at 93,759, it's currently her best selling single the second "Silent Bible" ranked number 3 will be her 10th single to be ranked in the top 5 on the charts.

She won the prize "Kei Tomiyama" for the seiyuu most relevant to the animation industry in the 4th Seiyuu Awards ceremony. Her last album "IMPACT EXCITER" was released July 7, 2010 it reaches the second position with 124,514, is now her best selling album.

On January 21, 2011, her 31st birthday, Mizuki released her first autobiography, named Shin'ai, to commemorate 10th year anniversary of her singing career.

Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011 along with 4 other artists: AKB48, Nishino Kana, SID and EXILE. She performed two of her big hits, PHANTOM MINDS and Shin'ai, in the award ceremony.

Discography

Mizuki Nana promoting "ULTIMATE DIAMOND" (2009)
Mizuki Nana promoting "Silent Bible" (2010)

Albums

Singles

DVDs

Character Albums

Character Singles

Voice Acting

Anime Series

Anime Movies

OVAs

Games

Japanese Dub

Other Works

Books

  • [2002.10.04] Iris (Photobook)
  • [2008.03.29] Artist Score Book: Sing Forever (Photo & Music Score book)
  • [2011.01.21] Shin'ai (Self-written Autobiography)

Awards

Music Related Awards

  • [2007] Best Musical Performance Award (1st Seiyuu Awards)
  • [2011] Top Pop Artists (Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010)

Non-Music Related Awards

  • [2010] Kei Tomiyama Memorial Award (4th Seiyuu Awards)


External links

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Digital Singles
Split Singles
Video Releases
Nana Clips: 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08
Live Concert: 01 · 02 · 03 · 04 · 05 · 06 · 07 · 08 · 09 · 10 · 11 · 12 · 13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · 24 · 25 · 26 · 27
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