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After graduating in 2002, lecca started traveling. She went to places such as New York and Toronto, spending a total of six months overseas. During the trip she co-wrote and produced some songs with local artists. It was during this time that she began developing her reggae style.
 
After graduating in 2002, lecca started traveling. She went to places such as New York and Toronto, spending a total of six months overseas. During the trip she co-wrote and produced some songs with local artists. It was during this time that she began developing her reggae style.
  
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She returned to Japan in 2003, and joined the [[J-Urban|hip-hop]] group [[LEGNIS|LEGNIS]]. In the group, she was the vocalists and main songwriter. With the group, she toured many clubs around the Tokyo area.
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She returned to Japan in 2003, and joined the [[J-Hip-Hop|hip-hop]] group [[LEGNIS]]. In the group, she was the vocalist and main songwriter.
  
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In 2004, lecca became friends with [[:Category:J-Reggae|Japanese reggae]] artist [[PANG|PANG]] and was featured on her mini-album. She was featured on two tracks, "[[Aha!|AHA!]]" and "[[Yukari|YURARI]]", where lecca was credited as the MC and the composer. [[PANG|PANG]] then invited lecca to perform with her at the famous reggae music festival " JAPAN REGGAE FESTA in OKINAWA".
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In 2004, lecca became friends with [[:Category:J-Reggae|Japanese reggae]] artist [[PANG]] and was featured on her mini-album. She was featured on two tracks, "[[Aha!|AHA!]]" and "[[Yukari|YURARI]]", where lecca was credited as the MC and the composer. [[PANG|PANG]] then invited lecca to perform with her at the famous reggae music festival ''JAPAN REGGAE FESTA in OKINAWA''.
  
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She signed to an indies label in 2005, releasing her first album "[[lecca (album)|lecca]]" (since it's written in kanji it's often romizined as ''Rekka''). Though the album didn't sell very well it was well received by critics. On [[HMV|HMV]] the CD was ranked as one-of the "Best of 2005" as well as ranking in the reggae & ska top 10. The album was strongly influenced by reggae and had a heavy dancehall sound.
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She signed to an indies label in 2005, releasing her first album ''[[lecca (album)|lecca]]'' (since it's written in kanji it's often romanized as ''Rekka''). Though the album didn't sell very well it was well received by critics. On [[wikipedia:HMV|HMV]], the album was ranked as one-of the "Best of 2005" as well as ranking in the reggae & ska top 10. The album was strongly influenced by reggae and had a heavy dancehall sound.
  
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2006 was the break through year for lecca. She was first invited to perform at ''REGGAE Japan splash 06 SPRING'' along side reggae legends like [[Wikipedia:Gregory Issacs|Gregory Issacs]] and [[Wikipedia:Marcia Griffits|Marcia Griffits]]. Then in April lecca made her major label debut under [[avex trax]]'s [[cutting edge]] sub-label, with the mini-album "[[Dreamer]]". Later that year came the release of "[[Urban Pirates]]", which peaked at #57 on the [[Oricon]] chart.
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2006 was the break through year for lecca. She was first invited to perform at ''REGGAE Japan splash 06 SPRING'' along side reggae legends like [[Wikipedia:Gregory Issacs|Gregory Issacs]] and [[Wikipedia:Marcia Griffits|Marcia Griffits]]. Then in April lecca made her major label debut under [[avex trax]]'s [[cutting edge]] sub-label, with the mini-album ''[[Dreamer]]''. Later that year came the release of ''[[Urban Pirates|URBAN PIRATES]]'', which peaked at #57 on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart.
  
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Over the next year lecca gained more popularity. She appeared at WOOFIN' [[GIRL'S NIGHT|GIRL'S NIGHT]] as well as [[Girls Park|Girls Park]]. Her second major album, "[[Otaku Girls no Utage]]" peaked at #33 on the [[Oricon]]. This time around lecca showed a variety in musical styles. The album was a mix between her normal style with a few 1980's inspired-dance tracks.
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Over the next year lecca gained more popularity. She appeared at WOOFIN' [[Girl's Night|GIRL'S NIGHT]] as well as [[Girls Park]]. Her second major album, ''[[Otaku Girls no Utage]]'' peaked at #33 on the [[Oricon]] weekly chart. This time around lecca showed a variety in musical styles. The album was a mix between her normal style with a few 1980's inspired-dance tracks.
 
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* [2005.02.23] [[MEGARYU]] - ''[[Motto Towoku]]''
 
* [2005.02.23] [[MEGARYU]] - ''[[Motto Towoku]]''
 
* [2005.02.23] [[PANG|PANG]] - ''[[Stage By Stage|stage by stage]]'' (#4 "Lady Fire" feat. '''lecca''', #5 "stage by stage" feat. [[MEGARYU|MEGARYU]] & '''lecca''')
 
* [2005.02.23] [[PANG|PANG]] - ''[[Stage By Stage|stage by stage]]'' (#4 "Lady Fire" feat. '''lecca''', #5 "stage by stage" feat. [[MEGARYU|MEGARYU]] & '''lecca''')
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* [2005.09.21] [[NORISIAM-X]] - ''[[N X R 2|N☆X☆R☆2]]''
 
* [2007.06.20] ''[[Trasure House Records presents Reggae Gold Mine Vol1|TREASURE HOUSE RECORDS presents REGGAE GOLD MINE VOL.1]]'' (#2 "Dancehall Butterfly")
 
* [2007.06.20] ''[[Trasure House Records presents Reggae Gold Mine Vol1|TREASURE HOUSE RECORDS presents REGGAE GOLD MINE VOL.1]]'' (#2 "Dancehall Butterfly")
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* [2007.07.04] [[DJ YUKIJIRUSHI|DJ YUKIJIRUSHI]] - ''[[Raggajirushi|RAGGAJIRUSHI]]'' (#28 "Urban Pirates")
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* [2007.07.04] [[DJ YUKIJIRUSHI]] - ''[[Raggajirushi|RAGGAJIRUSHI]]'' (#28 "Urban Pirates")
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* [2008.01.23] [[DJ MASTERKEY|DJ MASTERKEY]] - ''[[From the Streets Vol.3|From the Streets Vol.3]]'' (#14 "IF I WERE YOUR GIRLFRIEND")
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* [2008.01.23] [[DJ MASTERKEY]] - ''[[From the Streets Vol.3|From the Streets Vol.3]]'' (#14 "IF I WERE YOUR GIRLFRIEND")
 
* [2008.02.06] ''[[Ai Reggae]]'' (#2 "I Wish")
 
* [2008.02.06] ''[[Ai Reggae]]'' (#2 "I Wish")
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* [2008.03.26] ''[[Girls Be Ambitious!!]]'' (Disc 1: #7 "I wish")
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* [2008.03.26] ''[[Girls Be Ambitious!!]]'' (Disc 1 #7 "I Wish")
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* [2011.04.20] ''[[m-flo Tribute ~Stitch the Future and Past~|m-flo TRIBUTE ~stitch the future and past~]]''
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* [2008.04.23] ''[[Best Of HASE-T Produce Works "Boom Box & Reggae Gold Mine Vol.2"|Best Of HASE-T Produce Works "BOOM BOX&REGGAE GOLD MINE Vol.2"]]'' (#28 "Home Party" feat. [[TSUGUMI]] from [[SOULHEAD]])
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* [2008.06.04] [[DJ YUKIJIRUSHI]] - ''[[Summer Love ~From Raggajirushi~|SUMMER LOVE ~From RAGGAJIRUSHI~]]'' (#24 "Chouchou")
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* [2008.06.25] ''[[Dancehall Lovers Japan]]''
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* [2008.07.09] ''[[Tokyo Ragga Blaze 2|Tokyo RAGGA BLAZE 2]]'' (#19 "Starting Line")
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* [2008.08.06] [[Kusuo]] - ''[[HB]]'' (#7 "Machi Awase. ." feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2008.10.29] [[DJ KAORI]] - ''[[DJ KAORI's Jmix II|DJ KAORI's JMIX II]]'' (#23 "Ai&lie&wine")
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* [2008.12.10] ''[[Ai Love Japa Raggae ~Sweet Lovers Selection~|Ai LOVE Japa Raggae ~SWEET LOVERS SELECTION~]]'' (#3 "Namida no Hi")
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* [2009.01.14] ''[[Luire Presents The Party|LUIRE presents THE PARTY]]'' (#12 "Starting Line")
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* [2009.02.04] ''[[Ai Reggae 2]]'' (#10 "Chouchou")
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* [2009.02.25] ''[[C-Love Fragrance|C-love FRAGRANCE]]'' (#9 "Starting Line")
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* [2009.05.20] ''[[Ichiban Taisetsu na Kimi e Okuru Uta ~Koibito e~]]'' (#8 "Toki no Naka de")
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* [2009.05.27] [[JAMA-ICHI]] - ''[[JAMA-ICHI Rockers|JAMA-ICHI ROCKERS]]'' (#2 "Hanareteru One Night" feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2009.06.10] ''[[HASE-T Presents Reggae Gold Mine|HASE-T presents REGGAE GOLD MINE]]'' (#21 "Your Birthday")
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* [2009.06.24] ''[[Dancehall Lovers Japan 2 ~ Mellow Love Trax|DANCEHALL LOVERS JAPAN 2 ~ MELLOW LOVE TRAX]]'' (#4 "Toki no Naka de")
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* [2009.06.24] ''[[Tokyo Ragga Blaze 3|Tokyo RAGGA BLAZE 3]]'' (#21 "When a girl loves somebody")
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Destiny
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* [2009.07.08] [[BROWN SUGAR]] - ''[[Destiny (BROWN SUGAR)|DESTINY]]'' (#3 "Strong_L" feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2009.07.29] ''[[Reggae Zion 5th Anniversary "The Best Mix" Mixed by Banty Foot|Reggae Zion 5th Anniversary "THE BEST MIX" Mixed by Banty Foot]]'' (#21 "Ai&lie&wine")
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* [2009.08.05] ''[[Ai Love Japa Raggae 2 ~Dancehall Selection~|Ai LOVE Japa Raggae 2 ~DANCEHALL SELECTION~]]'' (#3 "Ai&lie&wine")
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* [2009.11.18] ''[[Naki Raggae ~Ai Japa Raggae 3~]]'' (#3 "Toki no Naka de")
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* [2009.11.25] [[DJ KAORI]] - ''[[DJ KAORI's Jmix III|DJ KAORI's JMIX III]]'' (#11 "Kurenai Sora")
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* [2009.12.02] ''[[Namida Reggae 2 ~Talkin' Blues~|Namida Reggae 2 ~talkin' blues~]]'' (#3 "anata")
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* [2009.12.09] ''[[C-Love Fragrance Platinum Allure|C-love FRAGRANCE Platinum Allure]]'' (#4 "For You")
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* [2009.12.09] ''[[Okuru Reggae]]'' (#11 "Sayonara wo Iu Mae ni")
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* [2009.12.16] [[Yusuke]] - ''[[Ano.. Konnan Dekimashita Kedo.]]'' (#13 "Never Ever" feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2010.01.13] [[DJ MAYUMI]] - ''[[HbG X DJ MAYUMI Girls Collection|HbG × DJ MAYUMI GIRLS COLLECTION]]'' (#27 "Dear")
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* [2010.01.20] [[N.C.B.B]] - ''[[De-ja Vu of the 6 Man|DE-JA VU OF THE 6 MEN]]'' (#9 "Wagamama" feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2010.02.03] ''[[Ryuha-R Greatest Hits|Ryuha-R GREATEST HITS]]'' (#5 "Namida no Hi")
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* [2010.02.10] [[DJ A☆LUCKY]] - ''[[Kiss You Kiss Me ~Hearty Mix~|KISS YOU KISS ME ~Hearty Mix~]]'' (#12 "Kurenai Sora")
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* [2010.02.10] [[wikipedia:Che'Nelle|Che'Nelle]] - ''[[wikipedia:Feel Good (Che'Nelle album)|Feel Good]]'' (#14 "First Love" feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2010.02.10] ''[[Ai Reggae 3]]''
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* [2010.03.03] [[MOOMIN]] - ''[[Souls (MOOMIN)|Souls]]'' (#6 "Re:Start" feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2010.03.24] ''[[P.S. I Love You ~Japa Raggae Koi no Uta~]]''
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* [2010.04.21] [[DJ HASEBE]] - ''[[Woofin Presents "Candy Man" Mixed by DJ HASEBE|Woofin Presents "CANDYMAN" Mixed by DJ HASEBE]]'' (#3 "Namida no Hi")
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* [2010.05.26] [[DJ MAYUMI]] - ''[[Party Up Collection|PARTY UP COLLECTION]]'' (#29 "Kurenai Sora")
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* [2010.06.23] ''[[Luv Ragga Celebrity Present|LUV RAGGA Celebrity present]]'' (#2 "Namida no Hi")
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* [2010.06.30] [[DJ MASTERKEY]] - ''[[From The Streets Back Again|FROM THE STREETS BACK AGAIN]]'' (#15 "Goin' home")
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* [2010.07.07] [[DR.ECHO LOGIC]] - ''[[Cycle of Birth|CYCLE OF BIRTH]]''
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* [2010.07.14] ''[[Murasaki Sports Muraspo Music Life Vol.1|murasaki sports Muraspo Music LIFE vol.1]]'' (#4 "Kurenai Sora")
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* [2010.09.22] ''[[C-Love Fragrance Angelic Elegance|C-love FRAGRANCE Angelic Elegance]]'' (#8 "Kurenai Sora")
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* [2010.11.10] [[JAMOSA]] - ''[[Luv ~Collabo Best~|LUV ~collabo Best~]]'' (#1 "ROSE ~Yell wo Okuru Yo~" feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2010.12.08] [[Kusuo]] - ''[[Best Tracks (Kusuo)|BEST TRACKS]]'' (#6 "Machi Awase.." feat. '''lecca''')
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* [2010.12.15] [[DJ KAORI]] - ''[[DJ KAORI's Jmix IV|DJ KAORI's JMIX IV]]'' (#7 "My measure")
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* [2011.02.09] [[TOKYO NO.1 SOUL SET]] - ''[[Subete no Hikari]]''
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* [2011.02.16] ''[[Run (Various Artists)|RUN]]'' (#3 "My measure")
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* [2011.03.02] ''[[Love is All (Various Artists)|LOVE IS ALL]]'' (#3 "okay & be alright")
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* [2011.04.20] ''[[m-flo Tribute ~Stitch the Future and Past~|m-flo TRIBUTE ~stitch the future and past~]]'' (#4 "SOUND BOY THRILLER")
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* [2011.04.20] [[Alpha]] - ''[[Boys & Girls (Alpha)|♂ & ♀]]'' (#2 "She Sea Girl" feat. '''lecca''', [[SU]])
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* [2011.04.27] [[DJ Hello Kitty]] - ''[[Everybody Dance!]]'' (#5 "My measure")
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* [2011.05.04] ''[[Chaku Love 2]]'' (#8 "Kimi ni Todoke")
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* [2011.06.22] ''[[C-Love Fragrance Eternal Glitter|C-love FRAGRANCE Eternal Glitter]]'' (#16 "For You")
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* [2011.12.07] ''[[Ai Reggae 4 ~Kizuna~]]'' (#8 "Toshiou Futari")
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* [2011.12.14] [[MAJOR MUSIC]] - "[[Hope (MAJOR MUSIC)|HOPE]]"
  
 
==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.avexnet.or.jp/lecca/index.html Official Website]
 
*[http://www.avexnet.or.jp/lecca/index.html Official Website]
 
*[http://www.myspace.com/leccaofficial Official Myspace]
 
*[http://www.myspace.com/leccaofficial Official Myspace]
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Revision as of 23:13, 12 December 2011

lecca promoting "Right Direction" (2011)

lecca is a Jamaican inspired Japanese reggae-dancehall singer-songwriter. She made her indies debut in 2005. In 2006 she was signed to avex trax's cutting edge sub-label, making her major label debut with the Dreamer mini-album. She is managed by ARTIMAGE agency.

Information

In 1999, lecca entered the Plastudy Music School. There she was able to train her voice and learn dance and was taught about music theory. During her time at the school she also took part in the school's showcase at Akihabara's Club GOODMAN.

Over the next few years lecca started play at a lot of local clubs. She started getting recognized and start playing at some of the most popular clubs in Tokyo such as Shibuya ASIA, VUENOS, Ikebukuro BRIDGE, PURE, and Roppongi CORE.

After graduating in 2002, lecca started traveling. She went to places such as New York and Toronto, spending a total of six months overseas. During the trip she co-wrote and produced some songs with local artists. It was during this time that she began developing her reggae style.

She returned to Japan in 2003, and joined the hip-hop group LEGNIS. In the group, she was the vocalist and main songwriter.

In 2004, lecca became friends with Japanese reggae artist PANG and was featured on her mini-album. She was featured on two tracks, "AHA!" and "YURARI", where lecca was credited as the MC and the composer. PANG then invited lecca to perform with her at the famous reggae music festival JAPAN REGGAE FESTA in OKINAWA.

She signed to an indies label in 2005, releasing her first album lecca (since it's written in kanji it's often romanized as Rekka). Though the album didn't sell very well it was well received by critics. On HMV, the album was ranked as one-of the "Best of 2005" as well as ranking in the reggae & ska top 10. The album was strongly influenced by reggae and had a heavy dancehall sound.

2006 was the break through year for lecca. She was first invited to perform at REGGAE Japan splash 06 SPRING along side reggae legends like Gregory Issacs and Marcia Griffits. Then in April lecca made her major label debut under avex trax's cutting edge sub-label, with the mini-album Dreamer. Later that year came the release of URBAN PIRATES, which peaked at #57 on the Oricon weekly chart.

Over the next year lecca gained more popularity. She appeared at WOOFIN' GIRL'S NIGHT as well as Girls Park. Her second major album, Otaku Girls no Utage peaked at #33 on the Oricon weekly chart. This time around lecca showed a variety in musical styles. The album was a mix between her normal style with a few 1980's inspired-dance tracks.

Discography

lecca promoting "My measure" (2009)
lecca promoting "TSUBOMI / Snow Crystals" (2010)

Albums

Mini-Albums

Singles

Digital Singles

DVDs

Analog

Collaborations / Compilations

Destiny

External Links

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