Biography
Kana Nishino (西野カナ, Nishino Kana, born March 18, 1989) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Mie Prefecture, Japan signed with SME Records. She debuted on February 20, 2008 with the single "I."
Widely considered one of Japan's most popular songstresses of the late 2000s and 2010s, she gained early popularity with the R&B singles "Tookutemo" (with rapper WISE) and "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara." Her first studio album, LOVE one. (2009), debuted at number four on charts and went on to become certified platinum. She achieved further success with her sophomore and first number-one album, to LOVE (2010), which was preceded by the singles "Motto…," "Dear…," "Best Friend" and "Aitakute Aitakute" which were all certified "million" for full song downloads of over 1 million by the RIAJ, establishing Nishino as a dominant force on music charts and digital platforms.
Due to her popularity with the Japanese female audience, Nishino appears frequently on fashion magazine covers. It was particularly apparent in her early days due to her association with the Gyaru fashion subculture.
On January 8, 2019, Nishino announced an "indefinite" hiatus starting on February 3 of the same year and returned to the music industry in 2024.
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