Kana nishino

Kana Nishino

 

Kana Nishino (西野 カナ Nishino Kana, born March 18, 1989 in Matsusaka, Mie, Japan)also known as kanayan is a J-Pop singer and lyricist signed with SME Records' Newcome Inc. She debuted on February 20, 2008, with the single "I". CNN said that she was the favorite singer of teenage girls in Shibuya, Tokyo, signalling Sony's jump on the bandwagon effect started by Avex.

From young, Nishino learned English from Eikaiwa schools and went to America twice. She was already interested in various genres of music, including hip-hop, R&B and reggae. In addition, she also enjoys traditional Japanese literature, and started singing Japanese folk songs.When she was 16, her mother secretly sent a demo tape of hers to the Miss Phoenix Audition  and she was rated the top singer entrant out of approximately 40,000 applicants. In 2006, she signed a contract with SME Records.

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