is a Japanese singer and songwriter from

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. She is the daughter of a traditional Japanese weaver in Nishijin, Kyoto. At age 10 she joined the Kyoto City Junior Children’s Choir, where she studied the foundations of music and collaborated with conductor

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as well as the

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Career

At 18, she began singing exclusively at “Respos”, a Jazz Club in Kyoto, broadening her repertoire from Jazz and 'oldies' to Showa-Kayou (Japanese folk music). Nakano debuted in 2010 with the album ''Zurui Hito''. In 2011, she co-starred with

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and Masatou Ibu in ''R60 Snake Man Show'', put together by Moichi Kuwahara. The show aired on the cable TV channel WOWOW. In 2012, the limited edition of Nakano’s debut, ''Zurui Hito'' was released as an album. In April, she made a guest appearance on the timbales player Willy Nagasaki’s album ''Midnight Rumba''; the song on which she featured, “Wakare no Mambo”, reached number 1 in the USEN Weekly Indie Chart. Nakano appeared on NHK's ''Kayou Concert'' in June 2013, followed by the release of the album ''Hetana Uso'' - her first on Universal Sigma. Nakano became the cover girl of ''Jazz Japan'' magazine in 2014 New Year’s edition. She released a 7-inch single, "Chotto Matte Kudasai".

Discography

Albums

* ''Last Metro'' ラストメトロ (2010) * '' Zurui Hito'' ずるいひと (2012) * '' Hoteru'' ホテル (2013) * '' Heta na Uso'' へたなうそ (2013) * '' Chotto Matte Kudasai'' ちょっと待って下さい (2014)

References

Vivid Sound Profile

Universal Music Japan Profile

Yokohama FM 84.7 appearance schedule

External links

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Vivid Sound Profile

Universal Music Japan Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nakano, Aya 1985 births English-language singers from Japan Japanese women musicians Living people Musicians from Kyoto Prefecture People from Kyoto 21st-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese women singers