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label.

Biography

Before debuting on August 2000, Chika appeared as a guest of the live session ''Undown Presents'' in Kyoto Jittoku. On September 2000, she debuted with the single ''Koubutsu'' written and produced by Chika herself. It was released as both a CD and a cassette tape. The single reached #70 on the Oricon weekly chart, with over 2,500 copies sold. Some fans called her ''Giza version of Shiina Ringo'' due to similar melody and voice styles. Her fourth single ''Aishini kite Hoshii/Gamusharana Ai'' was written by a former member of the Japanese band

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. Between April and June 2001, she was the main DJ on the radio program ''Liberal Flower'' which was broadcast at FM Kyoto. In May 2001, she released her first and only studio album ''Yoshida Chika: 12 no Hana''. In December, her fifth single was included in Giza Studio's compilation album ''Giza Studio Masterpiece Blend 2001'', the single was written by

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and Masataka Kitaura. In March 2002, she released her final single ''Hanareba Nare ni''. In August 2002, through the official website, she announced a hiatus from all her music activities.

Musical style

Influence

On her online website diary she took inspiration during music production from the following artists:

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Discography

During her career, she released six singles and one studio album.

Singles

Album

Authority

*Musicbrainz

References

External links

*Official website

*Official Musing pag

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