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singer and lyricist managed by HoriPro and signed to the Flying Dog label. Born in

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, Nano sings in both Japanese and English.''nano Official Site'' (in English)
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and Niconico before being signed by a record label.

Biography

Nano was born on July 12, 1988, in

. She was raised in the

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as a child but then moved to Japan when she was fourteen. Nano posted covers of

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and

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songs online, first on

and later on the

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site Niconico. She is bilingual, and sometimes wrote English lyrics to the cover songs, giving them a Western touch without losing the original style. Eventually, this led to a record deal with Japanese major label Flying Dog. Her debut album ''Nanoir'' was released on March 14, 2012. Nano's first live performance was on March 16, 2013. Nano has recorded several original theme songs for various

series, such as, "Bull's Eye" for ''

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'', "Now or Never" for '' Phi Brain: Puzzle of God'', "No Pain, No Game" and "Exist" for ''

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'', "Savior of Song" (feat. My First Story) for ''

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'', "Born To Be" for '' Magical Warfare'', "Sable" for ''

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'', "Dreamcatcher" for ''

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'', "Rock On." for the first film of ''

'', ''Arpeggio of Blue Steel: Ars Nova DC'', “star light, star bright” for '' Conception'', and "Kemurikusa" for '' Kemurikusa''. Some of Nano's other commercially featured works include: *"Destiny: 12 Kaime no Kiseki" as the opening of the PlayStation Portable game '' Conception: Ore no Kodomo o Undekure!''. *"Silence" as the theme song of the Japanese horror channel ''Den Of Horror: Horror no Sokutsu!'' *"Happy Ending Simulator" as the theme song of the arcade game '' Gunslinger Stratos 2''. *"Scarlet Story" as the theme song for the Japanese TV puppet show '' Sherlock Holmes''. *"Infinity≠Zero" as the theme song for the Japanese live action film ''Bakumatsu Kokosei''. *"Paralyze:D" as the theme song of the PlayStation Vita game ''Re:Vice '. *"Identity Crisis" and "Restart" for the video game ''

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''. *"Mirror, Mirror" for the PlayStation Vita game ''Bad Apple Wars''. *"Dare Devil" for the mobile phone game "Houkago Girls Tribe." *"Nevereverland" as the theme song for the anime OVA ''Ark IX''.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Live albums

Remix albums

Singles

References

External links

* (in English) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nano 1988 births Living people J-pop singers American musicians of Japanese descent American women musicians of Japanese descent Singers from New York (state) American expatriates in Japan 21st-century American singers Utaite 21st-century American women