Nao Watanabe (渡邊奈央) is a Japanese singer signed with

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Life

Nao Watanabe's musical influence was provided by her mother, who loves music. Watanabe began taking classical piano lessons when she was five and began giving live performances when she was 18 years old. Her song "Invoice" reached the top 10 in the Independent Chart of a cable broadcasting in

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Influences

Watanabe's met her favorite musician, Kitaro, when she was performing at the live house in

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. Later, she was offered a contract with Domo Records. In 2005, she recorded her new album in

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Discography

International album * Nao Watanabe Japanese album * SACHI

External links

Nao Watanabe: Official web site (Japanese)Nao Watanabe Official MySpace
(Japanese)
Domo Music Group - Nao Watanabe's Record Company
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