is a Japanese singer. She is the vocalist of the band Kirche, and as a solo singer, has performed many songs for

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Biography

Noriko Mitose sang for church choir when she was young but did not get involved in the music scene until she and Toshihiko Inoue formed Kirche in 1993. She has since gone on to pursue her own singing career, and in 2005, her first solo album ''Yoruoto Hyouhon'' was released. Her following album releases, ''crochet'' and ''savon'' compile the songs she has done for games. While many of her songs have been for

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, she has also performed for several RPGs: ''

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'' (she was personally requested by director

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for the ending song; she later made an album with that song's guitarist,

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), '' Ar tonelico: Melody of Elemia'', '' Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm'', ''

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'' and '' Ar tonelico II: Sekai ni Hibiku Shoujotachi no Metafalica''. Apart from kirche, Mitose also provided the vocal and lyrics for ORITA, a band she formed with composer Naruki. She has also contributed to various

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circles, such as APPLE Project and WAVE.

References

External links

ORITA
- ORITA's official site
Katsuu Teien
- kirche's official site
SnowBlanc
- Noriko Mitose's official site {{DEFAULTSORT:Mitose, Noriko Japanese women singers Living people Year of birth missing (living people)