Sena Kana is a Japanese pop singer. Her 2018 single, "Truth or Dare", appeared on various European charts, including at number 1 on France's Digital Song Sales chart. Her 2019 single, "Up", featured Wiz Khalifa and Sheppard. The song was certified Gold in the United States, making Sena Kana the first Japanese female solo artist to achieve that feat. In 2020, Sena Kana released her debut EP titled ''Serenity'', which was executively produced by

Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd Jason Paul Douglas Boyd, better known by his stage name Poo Bear, is an American songwriter, singer, and music producer. He is best known for being one of Justin Bieber's main collaborators, having co-written many of Bieber's hits (including " ...

. Boyd was also featured on the project's second track "Undisputed". Kana released ''Show Me'', her second EP, in November 2021. It debuted at number 112 on the US ''Billboard'' 200.

Early life and education

Sena Kana was born in Tokyo, Japan. As a child, she showed an interest in

musicals Musical theatre is a form of theatrical performance that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance. The story and emotional content of a musical – humor, pathos, love, anger – are communicated through words, music, movement ...

like '' The Sound of Music''. In school life, she was cast in the lead role in several plays, and later attended a music academy in Japan where she studied vocal music.

Career

Sena Kana began releasing music in 2017 with the single, "Live Your Dreams". The song reached number 1 on the European iTunes charts. The music video for "Live Your Dreams" was filmed in Oslo, Norway, with the

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as a backdrop. In 2018, she released another single, "Truth or Dare". That song reached the top of the France Digital Song Sales chart and appeared on several other European charts, as well. In March 2019, ''

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'' premiered Sena Kana's next single, "Up", featuring American musical artist, Wiz Khalifa, and Australian band, Sheppard. The song was produced by Lindsey Jackson and Katalyst. It ultimately accrued over 85 million streams in the United States and was certified Gold. Sena Kana became the first Japanese female to have a Gold-certified single in the United States as a solo act. On August 31, 2020, Kana released her debut EP ''Serenity''. The four-track extended play was executively produced by songwriter and producer

. Boyd was also the only featured act on the EP, appearing on the second song, "Undisputed". Production duo Katalyst ( Ken Lewis and

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), whom worked on Kana's "Up", also returned for ''Serenity'', mixing and mastering the extended play in its entirety.

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

References

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External links

Official website
Living people Singers from Tokyo 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Japanese women pop singers J-pop singers Year of birth missing (living people)