is a Japanese female singer. She is the 20th Uta no Onēsan in the NHK series ''

Okaasan to Issho is a children's television program airing weekday mornings in Japan on NHK. The show consists of seasonal songs, the Galapico Pu segment, and animated shorts like Tomodachi Hachi Nin (previously also ''Deko Boko Friends''). , the program was ho ...

''. She was born in

Kamakura is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Kamakura has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 persons per km² over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939. Kamak ...

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Biography, personal life

Takumi Mitana is the youngest of three siblings. She learnt to play the piano from the age of three, and started singing vocals at high school. She graduated from the

Senzoku Gakuen College of Music is a private educational institution in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan. The institution operates a school of music, a junior college, primary and secondary schools, and a kindergarten. The first Senzoku Gakuen school, the Hiratsuka Sewing School f ...

Music Vocal Course in March 2009. While studying at the university, she passed the audition of ''

'' (

NHK Educational TV , abbreviated on-screen as NHK E, is the second television service of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation). It is a sister service of NHK General TV, showing programs of a more educational, cultural or intellectual nature, periodically also sh ...

), and from 20 March 2008 to 31 March 2016 played Uta no Onēsan of the twentieth generation.

Discography

Singles

*"Donsuka Panpan Ōendan" 18 Mar 2009 *"Yukidaruma no Rou" 7 Jan 2015

Albums

*''Okaasan to Issho: Saishin Best: Manmaru Smile'' 15 Oct 2008 *''Okaasan to Issho: Special 50 Selection'' 15 Jul 2009 *''Okaasan to Issho: Saishin Best: Bokura no Uta'' 21 Oct 2009 *''Okaasan to Issho: Saishin Best: Koronpa 20 Oct 2010 *''Okaasan to Issho: Saishin Best: Sore ga Tomodachi'' 19 Oct 2011 *''Okaasan to Issho: Saishin Best: Pan Papa Pan'' 17 Oct 2012

DVD

*''NHK Okaasan to Issho Family Concert: Tomodachi Hajimete Hajimemashite!'' 6 Aug 2008 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Family Concert: Omatsuri Concert o Surikaero!'' 4 Feb 2009 *''Okaasan to Issho Saishin Song Book: Atchikotchi March'' 15 Apr 2009 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Family Concert: Monoranmonoran Konichiwa!'' 5 Aug 2009 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Family Concert: Hoshizora no Merry-Go-Round -50 Shūnenkinen Concert-'' 3 Feb 2010 *''Okaasan to Issho Saishin Song Book: Arigatō no Hana'' 21 Apr 2010 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Special Stage: Aozora Wonderland'' 2 Jun 2010 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Family Concert: Monoranmonoran to Kumo no Ki'' 4 Aug 2010 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Family Concert: Mori no Ongaku Restaurant'' 2 Feb 2011 *''Okaasan to Issho Saishin Song Book: Dokonokonokinoko'' 20 Apr 2011 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Special Stage: Oideyo! Yume no Yuenchi'' 18 May 2011 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Family Concert: Pote iji ma e yōkoso!!'' 3 Aug 2011 *''Okaasan to Issho Winter Special: Minna de Party!'' 2 Nov 2011 *''NHK Okaasan to Issho Special Stage: Minna Issho ni! Fanfan Smile'' 21 Nov 2012 *In addition, many appearances on ''Okaasan to Issho'' related DVD.

''Okaasan to Issho'' concerts

References

External links

Takumi Mitani's profile and history from Oricon Celebrity Dictionary - Oricon Style

The new Uta no Onēsan, "Gekimoe" active student musician! News -Oricon Style-

Recochoku NHK Okaasan to Issho/Daisuke Yokoyama-Takumi Mitani song list
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