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Kyoto, Japan (2000 – present)

倖田來未 (Koda Kumi), born November 13, 1982 in Kyoto, Japan, is a famous female Japanese solo R&B and pop singer. She is the older sister of singer misono. She had dreamed of becoming a singer ever since she was in elementary school. She was eventually noticed by Avex Trax and began releasing pop music with an urban feel.
After 10 years, she became one of the best-selling artists of the decade and one of the most popular and influential artists in Japan.

Koda officially debuted with the single TAKE BACK in December 2000.
In 2002, after the release of several singles, she released her first studio album affection, which charted at #12.

Some success came her way when she was asked to do the main songs for the video game, “Final Fantasy X-2”, with real Emotion/1000の言葉 (1000 words), Koda also provided the voice for the character Lenne in the Japanese version of the game as well as the character, “Yuna’s”, opening sequence dance via motion capture.
The single proved to be a success, debuting at #3 and becoming Koda’s first release to enter the top ten. It sold 282,734 copies and became the #24th highest-selling single of 2003. A Few weeks later, Koda released her second studio album, grow into one, which debuting at #9.

In 2004, Koda released three more singles before the release of her 3rd studio album, feel my mind which again showed Koda’s determinated progress, charting at #7.

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