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Akiko Yoshida is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who performs under the stage name Kokia (stylised as KOKIA, an anagram of Akiko), and sings with a wide radius of musical influences.
She is best known for her songs “Arigatō…” (Thank You?) (which reached #1 in Hong Kong when it was covered by Sammi Cheng) and “The Power of Smile.” She is also recognised for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being “Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto (With Reflection)” for the film Origin: Spirits of the Past, “Follow the Nightingale” for the game Tales of Innocence and “Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi” for the anime Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino. Kokia often performs in Europe, basing her activities in Paris and releasing music through Wasabi Records, a subsidiary of Kazé.
Early life, Pony Canyon debut
Kokia was born on July 22, 1976, and raised by her mother. She started playing the violin when she was two and a half years old, but preferred the family piano. Often instead of playing with toys, Kokia played with the family piano. Kokia remembers putting picture books on the music stand and creating music that represented the scenes.
When Kokia was 10, she went abroad to America with her sister Kyoko to study at the Summer music school (and did so again when she was 14). In high school, she studied in vocal music and opera, later majoring in opera at the Toho Gakuen School of Music.
While at university, a friend gave a demo tape Kokia had recorded to a record executive. Kokia was then signed to Pony Canyon, and debuted in 1998 while still at university.
She is best known for her songs “Arigatō…” (Thank You?) (which reached #1 in Hong Kong when it was covered by Sammi Cheng) and “The Power of Smile.” She is also recognised for her numerous contributions to anime/game soundtracks, the most notable being “Ai no Melody/Chōwa Oto (With Reflection)” for the film Origin: Spirits of the Past, “Follow the Nightingale” for the game Tales of Innocence and “Tatta Hitotsu no Omoi” for the anime Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino. Kokia often performs in Europe, basing her activities in Paris and releasing music through Wasabi Records, a subsidiary of Kazé.
Early life, Pony Canyon debut
Kokia was born on July 22, 1976, and raised by her mother. She started playing the violin when she was two and a half years old, but preferred the family piano. Often instead of playing with toys, Kokia played with the family piano. Kokia remembers putting picture books on the music stand and creating music that represented the scenes.
When Kokia was 10, she went abroad to America with her sister Kyoko to study at the Summer music school (and did so again when she was 14). In high school, she studied in vocal music and opera, later majoring in opera at the Toho Gakuen School of Music.
While at university, a friend gave a demo tape Kokia had recorded to a record executive. Kokia was then signed to Pony Canyon, and debuted in 1998 while still at university.
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Naeuigeudae wrote:
I love her song on the FFXIII-2 OST [2]
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pablo774 wrote:
change to KOKIA please.... and instead change ADELE back to Adele and Alan back to alan -.-
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ULTRA_Blue wrote:
I love her song on the FFXIII-2 OST
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Meia_bocchan wrote:
Lastfm has this habit of suddenly changing the caps of a particular artist's name, especially when it's either fully caps-ed or mixed with lower cases. It's a bug (or something like that) that automatically changes when detected (>_>)
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davedim wrote:
Her name on here used to be in all caps right? I wonder how it got changed. I always thought it was written according to how the first person who ever scrobbled an artist wrote it but apparently my assumption was incorrect. I agree that it should be changed to caps again. Let's hope a mod sees these requests.
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DarthXehanort wrote:
Her work on the Final Fantasy XIII-2 soundtrack is glorious.
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Ennobxi wrote:
Oh, why is her name in lowercase? I agree with the others, it bothers me...
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GreatKenji wrote:
"Kokia" bothers me.. Someone please change it to KOKIA [5]
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Yunraii wrote:
New Day, New Life is amazing! <3 [5]
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tsukishiroyuki wrote:
Yey! Finally I can listen Hikari wo Atsumete! It's awesome! XD
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Meia_bocchan wrote:
"Kokia" bothers me.. Someone please change it to KOKIA [4]
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Thennap wrote:
I wanna listen hikari wo kasanete single T__T
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chokokoru wrote:
Oh please, how excellent are the two new singles? Goosebumps 24/7.
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kurenaai wrote:
love the new singles!
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mellodywords wrote:
"Kokia" bothers me.. Someone please change it to KOKIA [3] New Day, New Life is amazing! <3 [4]
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Grify-chan wrote:
Is "Hikari wo Atsumete" already leacked?
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Grify-chan wrote:
New Day, New Life is amazing! <3 [3]
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LACRIMOSA_MAGIA wrote:
"Kokia" bothers me.. Someone please change it to KOKIA [2] this.
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decretum wrote:
New Day, New Life is amazing! <3 [2]
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onibanchou wrote:
光の中に <3
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★東京・ミッドタウン イベント出演！
7 May 2011 | from www.kokia.com/
OPEN THE PARK 〜Smile for Japan〜
“日本の笑顔を増やすために「音楽」ができることを探るフリーライブ”と題して
GWに東京・ミッドタウンで開催されるイベントに出演します！
出演時間：13：00-13：30予定
会場：ミッドタウン・ガーデン芝生広場（雨天時：キャノピー・スクエアで実施）
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★『moment』プロモーション出演一覧。
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★2011年 春のコンサートのお知らせ。
3 Apr 2011 | from www.kokia.com/
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