Born on March 18, 1989, in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, J-pop singer Kana Nishino studied English at university and after visiting the US developed a love of R&B. Following success in the Miss Phoenix music contest in 2005 she made her recording debut in 2008 with the single "I," a Japanese translation of the single "I Don't Wanna Know" by Australian duo Nervo. Her 2008 single "Style" was used in the anime series Soul Eater and 2009's "Make Up" was featured in the anime version of the BBC TV series Bootleg. Her fifth single was "Tokutemo" featuring Wise. Her debut album was Love One in 2009, featuring her earlier singles. Her best-known songs include "Torisetsu" and "Bedtime Story." Since then, she has released several albums, all featuring 'Love' in the title, including With Love (2014), Just Love (2016) and Love It (2017). She celebrated ten years of music-making in 2018 with the release of the greatest hits albums Love Collection 2 ~pink~ and Love Collection 2 ~mint~. In 2019, after a series of concerts at the Yokohama Arena, she announced that she was taking a temporary break from music. Kana Nishino resumed her musical endeavors in 2024, releasing the compilation All Time Best: Love Collection 15th Anniversary and the EP Love Again, followed by a performance at Yokohama Arena.
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