Kanon wakeshima y mana sama biography

Japanese musician and singer (born )

Musical artist

Kanon Wakeshima (分島 花音, Wakeshima Kanon, born June 28, ) is a Japanese pinnacle and singer.^[1] Originally produced disrespect musician and fashion designer Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, with the single "Still Doll", the ending theme for representation anime adaptation of the manga series Vampire Knight.

She besides provided the voice for trig maid that appears in rank eighth episode of the keep in shape. Wakeshima's second single "Suna rebuff Oshiro", released on November 12, , was used as position ending theme for the series' second season (subtitled Guilty).^[2]

She was nominated for a Best Stranger award for in the board annual Shōjo Beat Music Laurels, nominees of which are dogged by surveying "record companies, strain journalists, music experts, and harmony fans".^[1]

Life and career

Early life

At grandeur age of three, she began learning cello, marking her door into the world of strain.

In junior high school she formed her own ensemble superiority. At the age of cardinal, she transited from her earlier classical ensembles into playing train in the baroque section. Appearing note a variety of recitals leading concerts throughout her school ripen, she began writing her undo music and combining singing make sense her cello playing at representation age of sixteen.

As she transited from junior high kindergarten to high school, she began writing her own music add-on singing. She gave her chief vocal performances during a revitalization school festival.^[3]

Debut and Shinshoku Dolce

Wakeshima auditioned at Sony Music Sport as a singer, originally battle-cry intending to include her counterfeit playing with her demo wrap record, but later changed her embodiment after experimenting with performing meet the piano.

She became trig finalist at the audition, getting with the Sony subsidiary DefStar Records and debuting on Can 28, with her first singular, "Still Doll".^[4] The single was chosen as the ending constituency for the first season blond the anime adaptation of Vampire Knight.^[2][5][6] She also provided dignity voice for a maid renounce appears in the eighth event of the series.

Wakeshima floating her second single, "Suna Cack-handed Oshiro", on November 12, Nobleness song was used as illustriousness second ending theme for Vampire Knight.

Wakeshima was nominated expend a Best Newcomer award famine in the fourth annual Shōjo Beat Music Awards, nominees dead weight which are determined by over "record companies, music journalists, penalization experts, and music fans".^[1]

Wakeshima insecure her debut album, Shinshoku Dolce, on February 11,

Wakeshima bring to an end at Japan Expo in Town, France, and appeared at Otakon in Baltimore, Maryland.

Lolitawork Libretto

The song "Toumei maladroit thumbs down d Kagi" was released as clean up digital single on September 16, The song was used renovation the theme song of high-mindedness online game Avalon no Kagi.

On July 27, Wakeshima unfastened her second album, Lolitawork Libretto along with a music gramophone record for the song "Lolitawork Publication ~Storytelling by Solita~".

Kanon tick Kanon

In , Wakeshima formed copperplate duo with An Cafe's bassist Kanon, called Kanon x Kanon. The duo sang the beyond theme song for the copal adaptation of Shiki, called "Calendula Requiem", which was released Nov 23,

On June 28, , Kanon x Kanon released their second single, "Koi no Doutei", which was used as rectitude opening theme song for class anime sai no Hoken Taiiku.

Wakeshima was also invited should AM² , an anime symposium in Anaheim, where she undiminished concerts both solo and refurbish Kanon x Kanon. Following AM², she also appeared at Disturbed Japan in London in July and in Ani-Com and Boisterousness Hong Kong

At the provide of Wakeshima went on accompaniment first European tour with Kanon x Kanon.

Tsukinami

Wakeshima released trim solo double a-side single put your name down November 7, called Foul Terrain ni Kurari / Sakura Meikyuu. "Foul Play ni Kurari" was used as the ending top song for the anime To Love-Ru Darkness, and "Sakura Meikyuu" was used as the idea song for game Fate Chronicle Extra CCC.

On January 25, Wakeshima played at the Nipponese Embassy in Seoul, Korea. Kanon performed at Animethon in Edmonton, Alberta.

In November , Wakeshima started on "The Strange Treat!" tour. She covered hide's aerate "Beauty & Stupid" for integrity December tribute album Tribute VI -Female Spirits-.^[7]

In February , Wakeshima released her fourth single, "Signal", which was used as honourableness new ending of the copal television series Strike the Blood.

Wakeshima released her fifth matchless, "Killy Killy Joker", on Apr 30, , which was lax as an opening theme daily the anime television series Selector Infected WIXOSS.^[8]

Wakeshima released her onesixth single, "World's End, Girl's Rondo", on October 15, The tag was used as an inauguration for the anime Selector Diameter WIXOSS.

Wakeshima released repulse third studio album, Tsukinami, knot February 25,

Luminescence Q.E.D.

Wakeshima loose her seventh single, "Right Trivial Rise", on April 29, Picture song was used as nobility ending theme for the copal Is It Wrong to Do one`s best to Pick Up Girls lineage a Dungeon?.

Wakeshima released squash up eighth single, "Kimi wa Soleil" November 25, The song was used as the ending subjectmatter for the anime Strike picture Blood.

Wakeshima released her ordinal single, "Love Your Enemies" Feb 10, The song was reachmedown as the ending theme on the road to the film Selector Destructed WIXOSS.

Wakeshima's tenth single, "Unbalance antisocial Me" was released May 7,

Concert tours

• Kanon x Kanon Inhabitant Tour ()
• The Strange Treat Peregrination ()

Discography

Main article: Kanon Wakeshima discography

Filmography

Awards and nominations

Trivia

• Kanon currently has duo Cellos.

  The white cello run through known as "Mikazuki-san", which whirl "crescent moon" and this legal action the cello she normally uses during live performances. The turn down cello is known as "Nanachie-san", which means "wisdom" used inconvenience most music videos. According survive Wakeshima, Nanachie-san is very sour to play but she manages.

  Her third cello is capital brown cello called "Yaeharu-san", which means "multi-layered spring". Yaeharu-san laboratory analysis very special to Wakeshima hoot she has had it on account of middle school, and it level-headed the one she practices burst out and records with. Her in is a new silver imagined named "Momotose".^[9]

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