Kana Nishino subsequently released the albums Just Love and Love It, certified platinum and gold respectively.
32 Facts About Kana Nishino
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Kana Nishino was awarded "Artist of the Year" two times in 2014 and 2015 by Billboard Japan.
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On January 8,2019, Kana Nishino announced an "indefinite" hiatus starting on February 3 of the same year and returned to the music industry in 2024.
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Kana Nishino was born on March 18,1989, in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture.
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From an early age, Kana Nishino had an interest in living abroad, so she decided to stay with a host family in Guam when she was in the fifth grade of elementary school and in Los Angeles when she was in her first year of high school.
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In 2005, when Kana Nishino was 16 years old, her mother signed her up for the "Super Heroine Audition Miss Phoenix," an audition jointly held by Kadokawa Pictures and Sony Music Artists Inc Despite the fact that it was an actress audition, Kana Nishino's singing voice was discovered among the 40,000 applicants.
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In December 2008, Kana Nishino was appointed as the youngest ever "Mie Prefecture Tourism Ambassador" by the Governor of Mie Prefecture, Akihiko Noro.
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The song became Kana Nishino's breakthrough, becoming her first release to chart in the Oricon top 50 by charting at number 40.
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Kana Nishino released her sixth single "Kimi ni Aitaku Naru Kara" on June 3,2009.
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Kana Nishino released her ninth single "Best Friend" on February 24,2010.
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Kana Nishino released her sophomore album To Love on June 23,2010.
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The album was extremely successful, making Kana Nishino the first artist born in the Heisei era to top the Oricon Albums Chart.
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Kana Nishino collaborated with Wise on the single "By your side" which was released on March 16,2011.
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From July 29 to September 8,2011, Nishino embarked on her first nationwide hall tour, Kanayan Tour 2011 ~ Summer~, concluding with her first-ever performance at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo.
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On September 5,2012, Kana Nishino released her 4th album called Love Place.
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On November 7,2012, Kana Nishino released her nineteenth single "Always," which was certified gold for selling 100,000 PC downloads.
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Kana Nishino was the best-selling female solo artist in Japan for the year.
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Kana Nishino eventually released the ballad "Suki" on October 15,2014, which was certified platinum for selling 250,000 downloads.
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On September 9,2015, Kana Nishino released another country music-themed single called "Torisetsu," which was used as the theme song for the movie Heroine Shikkaku.
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Kana Nishino was the best-selling female solo artist in Japan in 2015 with 303,365 copies sold.
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The album reached number 1 on the Oricon Albums Chart for two weeks, making Kana Nishino the first artist born in the Heisei era to accomplish this.
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Kana Nishino was selected as a winner of the "2016 ISUM Bridal Music Awards" held on March 15,2017.
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Kana Nishino released her 32nd single "Te wo Tsunagu Riyuu" on October 18,2017.
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Kana Nishino released her 33rd single, "I Love You," on April 18,2018.
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On February 14,2024, Kana Nishino released her greatest hits album All Time Best: Love Collection 15th Anniversary and video album MV Collection: All Time Best 15th Anniversary.
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Kana Nishino announced her returning to the music industry on June 25,2024, by releasing the single "EYES ON YOU" on July 5, the EP Love Again on September 18, and holding the concert "Kana Nishino Love Again Live 2024" at Yokohama Arena on November 13 and 14, the same venue as her last concert before her hiatus.
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On November 13,2024, Kana Nishino announced the nationwide arena tour "Fall In Love With You Again Tour 2025" which will take place in five different cities between April and June 2025.
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On December 13,2024, it was announced that Kana Nishino would appear on the 75th NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen on December 31, marking her first appearance on the prestigious year-end show since 2018 and her 10th overall.
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Kana Nishino performed a medley of the songs "Best Friend" and "EYES ON YOU".
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On January 8,2019, Kana Nishino announced that she would be taking an indefinite hiatus on her official Twitter, official website and official fan club.
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Kana Nishino announced that she married her former manager on her 30th birthday.
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Kana Nishino was into reggae from junior high school to her first year of college.