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Coppé is a Japanese electronic music singer-songwriter
and music producer. She has released twelve solo albums on her self-owned Mango + Sweet Rice label.
. Her real name is Yoshimi, which means pure, good and beautiful in Japanese. She was given the nickname Coppé by her mother because on her birth day she resembled a loaf of bread of the same name.
As a child, Coppé travelled frequently between Japan and Hawaii, and also lived for awhile in Arizona. She studied classical piano and ballet from the age of three. As a child she won a Nihon Record Taisho award (sometimes called "Japanese Grammy") for her song "Peke No Uta", which was released via King Records. She also won a Chibikko Nodojiman award while still in elementary school singing her original song "Red Red Balloon". Also while still a child she began to appear regularly on a weekly NHK TV show "Uta No Tomodachi". This led to her getting involved with radio, her first regular show being "All Nite Nippon". She later also had shows on FM Tokyo and FM Yokohama. Her English language skills led to her being on NHK show based on learning English. Other TV shows in which she made regular appearances were TBS's "Jikan Desuyo" and "Ginza Now", NTV's "Shower Gang" and the music program "Poppers MTV" where she interviewed many foreign artists including Ray Charles, Bob Marley, James Brown, Madonna, the Police, Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson. After her father's death, she relocated to Honolulu in order to be closer to her mother. In Hawaii she also had a radio program on KIKI AM 83.
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Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and music producer. She has released twelve solo albums on her self-owned Mango + Sweet Rice label.
Early life
Coppé was born and raised in TokyoTokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. Her real name is Yoshimi, which means pure, good and beautiful in Japanese. She was given the nickname Coppé by her mother because on her birth day she resembled a loaf of bread of the same name.
As a child, Coppé travelled frequently between Japan and Hawaii, and also lived for awhile in Arizona. She studied classical piano and ballet from the age of three. As a child she won a Nihon Record Taisho award (sometimes called "Japanese Grammy") for her song "Peke No Uta", which was released via King Records. She also won a Chibikko Nodojiman award while still in elementary school singing her original song "Red Red Balloon". Also while still a child she began to appear regularly on a weekly NHK TV show "Uta No Tomodachi". This led to her getting involved with radio, her first regular show being "All Nite Nippon". She later also had shows on FM Tokyo and FM Yokohama. Her English language skills led to her being on NHK show based on learning English. Other TV shows in which she made regular appearances were TBS's "Jikan Desuyo" and "Ginza Now", NTV's "Shower Gang" and the music program "Poppers MTV" where she interviewed many foreign artists including Ray Charles, Bob Marley, James Brown, Madonna, the Police, Cyndi Lauper and Michael Jackson. After her father's death, she relocated to Honolulu in order to be closer to her mother. In Hawaii she also had a radio program on KIKI AM 83.
Mickey Mouse collector
Coppé also became known as a world class expert and collector of Disney goods, mostly Mickey Mouse related items. She has a vast collection of goods, many from the 1930s, 40's and 50's.As a musician
While becoming well known as a radio and TV personality, Coppé also continued to write and perform her own music, and in 1995 she self-released her first album. Her music includes many influences but is generally electronic and club oriented. She has performed in the US, UK, Spain and Japan, and collaborated with a wide range of musicians including Plaid, Q-Bert, DJ Vadim, ex-Orb member Kris Weston, Senior Coconut, Tipsy, Peanut Butter Wolf, members of Skinny Puppy, Takemura Nobukazu, DJ Kensei, Fred moTh, Hifana and Jemapur.Discography
Releases:- 1995 Mango & Sweetrice 002 (12": Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 1995 Coppé (CD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 1997 Blue Time Machine (12", Blu: Mango & Sweet Rice)
- 2000 Peppermint (CD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2002 Mercury (CD, Album, Dij: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2002 Papa My Buddha (CD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2003 Blue (12": Losonofono Records)
- 2003 Nauru (CD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2004 8 (CD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2005 9+10=10th Anniversary! (2xCD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2005 9+10=10th Anniversary! (CD, Album, Promo, Smplr: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2007 Fi-lamente (CD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2010 Artificial Insemination (CD, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice)
- 2010 Coppe' In A Pill (USBUSB flash driveA flash drive is a data storage device that consists of flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus interface. flash drives are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than a floppy disk. Most weigh less than 30 g...
, Album: Mango + Sweet Rice) - 2011 Yogurt (Credited to "Coppe' vs. Bit-Phalanx", CD, album: Bit-Phalanx & Mango + Sweet Rice)
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- 1997 Nigh - Chocolate XTC (CD, Comp: Castle von Buhler)
- 2001 Electro-Organinc Vol.1 - Atlantis Is Kushti (Plaid mix) (CD, Comp: Starfire Records)
- 2001 Rundfunk - Rhythmus Einer Stadt (Oliver Scotoni Und Alex Dallas) - Mark. B...B...B...Gun (2xCD, Comp: Universal)
- 2008 52 Weeks - This Is My Cancer (File, MP3, 256: Peppermill Records)
- 2008 Minicomp 3 - Alien Mermaid (7", Comp, Ltd: Sneakmove)