Nokko is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is the lead singer of the band "Rebecca" which had a string of hits in Japan

Japan

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 in the 1980s. She was born in Urawa

Urawa

is a place name and a family name in Japan.*Urawa as a place name can refer to:** Urawa-ku, Saitama is a ward of Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.** Urawa, Saitama was a city and its area is now Urawa, Minami, Nishi and Sakura wards of Saitama City....

, Saitama

Saitama Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...

, as . As Nokko, she had hits in Japan with her solo career throughout the 1990s as well as releasing an English language album in the US with production and mixes by both Goh Hotoda and Francois Kevorkian

François Kevorkian

François Kevorkian, alias François K, is a French DJ of Armenian origin, remixer, producer and record label owner. Having started his career in renowned clubs such as the Paradise Garage and Studio 54, the New York City resident is widely considered as one of the forefathers of house...

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In 1990, she married Takehiko Kogure, the ex-leader of Rebecca, but in 1993, they divorced. In 2002, she married Goh Hotoda, sound engineer, and splits her time between New York

New York

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 and Japan. August 1, 2006, she gave birth to her first child.

Her song "Ningyo" (mermaid) (her 4th solo single, on her 4th solo album "Colored") was the theme-song for the 1994 drama Toki o Kakeru Shōjo starring Yuki Uchida

Yuki Uchida

is a Japanese actress, and a popular 1990s Japanese idol, model and singer.-Biography:She practiced fencing in high school, and ranked 3rd in a tournament in Tokyo in 1991....

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Original albums

1. Hallelujah (1992)
2. I Will Catch U. (1993)
3. Call Me Nightlife (1993)
4. Colored (1994)
5. Rhyming Cafe (1996)
6. (1998)
7. Viaje (2000)
8. Kiss (2010) http://www.universal-music.co.jp/nokko/disco/UMCK-1343.html

Compilation albums

1. The Best of Nokko (1997)
2. Remix Nokko (2000)
3. Nokko's Selection, Nokko's Best (2006)

Singles

1. Crazy Clouds (1992)
2. (1992)
3. I Will Catch U (1993)
4. Vivace (1993)
5. (1994)
6. (1994)
7. (1995)
8. (1995)
9. (1996)
10. Natural (1996)
11. (1997)
12. (1997)
13. (1998)
14. (1998)
15. (1999)
16. (1999)
17. (1999)

External links

• Nokko Official Site (jp)
• Fan page with complete discography (jp)