Nana Mizuki
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is a popular Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 singer-songwriter
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 voice actress
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...

. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime
Niihama, Ehime
is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime, Japan. It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari.Niihama was founded on November 3, 1937...

, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka
Enka
is a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...

 singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi
Omoi
"Omoi" is the debut single of Japanese singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki.- Track listing :# #*Lyrics: Chokkyu Murano#*Composition: Ataru Sumiyoshi#*Arrangement: NOV#*Image song for drama CD Shōnen Shin Karon...

", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000. A year later, she released her debut album, Supersonic Girl
Supersonic girl
Supersonic Girl is the debut album of J-Pop singer, Nana Mizuki. It was released on 5 December 2001.-Track listing:#Love's Wonderland#*Lyrics: Chokkyu Murano#*Composition: Ataru Sumiyoshi#*Arrangement: Nobuhiro Makino#The Place of Happiness...

on December 5, 2001.

In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "Innocent Starter
Innocent starter
"Innocent Starter" is Nana Mizuki's 10th single. The title track was the opening theme for the anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. It was ranked #9 on the Japanese Oricon charts.-Track listing:#Innocent Starter#*Lyrics: Nana Mizuki...

", which reached the top 10 Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 singles chart, charting at No. 9. Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. Despite this, she remains a prolific voice actress, with over 130 voice roles in separate media. On June 3, 2009, her album Ultimate Diamond
Ultimate Diamond
Ultimate Diamond is the seventh studio album released by Japanese seiyū and pop singer Nana Mizuki on June 3, 2009. It was released in two editions: a CD only edition and a limited CD+DVD edition. The first press of the album has a 44 page booklet. A limited CD+DVD edition of the album included a...

reached #1, her first release to do so; while her single "Phantom Minds
Phantom Minds
"Phantom Minds" is the 21st single by Japanese singer and seiyū Nana Mizuki, released on January 13, 2010 by King Records. The single debuted at No. 1 on Oricon weekly charts, becoming the first seiyū single to top the charts...

", released on January 13, 2010, also charted at #1. Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.

Life and career

Born in Niihama, Ehime
Niihama, Ehime
is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime, Japan. It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari.Niihama was founded on November 3, 1937...

, Japan, she began to train in enka
Enka
is a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...

 when she was five years old. In 1993, she released Compact Cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...

 single as "Nana Kondo". However, she passed the audition of game Noël: La Neige and became a voice actress.

Mizuki released an image song
Image song
An image song or character song is a song on a tie-in single or album for an anime, game or dorama that is usually sung by the seiyū or actor of a character, in character...

 single titled "Girl's Age" under the name Chisato Kadokura in 1998. When she performed a concert at the age of 20, she was scouted by the Japanese record label King Records. Her debut single as Nana Mizuki, "Omoi
Omoi
"Omoi" is the debut single of Japanese singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki.- Track listing :# #*Lyrics: Chokkyu Murano#*Composition: Ataru Sumiyoshi#*Arrangement: NOV#*Image song for drama CD Shōnen Shin Karon...

", was released on December 6, 2000. Her 2004 song "Innocent Starter
Innocent starter
"Innocent Starter" is Nana Mizuki's 10th single. The title track was the opening theme for the anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. It was ranked #9 on the Japanese Oricon charts.-Track listing:#Innocent Starter#*Lyrics: Nana Mizuki...

" became her first Top 10 single and her 2005 single "Eternal Blaze
Eternal Blaze
"Eternal Blaze" is one of J-Pop singer Nana Mizuki's biggest hits and her twelfth single. It was released on October 19, 2005. It was used as the opening theme of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's. "Eternal Blaze" spent two weeks in the top twenty of the Japanese Oricon charts, peaking at #2...

" reached No. 2 position on Japanese Oricon
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 weekly single charts.

Mizuki won the "Best Musical Performance" award by her song "Justice to Believe
Justice to Believe/Aoi Iro
"Justice to Believe/Aoi Iro" is the 14th single from Japanese voice actress and singer Nana Mizuki.The single was ranked #4 on the Japanese Oricon charts.-Track listing:#Justice to Believe#*Lyrics: Nana Mizuki...

" in the first Seiyū Awards
Seiyu Awards
The are award ceremonies for the recognition of voice acting talent for outstanding performance in anime and other media in Japan...

 in 2007. Since her seventh album Ultimate Diamond
Ultimate Diamond
Ultimate Diamond is the seventh studio album released by Japanese seiyū and pop singer Nana Mizuki on June 3, 2009. It was released in two editions: a CD only edition and a limited CD+DVD edition. The first press of the album has a 44 page booklet. A limited CD+DVD edition of the album included a...

debuted at the No. 1 position on Oricon weekly album charts during the week of June 15, 2009, she became the first voice actress to reach the No. 1 position on the Oricon weekly album or single charts since its creation in 1968. Ultimate Diamond sold over 74,000 copies in the first week. In addition, her 21st single, "Phantom Minds
Phantom Minds
"Phantom Minds" is the 21st single by Japanese singer and seiyū Nana Mizuki, released on January 13, 2010 by King Records. The single debuted at No. 1 on Oricon weekly charts, becoming the first seiyū single to top the charts...

", became the first voice actress single to top the charts, debuting at the No. 1 position on the issue of Oricon weekly single charts dated January 25, 2010.

On November 23, 2009, NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....

 announced that Mizuki would take part in the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The , referred to from hereon as "Kōhaku", was aired on December 31, 2009 from NHK Hall in Japan.-Performers:The singers, announced on November 23, 2009, are ordered below according to the gojūon....

 of New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve
New Year's Eve is observed annually on December 31, the final day of any given year in the Gregorian calendar. In modern societies, New Year's Eve is often celebrated at social gatherings, during which participants dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks to mark the...

. It was Mizuki's first time appearing on the show. Nana chose her song "Shin'ai" for her performance.

Many of the characters whom she has voiced were initially very shy/soft-spoken (however, after interactions with other people, they gradually opened up (e.g. Fate, Lili, Nyamo, Hinata, and Wrath), six of her characters have romantic feelings for the main characters (e.g. Oboro from Basilisk, Hinata Hyūga from Naruto
Naruto
is an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...

, Colette Brunel from Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Symphonia
is a video game first released for the Nintendo GameCube and later for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. It debuted in Japan on August 29, 2003, selling 953,000 copies, in Canada and the United States on July 13, 2004, and in Europe on November 19, 2004. The game received a Japanese-only PlayStation 2...

, Tamao Tamamura from Shaman King
Shaman King
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. Shaman King follows the adventures of Yoh Asakura as he attempts to hone his shaman skills to become the Shaman King in the Shaman tournament....

and Moka Akashiya
Moka Akashiya
is a fictional character from the Japanese anime and manga series, Rosario + Vampire. The female protagonist, she is a sweet and kind-hearted vampire and the first to befriend Tsukune Aono, the human male protagonist, and despite the danger it entails for him, he remains on campus, with one of his...

 from Rosario + Vampire
Rosario + Vampire
, often shortened to , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who accidentally gets enrolled in a school inhabited by monsters and demons. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develops an obsession with...

, while Fate Testarossa
Fate Testarossa
, also known as in A's epilogue and StrikerS, is a fictional character in the anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. She is voiced by Nana Mizuki....

 from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
is an anime television series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with screenplay written by Masaki Tsuzuki, and produced by Seven Arcs. It forms part of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. The Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations broadcast thirteen episodes between October and...

is left ambiguous in this regard), some of her characters craved maternal attention (e.g. Fate Testarossa
Fate Testarossa
, also known as in A's epilogue and StrikerS, is a fictional character in the anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. She is voiced by Nana Mizuki....

 from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
is an anime television series directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, with screenplay written by Masaki Tsuzuki, and produced by Seven Arcs. It forms part of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. The Japanese Association of Independent Television Stations broadcast thirteen episodes between October and...

 and its sequels A's
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's
is a thirteen episode sequel to Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, a magical girl alternate universe spinoff of the Triangle Heart series of games and OVAs. A third series, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS, was released in 2007...

 and StrikerS
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers
is the third season of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha series. The Nanoha anime was, in turn, a spin-off of the Triangle Heart series of games and OVAs, specifically Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever...

, Wrath and Maria), and she was also part of the voice actress quartet "Prits", alongside Yumiko Kobayashi
Yumiko Kobayashi
is a Japanese voice actress. She is currently a freelance voice actor but until August 2007 was affiliated with Arts Vision.She and fellow Excel Saga voice actress Mikako Takahashi are known as the duo "The Excel Girls"...

, Natsuko Kuwatani
Natsuko Kuwatani
is a Japanese voice actress who currently works for I'm Enterprise as of March 1, 2008.- 2001 :* Rabbit in Kokoro Library* Karen in Sister Princess* Kirala Mitsuboshi in Najica Blitz Tactics- 2002 :* Tweedledee in Kiddy Grade...

 and Hisayo Mochizuki
Hisayo Mochizuki
is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with 81 Produce. Most of her voice-over roles are little girls or young women with childish personalities, but with a great amount of strength .-TV anime:*Baby Felix...

 (all four voiced characters in the anime Sister Princess
Sister Princess
is a popular Japanese seinen series written by Sakurako Kimino and illustrated by Naoto Tenhiro. It began as a serialized light novel series in 1999. In 2001, a manga series and a bishōjo game for the Sony PlayStation were released. Sequels to the game were released for the PlayStation and Game Boy...

).

Nana Mizuki voices Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...

's Japanese Windows 7 unofficial "OS-tan
OS-tan
The OS-tan is an Internet phenomenon or meme that originated within the Japanese Futaba Channel. The OS-tan are the moe anthropomorphism/personification of several operating systems by various amateur Japanese artists...

" mascot
Mascot
The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name...

, Nanami Madobe. The mascot's name uses some wordplay on Mizuki's own name as well as the operating system ("Nana" = "seven").

In the middle of February 2010, Mizuki became her hometown (Niihama, Ehime
Niihama, Ehime
is a city located in the eastern part of Ehime, Japan. It has the third largest population in Ehime, behind the prefectural capital of Matsuyama and the recently expanded city of Imabari.Niihama was founded on November 3, 1937...

)'s First Tourism Ambassador. The news was broadcasted during her Live Academy 2010, held in Kanagawa, Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...

, Aichi, Miyagi, Fukuoka
Fukuoka
Fukuoka most often refers to the capital city of Fukuoka Prefecture.It can also refer to:-Locations:* Fukuoka, Gifu, a town in Gifu Prefecture, Japan* Fukuoka, Toyama, a town in Toyama Prefecture, Japan...

, Ehime Prefecture Niihama Cultural Center's Hall. There were 7 lessons in total. In 2010, Mizuki won the Tomiyama Kei Award in the 4th Seiyuu Awards for her news hook in the year 2009.
In the year 2010, she had also participated in 61th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen singing "Phantom Minds", the single which had topped Oricon Charts.

On January 21, 2011 which was also her 31st birthday, she released her first autobiography, titled Shin Ai, to commemorate 10th year anniversary of her singing career. Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011, together with 4 other artists: AKB48
AKB48
AKB48 is a Japanese female idol group produced by Yasushi Akimoto.The group has achieved enormous popularity in Japan. Its ten latest consecutive singles topped the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart...

, Nishino Kana, SID
Sid (band)
is a Japanese visual kei rock band signed on to Sony Records.-Background:Sid was founded in 2003 by vocalist Mao and bassist Aki . They were quickly joined by two support members, guitarist Shinji and drummer Yuuya...

 and EXILE
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...

.

Mizuki will have two-day concert at Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome
Tokyo Dome is a 55,000-seat baseball stadium located in Bunkyo Ward of Tokyo, Japan.The stadium opened for business on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of the Velodrome which was next door to the site of the predecessor ballpark, Kōrakuen Stadium...

 between December 3rd - 4th, 2011. She becomes the first voice actress and 8th female solo artists to hold a concert at Japan's largest concert hall.

On November 30, 2011, it was announced that Mizuki Nana will be participating in the 62th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen. It will be her third time taking part in the program.

Studio albums

  • 2001: Supersonic Girl
    Supersonic girl
    Supersonic Girl is the debut album of J-Pop singer, Nana Mizuki. It was released on 5 December 2001.-Track listing:#Love's Wonderland#*Lyrics: Chokkyu Murano#*Composition: Ataru Sumiyoshi#*Arrangement: Nobuhiro Makino#The Place of Happiness...

  • 2002: Magic Attraction
    Magic Attraction
    -Track listing:#THEME OF MAGIC ATTRACTION #*Composition, arrangement: Tsutomu Ohira#Through the night#*Lyrics: Toshiro Yabuki#*Composition, arrangement: Takahiro Iida#PROTECTION#*Lyrics, composition, arrangement: Toshiro Yabuki#...

  • 2003: Dream Skipper
    Dream Skipper
    -Track listing:##*Lyrics: NAOKO#*Composition, arrangement: Tsutomu Ohira#Be Ready#*Lyrics, composition, arrangement: Toshiro Yabuki#Keep your hands in the air#*Lyrics: Toshiro Yabuki#*Composition, arrangement: Takahiro Iida#Still In the Groove...

  • 2004: Alive & Kicking
    Alive & Kicking
    -Track listing:##*Lyrics, composition, arrangement: Toshiro Yabuki#innocent starter#*Lyrics: Nana Mizuki#*Composition, arrangement: Tsutomu Ohira#*Opening theme for TV anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha#Fake Angel#*Lyrics: Nana Mizuki...

  • 2006: Hybrid Universe
    Hybrid Universe
    Hybrid Universe is the fifth album by Japanese singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki, released on 3 May 2006.-Track listing:##*Lyrics: HIBIKI#*Composition, arrangement: Hitoshi Fujima #*Ending theme for TV Asahi program Selection X...

  • 2007: Great Activity
    Great Activity
    Great Activity is the sixth studio album from J-pop star and Japanese voice actor Nana Mizuki.-Track listing:#Bring it on!#*Lyrics: Nana Mizuki#*Composition: Matsuki Fuji#*Arrangement: Elements Garden#Orchestral Fantasia#*Lyrics: Hibiki...

  • 2009: Ultimate Diamond
    Ultimate Diamond
    Ultimate Diamond is the seventh studio album released by Japanese seiyū and pop singer Nana Mizuki on June 3, 2009. It was released in two editions: a CD only edition and a limited CD+DVD edition. The first press of the album has a 44 page booklet. A limited CD+DVD edition of the album included a...

  • 2010: Impact Exciter
    Impact Exciter
    Impact Exciter is the eighth studio album by Japanese voice actress and pop singer Nana Mizuki. It was released on July 7, 2010 in two editions: a CD only edition and a limited CD+DVD edition...


Compilation albums

  • 2007: The Museum
    The Museum (album)
    The Museum is the first greatest hits album by Nana Mizuki, released on 7 February 2007. The album peaked at No. 5 in Oricon weekly charts.-Tracklisting:# #*Lyrics: Chokkyu Murano#*Arrangement: Nobuhiro Makino#*Insert song for Drama CD...

  • 2011: The Museum II


Personal concerts

  • 2000: Nana Mizuki 20th Birthday Anniversary Live
  • 2001: Nana Mizuki 21 Anniversary Concert "Happy"
  • 2001: Nana Mizuki X'mas Live "Supersonic Girl"
  • 2003: Nana Mizuki Live Attraction
  • 2003: Nana Mizuki Live Sensation Zepp Side/Hall Side
  • 2003-2004: Nana Mizuki Live Skipper Countdown
  • 2004: Nana Mizuki Live Spark
  • 2004-2005: Nana Mizuki Live Rainbow
  • 2005: Nana Mizuki Live Rocket
  • 2006: Nana Mizuki Livedom -Birth-
  • 2006: Nana Mizuki Live Universe
  • 2007: Nana Mizuki Live Museum 2007
  • 2007: Nana Summer Festa 2007
  • 2007-2008: Nana Mizuki Live Formula 2007-2008
  • 2008: Nana Mizuki Live Fighter 2008 Blue Side/Red Side
  • 2009: Nana Mizuki Live Fever 2009
  • 2009: Nana Mizuki Live Diamond 2009
  • 2010: Nana Mizuki Live Academy 2010
  • 2010: Nana Mizuki Live Games 2010 Red/Blue stage
  • 2011: Nana Mizuki Live Grace 2011 -Orchestra-
  • 2011: Nana Mizuki Live Journey 2011
  • 2011: Nana Mizuki Live Castle 2011 Queen's Night/King's Night


Other concerts

  • 2001: Happy Lesson Concert
  • 2001: Memories Off 1st Concert
  • 2003: Memories Off 2nd Concert
  • 2005: Animelo Summer Live 2005
  • 2006: Animelo Summer Live 2006
  • 2007: Animelo Summer Live 2007
  • 2008: Animelo Summer Live 2008
  • 2009: Animelo Summer Live 2009
  • 2010: Animelo Summer Live 2010
  • 2011: Animelo Summer Live 2011


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