Desiree Heslop, best known as Princess, is a British singer who found chart success in the mid-1980s. In the early 1980s, she worked with the group Osibisa. She is best known for her hit single "Say I'm Your Number One" which made the UK Top Ten in 1985.
Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in the live action film adaptations of Nana. She has sold over 10 million records in Japan.
Nana Kitade is a Japanese singer-songwriter and musician. In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer. Kitade is particularly known for her songs appearing in various anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening and endings. Kitade was featured on the cover of the Gothic & Lolita Bible, as well as featured in Neo and Kera magazines. She has toured Asia, Europe, and North America.
18: Eighteen is the debut studio album by Nana Kitade. It was originally released on August 24, 2005 in Japan. The album peaked at #16 on the Oricon chart and charted for five weeks. On September 7, Kitade held a special one-man live show, which was titled Nana Kitade Live Showcase '18: Eighteen', in Shibuya-Ax. The first press editions of the album included a ticket to the live show and handshake event. On December 7, she released a DVD called Nana Kitade: 18Movies. The DVD consists of all her music videos up until this point, clips from her one-man live show, commercials for her releases, and a studio recording of "Kesenai Tsumi". The album was released in the United States on July 11, 2006 through Tofu Records due to increased popularity overseas.
Cutie Bunny is the second EP by Nana Kitade, released July 12, 2006. It mostly consists of opening themes for various anime shows and covers of other artists' songs. The EP peaked at #79 on the Oricon chart. The full title of the EP is "Cutie Bunny: 菜奈的ロック大作戦♥ コードネームはC.B.R.".
"Heart-Shaped Glasses " is a song by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released as the first single from their sixth album, Eat Me, Drink Me released on June 5, 2007.
Alizée Lyonnet, known professionally as Alizée, is a French singer and dancer. She is one of the best-selling French female artists of the 21st century, and the singer with the most exports out of France. Her best-known single is 2000's "Moi... Lolita", which reached number one in several countries.
Berry Berry Singles is an album by Nana Kitade, released in November 2007. It is her first compilation album, and it features the singles "Kesenai Tsumi", "Kiss or Kiss", and "Antoinette Blue", along with other songs for nine songs total. It also features three bonus tracks including a reworking of "Kesenai Tsumi" and "Alice" with former Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman and a cover of Daisy Chainsaw's "Love Your Money". The limited edition includes a bonus DVD with documentary footage of Kitade's performance in Paris and an interview of her and Marty Friedman.
"Kesenai Tsumi" is the debut single by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade. The song was used as the first ending theme in the first Fullmetal Alchemist anime series. The single reached #14 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of twenty-two weeks, selling a total of 65,525 copies.
"Pureness/Nanairo" is Nana Kitade's fourth single and her first double A-side single. It debuted at #60 and charted for three weeks on the Oricon Charts. The song "Pureness" was featured as the first ending theme to the Shounen anime Beet the Vandel Buster.
"Kiss or Kiss" is the fifth single released by Japanese rock singer Nana Kitade. The single reached #11 on the Oricon Charts and stayed on the charts for a total of eight weeks. The song was used as the ending song for the drama Anego, starring Jin Akanishi.
"Antoinette Blue" is the ninth single released by Nana Kitade. It was used as the fourth ending theme for the anime D.Gray-man. The first press of this single comes with trading cards and stickers from D.Gray-man. The title is a reference to Marie Antoinette, who was famous for having a grey-blue diamond ring. The single gained moderate success and lead-up to her first best of album entitled, Berry Berry Singles. The single reached #34 on the Oricon chart and stayed on the chart for a total of five weeks. Two years Later it was featured on her 2009 3rd full-length album Bondage as track #4.
"Siren" is a single released by Nana Kitade under the pseudonym Ruby Gloom. The title track "Siren" is being used as the theme song for the Japanese release of the Canadian animated series Ruby Gloom. The limited edition of this single comes with a DVD. The single was produced by former Megadeth guitarist, Marty Friedman, who also produced her reworks of "Kesenai Tsumi", and Alice From her "Berry Berry Singles" Album.
"Reincarnation" is a song by Japanese recording artist Ami Suzuki for her second greatest hits album, Ami Selection (2011). It was written by Emi Hinouchi and produced by Taku Takahashi. It was Suzuki's first collaboration with both Hinouchi and Takahashi. It premiered on February 25, 2009, as the lead single from the album. The CD and digital cover sleeve has a close-up of Suzuki hovering a CGI bubble. The DVD cover sleeve features a slightly altered version of it.
Kiss is the second EP released by Chara, which was released on September 24, 2008. It was her first EP marketed as a mini-album as opposed to a single. It debuted at #30 on the Japanese Oricon album charts, and charted in the top 300 for six weeks.
"Kibou no Kakera" is the eighth single released by Nana Kitade, and the second single from her album, I Scream The song gained attention after being featured as the 1st opening song for "Powerpuff Girls Z," which was also featured on the original soundtrack. "Pieces of Hope" reached #64 on the Oricon singles chart and charted for 2 weeks.
"Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari" is a J-pop song by the Japanese band Supercell, written by Ryo. Supercell released it as their debut single in August 2009 by Sony Music. The title track was the ending theme song to the 2009 Bakemonogatari anime series, and the B-side track "Love & Roll" was the theme song for the 2009 Cencoroll anime film. A music video was produced for "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari", directed by Hirohisa Sasaki. Lyrically, the song deals with an unrequited love.
Devin Star Tailes, known professionally as Dev, is an American singer, songwriter, rapper, model and radio host. She was discovered by the Cataracs and record label Indie-Pop via Myspace after Dev's friend posted a video of her singing. Dev's song "Booty Bounce" was sampled in Far East Movement's hit single "Like a G6", which reached number one in the US and sold over four million downloads in the country.
Perfectly Dirty is the debut EP released by Nana Kitade's band, The Teenage Kissers. The EP's first single, "Ghost Bitch", was released physically February 20, 2013, and digitally June 16, 2013. The song "Violent Lips" was used in a commercial for the EP which appeared on MTV Japan starting September 17, 2013. A music video for the song "Black Skinny Bird", directed by Ryoji Aoki, debuted on MTV Japan on September 19, 2013. The EP was released in Japan on October 16, 2013 and internationally on October 30, 2013. Copies of the EP purchased from Tower Records came with a bonus 16 page photo book titled, Out of Control. The EP peaked at #224 on the Oricon albums chart and charted for one week.
The Teenage Kissers is a Japanese grunge band from Tokyo, Japan, formed in 2012 by well known vocalist Nana Kitade, bassist Hideo Nekota and drummer Mai Koike, and later joined by lead guitarist Tsubasa Nakada on April 6, 2013. The band's debut single "Ghost Bitch" was originally released physically February 20, 2013 and was later re-released in digital format through the Media Factory music label on June 16, 2013. The band's first EP, Perfectly Dirty was released October 16, 2013. Their first full-length album, Virgin Field was released July 9, 2014. A single from the album, "I Love You and Kiss Me" was used as the opening song for the show Rank Kingdom for the months of June and July 2014. The band's third EP, Lightning Machine will be released August 5, 2015 through Gaze Records. On May 20, 2016 the band announced they would be going on hiatus to focus on their respective solo projects.
