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KOKIA

KOKIA (born 22 July 1976, real name Yoshida Akiko (吉田亜紀子) is a Japanese singer. She was a very musical child and learned the violin. During her stay at a music university in the USA, she started to learn the piano, whilst perfecting her English. When KOKIA returned home, she was accepted into the Toho Gakuen, the most prestigious musical school in Japan. She majored in opera, as this style showed off her voice to its full potential.

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Yuna

Yuna (real name; Yunalis Zarai) is a female acoustic/alternative/pop singer-songwriter originating from Selangor, Malaysia and is now based in Selangor, Malaysia and Los Angeles, US. She began making a mark for herself in the local independent scene in 2007, before releasing her demo in February 2008. Her debut EP, Yuna EP was released in October 2008. Her debut album was finally released in July 2010, titled Decorate.

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Angelina

1) Angelina is Lithuanian pop singer. 2) Angelina is an eurodance vocalist, who recorded the hit "The Power Of Love". 3) Angelina (アンジェリーナ is a bilingual Japanese-American singer-songwriter signed under Columbia Records. She can probably be known for her use of vibrato to create a unique voice. 4) Angelina Camarillo: Long before mainstream America started “living la vida loca” with the rise of Latin pop, Upstairs Records’ recording artist Angelina was already burning up dance floors with bilingual dance tracks.

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Move

1) m.o.v.e (formerly known as move) is a 3-member Japanese musical group. The group consists of Yuri Matsuda (益田祐里 Matsuda Yūri, vocalist), motsu (瀬川素公 Segawa Mototaka, rapper) and T-Kimura (木村貴志 Kimura Takashi, producer). In 1996 after the break up of t-kimura's previous project Favorite Blue, he formed the band move and by 1997 they released their first single "Rock it Down", but they achieved fame when their followup single "Around the world" was used in the anime "Initial D".

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