HIMEKA
| Himeka | |
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Himeka and conductor Yukihiro Notsu in Tallinn Maritime Days, July 2011
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels |
Sony Music Japan International (2009-2012) Mages./amuleto (2012-2014) |
| Website | www |
Himeka (ヒメカ?) is a French Canadian singer active in Japan.
At the age of 15, Himeka's interest in Japanese culture began to develop when she saw an episode of Sailor Moon. In 2008, she moved to Japan in order to pursue a singing career. She was the winner of the Second Annual Animax Anison Grand Prix, which gathers aspiring singers from all over Japan for the chance to make a professional debut and sing a theme song in an anime television show. Her debut single "Asu e no Kizuna", released on May 27, 2009, was the opening theme to the anime adaptation of the PlayStation 3 video game Valkyria Chronicles. The single debuted at number 28 on the Oricon single charts.
Her second single was titled "Hatenaki Michi", and was released on November 25, 2009. It was the featured ending song for a new anime named Tegamibachi. The singled peaked at number 33 on the weekly Oricon chart.
Himeka's first cover album, Anison: Utattemita, was released on 3 March 2010. Her third single, "Mirai e...", was released on May 26, 2010. It was featured as the ending theme in the anime Senkō no Night Raid. Himeka's first digital single, "La la la, Sekai o Hitotsuni", was released on July 2010. The song was an official support song for the World Cosplay Summit 2010 in Nagoya, Japan.
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