Mika Todd

Mika Todd
Birth name	Mika Taressa Todd
Also known as	Mika, Mikapon
Origin	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Genres	Japanese jazz, Japanese pop
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Zetima, Superb
Associated acts	Coconuts Musume, Minimoni, Aoiro 7, 10-nin Matsuri, Happy 7, 7Air

Mika Taressa Todd (ミカ・タレッサ・トッド^?, born May 28, 1984 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is a Japanese American singer and former member of the Hello! Project groups Coconuts Musume and Minimoni. She joined Hello! Project in 1999 along with Ayaka Kimura, Danielle Delaunay, April Barbaran and Chelsea Ching after being discovered by Sharam Q member Makoto.

Todd's father, Johnny Todd, is an Australian-born American Jazz pianist, giving her a strong background in music from a young age. At Kalani High School in Hawaii, Todd formed a musical group with four of her friends and periodically performed at small restaurants in the Waikiki area. After being discovered by Makoto of Sharam Q and moving to Japan, they became Coconuts Musume under the production of Tsunku, the same producer of Morning Musume.

In Hello! Project, Coconuts Musume released 5 singles, with April and Chelsea leaving after their second, Danielle after their fourth, and Lehua Sandbo being picked up for the third, but the group was never given a chance to release an album. After Lehua left after the fifth single, Coconuts Musume continued with just Ayaka and Todd. Although they never released another single, the duo performed at Hello! Project concerts, appeared on television shows, hosted their own radio show Kiss the Coconuts and even promoted Dole pineapples.

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