Tomiko Van
| Tomiko Van | |
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Tomiko Van in Shibuya with Do As Infinity members
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| Native name | 伴 都美子 |
| Also known as | Ban-chan |
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January 9, 1979 Yamato, Kumamoto, Japan |
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| Years active | 1999–2005, 2008–present (Do As Infinity) 2005–present (solo) |
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| Website | avex |
Tomiko Van (伴 都美子 Ban Tomiko?, born January 9, 1979), is a Japanese pop singer and occasional actress, as well as a member of the band Do As Infinity (DAI), along with Ryo Owatari and Dai Nagao, that has resumed activities after their 2005 split.
Tomiko Van began as a solo artist while she was with Do As Infinity with the song "Again", which appeared on the charity album Song Nation, and later in 2003 with the song "Drive me nuts", which was recorded for trance DJs project Cyber X. Van also appeared in six commercials for the Japanese hair product company Lavenus.
After Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005, Avex Trax, Van's label, announced that the singer was going solo.
In 2006, Van made her debut as a solo artist with her album Farewell. Singles were not released prior to her album, released in March 2006. Her first official single as a solo artist, "Flower", was released in June of the same year, and made the weekly top ten of the Japanese charts. Two other singles followed that year, "Senkō", in September, and "Yumeji", a late November release.
2007 started out with Van's first cover album titled Voice: Cover You With Love. The album was Van's only release that year. Tomiko van also acted in a movie
In 2008, Van's third album and second cover album, Voice 2: Cover Lovers Rock, was released in March. In this album, she covered songs performed by male artists, such as Spitz and Masaharu Fukuyama. Despite her one-year hiatus from the music scene, the album charted at number 10 on the first day of release. Van's fourth solo single, "Tokyo Biyori", was released on June 18, 2008. Her second original album, Van, was released in December 2008.
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