Chocolat (singer)

Chocolat (singer)
Chocolat
Born February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15) (age 33)
Origin Tokyo, Japan
Genres Shibuya-kei
Years active 1997-present
Labels Epic Records (Japan) 1997-2000
Warner Bros. Japan 2000-
Associated acts Chocolat & Akito, Akito Katayose, heaco
Website http://www.chocolat.ne.jp/

Chocolat (ショコラ shokora?) (born February 15, 1978) is a Japanese singer from the greater Tokyo area in Japan. Chocolat debuted in 1997 on Epic Records (Japan) with her first single Chocolat a la mode. Chocolat is a twin, her younger sister heaco is a singer as well. In 1998 Chocolat married musician Akito Katayose from the band GREAT3 in Maui, Hawaii which subsequently became her favorite place. In 2000 she moved from Epic Records to Warner Bros. Japan and later that year recorded the duet single "VERANDA" with her husband, credited as "Akito Katayose featuring Chocolat". 2005 saw the forming of the group Chocolat & Akito with her husband.

Contents

Discography

Singles

  1. Chocolat a la mode (ショコラ・ア・ラ・モード Shokora a ra mōdo?) (1997-5-21) Produced by shibuya-kei group Neil & Iraiza.
  2. Blue de Happy ga ii BLUE MINT BLUE (ブルーでハッピーがいい BLUE MINT BLUE?) (1997-7-1)Produced by Hideki Kaji
  3. Twinkle Starberry (1997-11-1)
  4. Fuyu e Sumō (冬へ進もう?) (1998-2-1)
  5. Mōhitosu no Ame (もうひとつの雨?) (1998-5-21)
  6. Kagami no Yoru (鏡の夜?) (1998-11-21)
  7. Baseball and Elvis Presley (ベースボールとエルビス・プレスリー bēsubōru to erubisu pursurii?) (1999-7-1)
  8. FARGO (1999-11-20)
  9. VERANDA (2000-4-12) (As Akito Katayose featuring Chocolat, later used in a Nikka Cidre beverage CM)
  10. Roller Girl (2001-8-8)

Albums

  1. one too many Chocolat (1998-5-30)
  2. Hamster (ハムスター?) (1999-8-21)
  3. henry (2001-8-29)
  4. CHOCOLATE NOTES (2003-10-29)
  5. Chocolat & Akito (as Chocolat & Akito) (2005-9-19)
  6. Tropical (as Chocolat & Akito) (2007-2-14)

Video

  1. Star Mint (1998-3-1)
  2. Chocolat Video (2000-7-5)
  3. Walking in the Park (live, as Chocolat & Akito)

See also

External links

Sources

Much of this article was translated from the equivalent article in the Japanese Wikipedia, as retrieved on March 3, 2008.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Chocolat (disambiguation) — Chocolat is a 1999 novel by Joanne Harris. Chocolat may also refer to: Chocolat (2000 film), an adaptation of the novel, about a woman who opens a chocolaterie Chocolat (2000 soundtrack) Chocolat (1988 film), a drama about a family in Cameroon… …   Wikipedia

  • Olivia Ruiz — at the Eurockéennes of 2007 Background information Birth name Olivia Blanc Born …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

  • Johnny Depp — Johnny Depp, October 2011 Born …   Wikipedia

  • Lena Olin — Infobox actor birthname = Lena Maria Jonna Olin birthdate = birth date and age|1955|3|22 birthplace = Stockholm, Sweden academyawards = Nominated: Best Supporting Actress 1989 baftaawards = Nominated: Best Supporting Actress 2000 Chocolat… …   Wikipedia

  • Star Academy (France) — Star Academy is a French reality tv show produced by the Dutch company Endemol, based on the Spanish format called Operación Triunfo . It consists of a contest of young singers. It spawned an equally successful show in Quebec called Star Académie …   Wikipedia

  • List of one-word stage names — This is a list of notable people best known by a stage name or pseudonym consisting of a single word.The list does not include the many famous people who are commonly referred to by their last name (e.g. Mozart, Shakespeare). It is quite common… …   Wikipedia

  • 2000 in film —             List of years in film       (table) … 1990 .  1991 .  1992 .  1993  . 1994  . 1995  . 1996 … 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 …  …   Wikipedia

  • List of people from Yorkshire — This is a list of people from Yorkshire. Yorkshire was the largest county in both England and the United Kingdom. Efforts have been made in the past to compile lists of the most noted people from Yorkshire, such as the Yorkshire Greats book by… …   Wikipedia

  • ABBA — Infobox musical artist Name = ABBA Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Stockholm, Sweden Genre = Pop Glam rock Europop/Disco Synth pop Soft rock Years active = 1972 – Early 1983 Label = Polar (Sweden)… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”