A refrain (from Vulgar Latin ''refringere'', "to repeat", and later from Old French ''refraindre'') is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in verse; the "chorus" of a song. Poetic fixed forms that feature refrains include the ''villanelle'', the ''virelay'', and the ''sestina''.

The use of refrains is particularly associated with where the verse-chorus-verse song structure typically places a refrain in almost every song. The refrain or chorus often sharply contrasts the verse melodically, rhythmically, and harmonically, and assumes a higher level of dynamics and activity, often with added instrumentation. Chorus form, or strophic form, is a sectional and/or additive way of structuring a piece of music based on the repetition of one formal section or block played repeatedly. See also verse-chorus form.

In music, a refrain has two parts: the lyrics of the song, and the melody. Sometimes refrains vary their words slightly when repeated; recognisability is given to the refrain by the fact that it is always sung to the same tune, and the rhymes, if present, are preserved despite the variations of the words. Such a refrain is featured in "The Star-Spangled Banner," which contains a refrain which is introduced by a different phrase in each verse, but which always ends:

:''O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave.''

A similar refrain is found in the "Battle Hymn of the Republic," which affirms in successive verses that "Our God," or "His Truth." is "marching on."

Refrains usually, but not always, come at the end of the verse. Some songs, especially ballads, incorporate refrains into each verse. For example, one version of the traditional ballad ''The Cruel Sister'' includes a refrain mid-verse:

:There lived a lady by the North Sea shore, ::''Lay the bent to the bonny broom'' :Two daughters were the babes she bore. ::''Fa la la la la la la la la.''

:As one grew bright as is the sun, ::''Lay the bent to the bonny broom'' :So coal black grew the other one. ::''Fa la la la la la la la.''

:. . .

(Note : the refrain of 'Lay the Bent to the Bonny Broom' is not traditionally associated with the ballad of The Cruel Sister (Child #10). This was the work of 'pop-folk' group Pentangle on their 1970 LP 'Cruel Sister' which has subsequently been picked up by many folk singers as being traditional. Both the melody and the refrain come from the ballad known as Riddles Wisely Expounded (Child #1).)

Here, the refrain is syntactically independent of the narrative poem in the song, and has no obvious relationship to its subject, and indeed little inherent meaning at all. The device can also convey material which relates to the subject of the poem. Such a refrain is found in Dante Gabriel Rossetti's ''Troy Town'':

:Heavenborn Helen, Sparta's queen, ::''O Troy Town!'' :Had two breasts of heavenly sheen, :The sun and moon of the heart's desire: :All Love's lordship lay between, :A sheen on the breasts I Love. ::''O Troy's down,'' ::''Tall Troy's on fire!''

:. . .

Phrases of apparent nonsense in refrains (''Lay the bent to the bonny broom?''), and solfege syllables such as ''fa la la'', familiar from the Christmas carol ''Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly'', have given rise to much speculation. Some believe that the traditional refrain ''Hob a derry down O'' encountered in some English folksongs is in fact an ancient Celtic phrase meaning "dance around the oak tree." These suggestions remain controversial.

In popular music

A pop chorus is not the same as a refrain. A writer on pop-song theory, Davis (1990), opines that a refrain musically and lyrically resolves a verse and therefore ends it, whereas a chorus begins a distinctively new music section of at least eight bars. A refrain is often a two line repeated lyrical statement commenting on or summarizing the preceding verse, for example:

"Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down. Like a bridge over troubled water I will lay me down"

This contrasts with the chorus of a typical modern pop song, which often consists of more than one line repeated, for example the chorus to Cher's "Believe":

"Do you believe in life after love I can feel something inside me say I really don't think you're strong enough, no."

Arranger's chorus

In jazz, an arranger's chorus is where the arranger uses particularly elaborate techniques to exhibit his skill and to impress the listener. This may include use of counterpoint, reharmonization, tone color, or any other arranging device. The arranger's chorus is generally not the first or the last chorus of a jazz performance.

Shout chorus

In jazz, a shout chorus is usually the last chorus of a Big Band arrangement, and is characterized by being the most energetic, lively, and exciting and by containing the musical climax of the piece. A shout chorus characteristically employs extreme ranges, loud dynamics, and a re-arrangement of melodic motives into short, accented riffs. Shout choruses often feature tutti or concerted writing, but may also use contrapuntal writing or call and response between the brass and saxophones, or between the ensemble and the drummer. Additionally, brass players frequently use extended techniques such as falls, doits, turns, and shakes to add excitement.

See also

Burden (music)

Hook (music)

References

Davis, Sheila; 1990, Omnibus Press

External links

Poems of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, inc. ''Troy Town''

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name	Jose Mari Chan
background	solo_singer
birth date	March 11, 1945
origin	Iloilo, Philippines
years active	1967–present
label	Universal Records (Philippines)
associated acts	Christian Bautista, Lea Salonga
notable instruments	}}

Jose Mari Chan (born March 11, 1945) is a Chinese Filipino singer, songwriter and businessman in the sugar industry.

Background

He was born in Iloilo City on March 11, 1945. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1967. He was awarded the TOYM in 1974 as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines, Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Philippine Association of the Recording Industry and The Metro Pop Foundation.

He also received the first ever ABS-CBN "ELITE Platinum Award" in 2005 and of the 2006 Dr. Jose P Rizal Award For Excellence

Biography

He first appeared on the local scene as the Host & Singer of a Television show called "9 Teeners" of ABS-CBN in 1966. His first single ''Afterglow'' was released in 1967. His first long playing album "Deep in My Heart (album)" was issued in 1969. In 1973 he represented the Philippines in the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo with his song "Can We Just Stop and Talk A While". From 1970 to 1975, he composed more than 20 theme songs for movies, some of which earned for him several nominations at the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award. He also wrote several commercial jingles among which is the Philippine Air Lines "Love at Thirty Thousand Feet" and the ALASKA Milk jingle.

Between 1974 and 1975 he was the star of a series of television network Specials featuring his words and music.

In 1975 he moved to the United States for his sugar business and remained there for 11 years.

Coming back in 1986, Universal Records released a compilation of his hits along with a brand new composition "Tell Me Your Name" which re-introduced him to a younger audience.

In 1989, his album "Constant Change" was named Album of the Year by the Awit Awards, the local equivalent of the American Grammy Awards and reached the Diamond Record in terms of sales. It also sold in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia. Its carrier single "Beautiful Girl" was a regional hit and covered by Asian stars like Aaron Kwok. Other artists in the region that recorded his songs were Paula Tsui (Hong Kong) Sally Yee (Hong Kong) Tomomi Akimoto(Japan), Sandy Lam(Hong Kong), Kamahl(Australia), and Yasuo T.(Japan).

In 1990 his Christmas album "Christmas in Our Hearts" was released. It reached triple platinum status that same year, eventually becoming the unprecedented holder of the Double Diamond Record Award. His 2001 album "A Heart's Journey" won Album of the year in the Awit Awards. In 2005 he was commissioned to write "We're All Just One", the theme song of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games.

As a concert performer he has performed at the New York's Carnegie Hall, the Bellagio in Las Vegas, The Show Boat Casino in Atlantic City, The Silver Legacy in Reno, Nevada, Washington D.C., Rhode Island, Cherry Hill New Jersey, Chicago, Virginia, Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose, Los Angeles, Guam, Vancouver, Toronto, London, Zurich, Vienna, Paris, Oslo, Ireland (Dublin), Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Bandung, Hong Kong, Jakarta and Manila.

He is currently Chairman and CEO of BISCOM, Inc. and A. Chan Sugar Corporation. Also, Chairman and President of Signature Music Inc.

Chan won the Myx Magna Award in the recent 5th Myx Music Awards 2010 for his excellence in ballad and jingle music.

He released his brand new 13th full length album in 2011, ''The Manhattan Connection'', featuring his songs, performed by Janis Siegel (of The Manhattan Transfer) and other American artists.

Personal life

He is married to Mary Ann Ansaldo and has five children, Jose Antonio (JOJO), Elizabeth Ann (LIZA), Michael Philip Ciprian, Francisco Rafael (Franco) and Marie Angelica.

Discography

Albums

''Deep in My Heart'' (1969)

''Can We Just Stop and Talk a While'' (1973)

''Afterthoughts'' (1974)

''Here and Now'' (1975)

''A Golden Collection'' (1985)

''Constant Change'' (1989) - 2× Diamond

''Christmas in Our Hearts'' (1990) - 2× Diamond

''Thank You Love'' (1994)

''Souvenirs'' (1998)

''A Heart's Journey'' (2001) - Awit Awards, Album of the Year

''Strictly Commercial: The Jingles Collection'' (1997)

''Love Letters and Other Souvenirs'' (2007)

''The Manhattan Connection" (2011)

Singles

Beautiful Girl

Can We Just Stop and Talk A while

Christmas In Our Hearts

A Perfect Christmas

Please Be Careful with My Heart

Can't We Start Over Again

Constant Change

Is She Thinking About Me?

If We Only Had More Time Together

Easier Said Than Done

Love At Thirty Thousand Feet

My Girl, My Woman, My Friend

Perhaps Love (with his daughter Liza Chan)

So I'll Go

Here and Now

We're All Just One (2005 SEA Games Theme)

Afraid for Love to Fade

Counterpoint to Lennon & McCartney's "Here, There & Everywhere"

Big Beautiful Country

Refrain

Tell Me Your Name

Good Old Fashioned Romance

A Love to Last a Lifetime

Afterglow

Deep In My Heart

Leave You

High and Mighty

Night Time

Mr. Songwriter

Sing Me Your Song Again, Daddy

No Rewind, No Replay

The Sound of Life

Empty Space

Collaborations

Gold Ito! (Dyna Music, 1988)

Ginintuang Diwa ng Pasko (Universal Records, 1989)

Maayong Pasko (Universal Records, 1990)

Presence (Universal Records 2002)

Only Selfless Love 2 (Universal Records, 2003)

Something More (JesCom Music, 2004)

Best of OPM Love Songs (Universal Records, 2005)

Best of OPM Acoustic Hits (Universal Records, 2005)

OPM Gold Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)

OPM Superstars Christmas (Universal Records, 2006)

Sail On...His Most Holy Face (Universal Records, 2006)

OPM Platinum Christmas (Universal Records, 2007)

HOPE... Healing Of Pain and Enlightenment (Star Records, 2007)

No. 1 Signature Hits OPM's Best (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)

Senti 18 Pinoy Love Hits (Vicor Music Corp., 2008)

Bongga! (The Biggest Retro OPM Hits) (Universal Records, 2008)

Bongga 2 (The Biggest Retro OPM Hits) (Universal Records, 2009)

Paalam, Maraming Salamat Pres. Aquino (A Memorial Tribute Soundtrack) (Star Records, 2009)

Other Philippine artists that have recorded his songs

Lea Salonga

Celeste Legaspi

The Company

Nora Aunor

Pilita Corrales

Sharon Cuneta

Regine Velasquez

Sarah Geronimo

Apo Hiking Society

Gary V

Zsa Zsa Padilla

Jolina Magdangal

Martin Nievera

Joey Albert

Nonoy Zuniga

Anthony Castelo

Jaya

John Lesaca

Willie Cruz

Aliya Parcs

Janet Basco

Christian Bautista

Jed Madela

Sheryn Regis

Jericho Rosales

Aiza Seguerra

Christine Hermosa

Cherie Gil

Rica Paralejo

Ima Castro

Tootsie Guevara

Tin Arnaldo

Cris Villongco

The Opera Band

External links

Planet Philippines feature - Jose Mari Chan

Category:Filipino people of Chinese descent Category:Filipino singer-songwriters Category:Filipino male singers Category:Living people Category:1945 births

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Name	Lys Assia
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Rosa Mina Schärer
Birth date	March 03, 1926
Origin	Aargau, Switzerland
Instrument	Vocals
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1942–present
Website	}}

Lys Assia (born 3 March 1926, Rupperswil, Aargau, Switzerland) is a Swiss singer.

Born as Rosa Mina Schärer, when she was a young girl she was a dancer. In 1940, however, she stood in for a female singer. People who heard her singing liked it, so she changed from dancing to singing.

In 1956 she was the winner of the very first Eurovision Song Contest, in which she sang for Switzerland. She had also been in the German national final of that year (see: Germany in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956); she returned to the contest again for Switzerland in 1957 and 1958.

Songography

''Oh Mein Papa''

''Ein kleiner goldner Ring''

''Refrain(s)''

''Das alte Karussell''

''Holland Mädel''

''Jolie Jacqueline''

''L'enfant que j'étais''

''Giorgio''

External links

Official homepage

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Name	Nana Mizuki水樹 奈々
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	近藤 奈々 (Kondō Nana)
Alias	Nana-chan
Born	January 21, 1980 Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Origin	Niihama, Ehime, Japan
Instrument	Vocals
Genre	J-pop, power pop, pop rock
Occupation	Singer, lyricist, composer, voice actress
Years active	1998–present
Label	King Records
Website	www.mizukinana.jp }}

, January 21, 1980 in Niihama, Ehime Prefecture}} is a popular Japanese singer-songwriter and voice actress. She was born and raised in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, Mizuki was trained as an enka singer. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1998; however, she released her debut single "Omoi", under the King Records label on December 6, 2000. A year later, she released her debut album, ''Supersonic Girl'' on December 5, 2001.

In the years that followed, Mizuki enjoyed modest success that concluded with the release of her single "Innocent Starter", which reached the top 10 Oricon singles chart, charting at No. 9. Since then, Mizuki's releases have charted steadily higher in Japan, establishing her as a successful singer in the country. Despite this, she remains a prolific voice actress, with over 130 voice roles in separate media. On June 3, 2009, her album ''Ultimate Diamond'' reached #1, her first release to do so; while her single "Phantom Minds", released on January 13, 2010, also charted at #1. Mizuki is the first voice actress to top the weekly Oricon albums chart and the weekly Oricon singles chart since its inception in 1968.

Life and career

Born in Niihama, Ehime, Japan, she began to train in enka when she was five years old. In 1993, she released Compact Cassette single as "Nana Kondo". However, she passed the audition of game ''Noël: La Neige'' and became a voice actress.

Mizuki released an image song single titled "Girl's Age" under the name Chisato Kadokura in 1998. When she performed a concert at the age of 20, she was scouted by the Japanese record label King Records. Her debut single as Nana Mizuki, "Omoi", was released on December 6, 2000. Her 2004 song "Innocent Starter" became her first Top 10 single and her 2005 single "Eternal Blaze" reached No. 2 position on Japanese Oricon weekly single charts.

Mizuki won the "Best Musical Performance" award by her song "Justice to Believe" in the first Seiyū Awards in 2007. Since her seventh album ''Ultimate Diamond'' debuted at the No. 1 position on Oricon weekly album charts during the week of June 15, 2009, she became the first voice actress to reach the No. 1 position on the Oricon weekly album or single charts since its creation in 1968. ''Ultimate Diamond'' sold over 74,000 copies in the first week. In addition, her 21st single, "Phantom Minds", became the first voice actress single to top the charts, debuting at the No. 1 position on the issue of Oricon weekly single charts dated January 25, 2010.

On November 23, 2009, NHK announced that Mizuki would take part in the 60th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen of New Year's Eve. It was Mizuki's first time appearing on the show. Nana chose her song "Shin'ai" for her performance.

Many of the characters whom she has voiced were initially very shy/soft-spoken (however, after interactions with other people, they gradually opened up (e.g. Fate, Lili, Nyamo, Hinata, and Wrath), six of her characters have romantic feelings for the main characters (e.g. Oboro from ''Basilisk'', ''Hinata Hyūga'' from ''Naruto'', ''Colette Brunel'' from ''Tales of Symphonia'', ''Tamao Tamamura'' from ''Shaman King'' and Moka Akashiya from ''Rosario + Vampire''), some of her characters craved maternal attention (e.g. Fate Testarossa from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and its sequels A's and StrikerS, Wrath and Maria), and she was also part of the voice actress quartet "Prits", alongside Yumiko Kobayashi, Natsuko Kuwatani and Hisayo Mochizuki (all four voiced characters in the anime ''Sister Princess'').

Nana Mizuki voices Microsoft's Japanese Windows 7 unofficial "OS-tan" mascot, Nanami Madobe. The mascot's name uses some wordplay on Mizuki's own name as well as the operating system (''"Nana"'' = ''"seven"'').

In the middle of February 2010, Mizuki became her hometown (Niihama, Ehime)'s First Tourism Ambassador. The news was broadcasted during her Live Academy 2010, held in Kanagawa, Osaka, Aichi, Miyagi, Fukuoka, Ehime Prefecture Niihama Cultural Center's Hall. There were 7 lessons in total. In 2010, Mizuki won the Tomiyama Kei Award in the 4th Seiyuu Awards for her news hook in the year 2009.

On January 21, 2011 which was also her 31st birthday, she released her first autobiography, titled ''Shin Ai'', to commemorate 10th year anniversary of her singing career. Mizuki won Top Pop Artists award in Billboard Japan Music Awards 2010 on February 6, 2011, together with 4 other artists: AKB48, Nishino Kana, SID and EXILE.

Mizuki will have two-day concert at Tokyo Dome between December 3rd - 4th, 2011. She becomes the first voice actress and 8th female solo artists to hold a concert at Japan's largest concert hall.

Voice acting roles

Leading roles in bold.

''Yakitate!! Japan'' as Sophie Balzac Kirisaki (ep 30, 31)

|- ! 2006 |

''Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet'' as Sunao Konoe

''Witchblade'' as Maria

''Simoun'' as Morinas

''Kiba'' as Roya

''Jyu Oh Sei'' as Tiz

''Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle'' as Lili

''Inukami!'' as Kei Shindou (ep 12 & 13)

''Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo'' as Akane Akatsuki (ep 4)

''Majime ni Fumajime: Kaiketsu Zorori'' as Maruchiinu

|- ! 2007 |

''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Strikers'' as Fate.T.Harlaown

''Mokke'' as Mizuki Hibara

''Minami-ke'' as Tōma Minami

''Darker than Black'' as Misaki Kirihara

''MapleStory'' as Krone

''Ayakashi'' as Eimu Yoake

''Shugo Chara!'' as Utau Hoshina / Utau Tsukiyomi

''Shining Tears X Wind'' as Kanon Seena

''Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica'' as Yugiri Perserte

''Naruto: Shippūden'' as Hinata Hyuga

''Dragonaut - The Resonance'' as Sieglinde Baumgard

''Engage Planet Kiss Dum'' as Yuno Rukina

''Claymore'' as Riful

''Jigoku Shōjo Futakomori'' as Tsugumi Shibata (ep 24)

|- ! 2008 |

''Rosario + Vampire'' as Moka Akashiya

''Minami-ke: Okawari'' as Tōma Minami

''Allison & Lillia'' as Allison Whittington; Lillia Whittington-Schultz

''Itazura na Kiss'' as Kotoko Aihara (Irie)

''Hakushaku to Yōsei'' as Lydia Carlton

''Shugo Chara!! Doki—'' as Utau Hoshina

''Rosario + Vampire Capu2'' as Moka Akashiya

''Kyōran Kazoku Nikki'' as Oasis (ep 22)

''Jigoku Shōjo Mitsuganae'' as Tsugumi Shibata

''Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance'' as Kaoruko Usami (ep 22)

|- ! 2009 |

''White Album'' as Rina Ogata

''Minami-ke: Okaeri'' as Tōma Minami

''Rideback'' as Rin Ogata

''Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S'' as Yugiri Perserte

''Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood'' as Lan Fan

''Tegami Bachi'' as Sylvette Suede

''Darker Than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini'' as Misaki Kirihara

''Kämpfer'' as Kanden Yamaneko

''Shugo Chara!!! Dokki Doki'' as Utau Hoshina

''Aoi Bungaku Series'' as Akiko (ep 5-6)

|- ! 2010 |

''HeartCatch PreCure!'' as Tsubomi Hanasaki / Cure Blossom

''Kuroshitsuji II'' as Alois Trancy

''Tegami Bachi: Reverse'' as Sylvette Suede

|- ! 2011 |

''Hourou Musuko'' as Nitori Maho

''Dog Days'' as Ricotta Elmar

''Toriko'' as Tina

''Kampfer für die Liebe'' as Kanden Yamaneko

''Blood-C'' as Saya Kisaragi

|}

OVA

! 2001		Happy Lesson>Happy Lesson OVA'' as Minazuki Rokumatsuri	Love Hina>Love Hina Spring Special'' as Nyamo Namo	* ''Memories Off 2nd'' as Hotaru Shirakawa
! 2002		* ''Generation of Chaos Next'' as Roji
! 2003		Memories Off 2nd>Memories Off 2nd Special: Nocturne'' as Hotaru Shirakawa
! 2004		Happy Lesson>Happy Lesson The Final'' as Minazuki Rokumatsuri	* ''Hourglass of Summer'' as Kaho Serizawa	* ''Memories Off 3.5'' as Hotaru Shirakawa	King of Bandit Jing>King of Bandit Jing in Seventh Heaven'' as Casus (ep 2)
! 2005		Ichigo 100%>Ichigo 100% OVA'' as Yui Minamito	* ''Fighting Fantasy Girl Rescue Me! Mave-chan'' as Mave-chan
! 2006		Baldr Force#OVA>Baldr Force EXE Resolution'' as Ryang	* ''Fullmetal Alchemist	Fullmetal Alchemist: Seven Homunculi vs State Alchemist'' as Wrath
! 2007		Tales of Symphonia: The Animation'' as List of characters in Tales of Symphonia#Colette Brunel>Colette Brunel	* ''Tokyo Marble Chocolate'' as Chizuru
! 2009		Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas'' as List of Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas characters#Pandora>Pandora
! 2011		* ''Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas	* ''[[Supernatural: The Animation'' as Meg Masters

Anime films

! 2002		Pia Carrot>Welcome to Pia Carrot: Sayaka no Koi-monogatari'' as Noriko Shima
! 2004		Naruto>Naruto the Movie: Konoha Sports Festival'' as Hinata Hyuga	* ''Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys'' as Audrey
! 2005		Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa'' as List of Fullmetal Alchemist characters#Wrath>Wrath
! 2007		* ''Naruto: Shippūden the Movie'' as Hinata Hyuga	Phantom Blood>Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood'' as Erina Pendleton
! 2008		Kara no Kyōkai>Kara no Kyōkai: The Garden of Sinners'' as Misaya Ōji	* ''Naruto Shippūden 2: Bonds'' as Hinata Hyuga
! 2009		Sgt. Frog>Keroro Gunso the Super Movie 4: Gekishin Dragon Warriors'' as Sion	Case Closed: The Raven Chaser>Detective Conan: The Raven Chaser'' as Reporter Yoshii	* ''Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva'' as Jenis Quatlane	* ''Naruto Shippūden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire'' as Hinata Hyuga
! 2010		* ''Book Girl'' as Nanase Kotobuki	Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha>Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 1st'' as Fate Testarossa	HeartCatch PreCure!>Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope☆Protect the Rainbow Jewel!'' as Tsubomi Hanasaki / Cure Blossom	HeartCatch PreCure!>Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?!'' as Tsubomi Hanasaki / Cure Blossom
! 2011		Buddha (manga)>Tezuka Osamu no Buddha -Akai Sabaku yo! Utsukushiku-'' as Migaila	*'' Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow~Colored Flower That Connects the World!'' as Tsubomi Hanasaki/Cure Blossom	Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom and Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram>Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie: Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom'' as Victini	Victini and the Black Hero: Zekrom and Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram>Pocket Monsters Best Wishes! The Movie: Victini and the White Hero: Reshiram'' as Victini

Japanese dubs

!2006		Ultraviolet (film)>Ultraviolet'' as Six	Minority Report (film)>Minority Report'' as Agatha
!2010		Glee (TV series)>Glee'' as Quinn Fabray	* ''iCarly'' as Carly Shay

Discography

Studio albums

2001: ''Supersonic Girl''

2002: ''Magic Attraction''

2003: ''Dream Skipper''

2004: ''Alive & Kicking''

2006: ''Hybrid Universe''

2007: ''Great Activity''

2009: ''Ultimate Diamond''

2010: ''Impact Exciter''

Compilation albums

2007: ''The Museum

Concerts

Personal concerts

2000: ''Nana Mizuki 20th Birthday Anniversary Live''

2001: ''Nana Mizuki 21 Anniversary Concert "Happy"''

2001: ''Nana Mizuki X'mas Live "Supersonic Girl"''

2003: ''Nana Mizuki Live Attraction''

2003: ''Nana Mizuki Live Sensation Zepp Side/Hall Side''

2003-2004: ''Nana Mizuki Live Skipper Countdown''

2004: ''Nana Mizuki Live Spark''

2004-2005: ''Nana Mizuki Live Rainbow''

2005: ''Nana Mizuki Live Rocket''

2006: ''Nana Mizuki Livedom -Birth-''

2006: ''Nana Mizuki Live Universe''

2007: ''Nana Mizuki Live Museum 2007''

2007: ''Nana Summer Festa 2007''

2007-2008: ''Nana Mizuki Live Formula 2007-2008''

2008: ''Nana Mizuki Live Fighter 2008 Blue Side/Red Side''

2009: ''Nana Mizuki Live Fever 2009''

2009: ''Nana Mizuki Live Diamond 2009''

2010: ''Nana Mizuki Live Academy 2010''

2010: ''Nana Mizuki Live Games 2010 Red/Blue stage''

2011: ''Nana Mizuki Live Grace 2011 -Orchestra-''

2011: ''Nana Mizuki Live Journey 2011''

2011: ''Nana Mizuki Live Castle 2011 Queen's Night/King's Night''

Other concerts

2001: ''Happy Lesson Concert''

2001: ''Memories Off 1st Concert''

2003: ''Memories Off 2nd Concert''

2005: ''Animelo Summer Live 2005''

2006: ''Animelo Summer Live 2006''

2007: ''Animelo Summer Live 2007''

2008: ''Animelo Summer Live 2008''

2009: ''Animelo Summer Live 2009''

2010: ''Animelo Summer Live 2010''

2011: ''Animelo Summer Live 2011''

See also

:Category:Nana Mizuki albums

:Category:Nana Mizuki songs

References

External links

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Name	Tomiko Van
Background	solo_singer
Birth name
Alias	Ban-chan
Born	January 09, 1979
Origin	Yamato, Kumamoto, Japan
Instruments	Singing
Genre	J-pop, Rock, Jazz
Occupation	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1999–2005, 2008–present (Do As Infinity)2005–present (solo)
Label	Avex Trax
Website	Official website }}

, is a Japanese J-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.

Career

Do As Infinity

Beginnings as solo artist

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.

Official solo career

2005

After Do As Infinity disbanded on September 29, 2005, Avex Trax, Van's label, announced that the singer was going solo.

2006

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.

On October 3, 2006, Van announced her debut role in the Japanese movie, ''Heat Island'', as a café bar manager. Van also announced her second stage role in the Japanese version, Brooklyn. She has stated that this will not take away from her career as a singer.

2007

2007 started out with Van's first cover album entitled ''Voice: Cover You With Love''. Though it entered the top twenty, the album was not considered a great success as it did not manage to sell as well as her original album ''Farewell'' a year before. The album was Van's only release that year.

2008

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 #10 on the 1st day of release. Van's fourth solo single, ''Tokyo Biyori'', was released on June 18, 2008. Tomiko's second original album, "Van", was released in December 2008.

On September 29, 2008 Do As Infinity was officially a band again and they released a four track single on June 17, 2009.

Discography

Singles

#	Information	Sales
1	align="left"	* Released: June 7, 2006	* Oricon Top 200 Daily Peak: #7	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #10	* Weeks on Chart: 6	24,230copies sold
2		* Released: September 27, 2006	* Oricon Top 200 Daily Peak: #8	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #14	* Weeks on Chart: 4	13,860copies sold
3	align="left"	* Released: November 29, 2006	* Oricon Top 200 Daily Peak: #10	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #14	* Weeks on Chart: 3	10,237copies sold
4		* Released: June 18, 2008	* Oricon Top 200 Daily Peak: #9	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #18	* Weeks on Chart: 3	10,500copies sold

Albums

#	Information	Sales
1	align="left"	* Released: March 29, 2006	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #7	* Weeks on Chart: 10	* Oricon Daily Chart: #5	45,409copies sold
2(cover album)		* Released: March 28, 2007	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #22	* Weeks on Chart: 4	* Oricon Daily Chart: #13	14,581copies sold
3(cover album)		* Released: March 5, 2008	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #28	* Weeks on Chart:4	* Oricon Daily Chart: #10	7,979copies sold
4	align="left"	* Released: December 10, 2008	* Oricon Top 200 Weekly Peak: #28	* Weeks on Chart: 4	* Oricon Daily Chart: #9	8,852copies sold

Music Videos

!Year	Song	!Director

Featured and collaborative releases

"Drive Me Nuts" (Cyber X feat. Tomiko Van)

"Truth'94 -Meets Tomiko Van-" (cover version of TRF's original song)

"Again" (various artists album, ''Song Nation'', an Avex project consisting of collaborations between many different Avex artists)

"Music Flower" (Kohey Tsuchiya & various artists)

"Velvet" (Kikkawa Kouji)

References

External links

Official website

Interview with Tomiko Van

Category:1979 births Category:Japanese female singers Category:Avex Trax artists Category:Female rock singers Category:Living people Category:People from Kumamoto Prefecture

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