Japanese Singer / Actress Mika Nakashima

Mika Nakashima was born on 19 February 1983 in the Kaglshima Prefecture, Japan. At the age of 17, the 160cm lass decided to pursue a career in music. To do that, she decided notto attend High School. She sent a demo tape to Sony Records and was soon signed as a singer and an actress.

Mika's musical debut was the theme song to the drama “Kizu darake no Love Song”, which was released on her first single STARS. Her second single, Crescent Moon sold on the first day. Her first album, TRUE, was released in 2002 and went straight to #1, selling a million copies within the first three weeks of release.

In 2002, she received The Japan Gold Disc New Artist of the Year Award, the All Japan Request Best New Artist of the Year Award and the 44th Japanese Record New Artist of the Year Award.