Nana Tanimura

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{{Infobox musical artist

|name = Nana Tanimura

|image = Tanimura Nana (cropped).jpg

|caption =

|background = solo_singer

|birth_name =

|alias =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|9|10}}

|death_date =

|origin = Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan
Newcastle, United Kingdom

|instrument = Vocals

|genre = {{flatlist|

|occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Singer
  • lyricist
  • composer
  • voice actress}}

|years_active = 2007–present

|label = Avex
(Sonic Groove sub-label)

|associated_acts =

|website = [http://tanimuranana.com/ tanimuranana.com]

}}

{{nihongo|Nana Tanimura|谷村 奈南|Tanimura Nana|born September 10, 1987, in Sapporo}}, is a Japanese pop singer.

Background

Tanimura was raised mainly in Osaka. She moved frequently between Osaka and Hawaii between the ages of 3 and 8, after which she also stayed for an extended period of time in Los Angeles.

Tanimura was enrolled in the College of Law at Aoyama Gakuin University and graduated in March 2010.

She was married to professional boxer Kazuto Ioka; they divorced in 2018.

Career

In her third year of high school, Tanimura caught the attention of music production agents at an event in Osaka. In 2007, her first singles, "Again" and "Say Good-Bye" were released under Avex Group's Sonic Groove label. The singles peaked at No. 55 and No. 105 on the Oricon charts, respectively. In 2008, Tanimura released the singles "Jungle Dance" and "If I'm Not the One / Sexy Senorita". They peaked at No. 15 and No. 8 on the Oricon charts, respectively.

In 2010, she was chosen to sing the official theme songs of the game Hokuto Musō. The songs were released as part of "Far Away / Believe You" on March 24, 2010.

Discography

= Albums =

class="wikitable"

!Title

!Release date

!width="80"|Daily ranking*

!width="80"|Weekly ranking*

!Sales

!Kind

Nana Best

| {{center|2011-08-10}}

| {{center|7}}

| {{center|15}}

| 11,000

| Compilation

align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| *Oricon Charts

= Singles =

class="wikitable"

!Title

!Release date

!width="80"|Weekly ranking*

!Sales

!Album

Again

| 2007-05-30

| 55

| —

|rowspan="8"|Nana Best

Say Good-Bye

| 2007-11-14

| 105

| —

Jungle Dance

| 2008-05-30

| 15

| 28,000

If I'm Not the One / Sexy Senorita

| 2008-08-13

| 8

| 28,000

Crazy for You

| 2009-02-18

| 10

| 15,000

Every-body

| 2009-07-08

| 16

| 8,000

Far Away / Believe You

| 2010-03-24

| 11

| 10,000

Toxic

| 2010-11-24

| 39

| 5,000

align="center" colspan="6" style="font-size:90%"| *Oricon Charts