Nonoka Murakata
{{Short description|Japanese singer}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Nonoka Murakata
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2018|05|31|df=yes}}
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| genre = children's songs
| occupations = Singer
| years_active = 2020-present
| alias = Nono-chan
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Nonoka Murakata (村方乃々佳), also popularly known as Nono-chan (born 31 May 2018) is a Japanese child prodigy and singer.[https://www.tiktok.com/@japansongsdaily/video/7398292023561800978#:~:text=Discover%20the%20adorable%20Nono%2Dchan,her%20rendition%20of%20'Dog%20Policeman. https://www.tiktok.com/@japansongsdaily/video/7398292023561800978#:~:text=Discover%20the%20adorable%20Nono%2Dchan,her%20rendition%20of%20'Dog%20Policeman.] She has a younger sister named Hinano Murakata (村方日那乃) who was born on 5 September 2022 (also popularly known as Hi-chan) and since then the two have appeared together on her YouTube channel and official social media.
Career
In October 2020, she took part in Japan's 35th Nursery Rhyme Children's Song Contest. She gained widespread media attention and became the talk of the town in Japan after grabbing the silver medal in the children's category. She also became the youngest in the history of the Nursery Rhyme Children's Song Contest to receive a Silver prize, for her performance of the song Dog Policeman.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Gemma |title=Youngest artists to release albums in history, from Stevie Wonder to North West |url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2024/03/16/north-west-youngest-artists-to-release-albums/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=The National |language=en}} In December 2020, her song performance which was part of Japan's 35th Nursery Rhyme Children's Song Contest was eventually uploaded to YouTube for public view.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-03 |title=This two-year-old Japanese girl is the youngest to release her own CD album |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/two-year-old-japanese-girl-youngest-release-cd-album-101607980.html |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-SG}} In May 2021, she debuted as the youngest-ever Japanese nursery rhyme singer.
She composed and released her debut solo album at the age of 2 titled Nono-chan 2 Years Old Children’s Songs. Her maiden album also consisted of her popular cover song Dog Policeman as an additional bonus track. The production studio company King Records collaborated with Nonoka Murakata to produce the album. She was widely acknowledged for her efforts in releasing her first album at the age of 2 and 361 days and she was officially recognized as the Guinness World Record for being the youngest solo artist in the world to release a song album.{{Cite web |title=Two-year-old Murakata Nonoka sets Guinness World Record for "Youngest Solo Artist to Release an Album" |url=https://www.veryasian.co/news/two-year-old-murakata-nonoka-receives-a-guinness-world-record-for-youngest-solo-artist-to-release-an-album |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Very Asian |language=en-US}}
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Category:21st-century Japanese singers
Category:21st-century Japanese women singers