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Naha, Okinawa, Japan

Cocco (こっこ) is a female Japanese pop / folk rock singer. Cocco went to many ballet auditions, hoping to become a professional ballerina. She went to singing auditions to earn the traveling expenses for a ballet audition in Tokyo. She did not pass it, but after impressing the judges, she was later signed by Victor Entertainment. Cocco made her debut on an indie label under the name "Cocko" with…

Known for

• A Bride for Rip Van Winkle — Mashiro Satonaka2016
• Girl of the Sea2016
• A Bride for Rip Van Winkle: Serial Edition — Mashiro Satonaka2016
• We Shall Overcome — Narrator2015
• Kotoko — Kotoko2011
• So I Can Be Alright: Cocco's Endless Journey — Self2008

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Listeners

54,392

Total plays

4,233,005

Cocco (real name: Tomoko Makishi, 真喜志智子, born January 19, 1977 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan) is a Ryukyuan J-Pop singer who debuted in 1996 with an EP titled "Cocko". A track from the EP, "Sing a Song ~No Music, No Life~", was used in an advertising campaign for Tower Records Japan. In March 1997, she released her major label debut single "Kauntodaun" and a full-length album followed shortly after. It wasn't until 1998 when she scored a big hit in Japan with "Tsuyoku Hakanai Monotachi" ("The Strong a

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

Japan

Place of birth

Naha

Occupation

novelist

Languages spoken

Japanese

Field of work

music composing

Genre

alternative rock

Official website

www.cocco.co.jp

Image

Cocco-live-aug12-2016.jpg

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