Marina Kawano (b. 1990)
Alias:
河野マリナ
Birthplace:
Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan
Born:
May 21, 1990
Marina Kawano is a Japanese singer from Kasuga, Fukuoka who is signed to SME Records. She started her singing career after winning the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010. Kawano's professional music career began when she won the 4th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix in 2010, besetting 10,189 other contestants. The following year, she released her first single "Morning Arch", which was used as the opening theme to the anime television series A Channel. Her second single "Takaramono" (たからもの, lit. "Treasure"), released on February 22, 2012, was used as the ending theme to the fourth season of the anime television series Natsume's Book of Friends. In late 2012, she performed the song "Kieru Daydream" (消えるdaydream, lit. "Vanishing Daydream"), which was used as the ending theme to the anime television series Nekomonogatari (Kuro). Her third single "Sono Koe o Oboeteru" (その声を覚えてる, lit. "Remembering Your Voice"), released on October 9, 2013, was used as the second ending theme to the anime television series Monogatari Series Second Season. She later performed the song "snowdrop" with Luna Haruna, which was used as the third ending theme to Monogatari Series Second Season. Kawano released her first album "First Touch" on December 11, 2013. Source: Wikipedia.