Himeka

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Himeka
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Himeka and conductor Yukihiro Notsu in Tallinn Maritime Days, July 2011
Background information
Born
Catherine St. Onge

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Quebec, Canada
OriginTokyo, Japan
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OccupationTemplate:Pluralize from textSinger
Years active2009–2014
LabelTemplate:Pluralize from textSony Music Japan International (2009–2012)
Mages./amuleto (2012–2014)
WebsiteHIMEKA (website) (archive)
1st blog - HIMEKA in JAPAN (archive)
2nd blog (archive)
3rd blog (archive)
Latest blog (archive)

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Catherine St. Onge (born July 20, 1981), better known by her stage name Script error: No such module "Nihongo". (stylized as HIMEKA), is a Canadian anime song singer no longer active in Japan. While fluent in English and her native French, she is moderately proficient in Japanese. Her stage name, Himeka, comes from a character she created in a story she wrote when she was 13 years old.

Career

Born in Quebec, St-Onge was very interested in theater and music. At the age of 12, St-Onge taught herself English by singing Disney songs. Soon after at 13, she began writing her own stories in which Himeka was the main character.[1] Her interest in Japanese culture started at the age of 15 when she saw an episode of the anime series Sailor Moon.[2] In 2008, St-Onge moved to Japan to pursue her singing career.[3]

She was the winner of the Second Annual Animax Anison Grand Prix, which gathers aspiring singers from all over Japan for the chance to make a professional debut and sing a theme song in an anime television show.[4] Her debut single "Asu e no Kizuna", released on May 27, 2009, was the opening theme to the anime adaptation of the PlayStation 3 video game Valkyria Chronicles.[5] The single debuted at number 28 on the Oricon single charts.[6]

Her second single was titled "Hatenaki Michi", and was released on November 25, 2009.[7] It was the featured ending song for a new anime named Tegamibachi. The singled peaked at number 33 on the weekly Oricon chart.[8][9]

Himeka, Yukihiro Notsu and Suomen Nuoriso-Orkesteri at Finncon/Animecon 2011 in Finland

Himeka's first cover album, Anison: Utattemita, was released on March 3, 2010.[10] Her third single, "Mirai e...", was released on May 26, 2010. It was featured as the ending theme in the anime Senkō no Night Raid.[11] Himeka's first digital single, "La la la, Sekai o Hitotsuni", was released in July 2010. The song was an official support song for the World Cosplay Summit 2010 in Nagoya, Japan.[12]

Himeka's first original album titled "Himekanvas" has been released on November 31, 2011, and includes all her released singles, seven original songs and two cover songs.[13] On February 12, 2012, Himeka gave her first solo live concert in the Shibuya Boxx hall.[14] The concert sold out.[15]

On July 1, 2012, Himeka confirmed that, in April 2012, she had moved to a new label named Mages./amuleto.[16] Later, it was confirmed that she would release a new single named "Where I Belong" scheduled to be released on October 24, 2012.[17] The song would be the ending theme for a series named Audrey no Kami Appli Shin Seiki Up Date.

It was announced not long after, that she was releasing a song under the name "AG7" with 7 other Animax Anison Grand Prix winners. The song is named Endless Nova and is going to be released on July 23, 2014. It will be included on a single released by the latest Anison Grand Prix winner named Tatsuyuki Kobayashi.[18]

On April 1, 2014, it was announced that she was no longer signed to a label.[19][non-primary source needed] On her Twitter, she did express that she will continue to pursue a career in music.[20] After that, in April 2015, the doujin single "STAY DIAMOND / Because of you" was released as a duo "HIME×KANA" with Kanako Kodera.

Discography

Albums

Cover albums

Singles

Digital singles

  • 2010: "La La La (Sekai o Hitotsu ni)" (2010)

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Interview with Valkyria Chronicles OP singer Himeka" (in Japanese). 2009. Retrieved April 8, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Official website profile" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2008.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."J!-ENT interviews Himeka by J!-ENT's Dennis A. Amith" (PDF). Retrieved September 26, 2009.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."27-Year-Old Canadian Wins Animax's Singing Contest". 2008. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Canada's St. Onge to Sing Valkyria Anime's Theme Song". 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2009.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Asu e no Kizuna" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved June 19, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sony Music Japan International (2009). "Official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved October 10, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sony Music Japan International (2009). "Official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved September 8, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tegamibachi official website" (in Japanese). 浅田弘幸／集英社・テガミバチ製作委員会・テレビ東京. September 8, 2009. Archived from the original on March 22, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sony Music Japan International (2010). "Official website" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 3, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Himeka (2010). "Official blog". Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2010.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Himeka (2010). "Official blog of Himeka". Retrieved July 1, 2010.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sony Music Japan International (2011). "Official website of Himeka". Retrieved October 22, 2011.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sony Music Japan International (2012). "Official website of Himeka". Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sony Music Japan International (2012). "Official website of Himeka". Retrieved February 19, 2012.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sony Music Japan International (2012). "Official website of Himeka". Retrieved July 1, 2012.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Cdjapan (2012). "Cdjapan Whre I Belong". CDJapan. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Avex Trax (2014). "Avex Trax – Tatsuyuki Kobayashi official website". Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Twitter / HlMEKA: 【大事なお知らせ】2014年4月1日、本日よりフリーになりま". Archived from the original on April 11, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2014.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Japanator (2014). "Japanator – Himeka no longer signed with label". Retrieved June 29, 2014.

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