Nomico (stylized as nomico, ; born February 18) is a Japanese singer. She is known for featuring on the 2007 single "

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" by Alstroemeria Records, which became

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and earned popularity in

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. She has performed songs for a number of

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and

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Career

Nomico debuted in 2004 as the lead singer of the musical circle LOOPCUBE. They released their debut album, entitled ''Nomico no Ōzora'' in 2004. In 2006, Nomico signed to the Lantis record label—named

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at the time—and released her debut studio album ''Nomico no Mi'' that same year. Also in 2006, she made her

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debut with the

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series '' Renkin 3-kyū Magical? Pokān'', providing the voices of Keimie, an

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who serves as a chaperone of the protagonists, and a pair of talking rabbits named Jun and Tan. She performed the song "Shichaimashō" for the series, which served as her debut single. In 2007, Nomico featured on the Alstroemeria Records single "

", which was the sole track to feature vocals on their album ''Lovelight''. The song appeared on the

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charts. A fanmade shadow art music video of the song went

both on

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and

that same year, and is the catalyst for the song's enduring popularity in

; as of January 2025, the music video has gained over 100 million views on YouTube. That same year, she also performed "Skip!" for ''Moetan'', and "Onnanoko Fantasy" and "Yumeiro Hanabi" for '' Nee Pon? × Rai Pon!''. In 2008, Nomico performed "For Your Yell" for ''Just ask Nostradamus!''. In 2009, Nomico released her second studio album, ''Nomical Hystery Hour!''. Also in 2009, she performed "Koikora Recycling" for ''

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''. In 2010, Nomico performed " Karakuri Nemuridan" for ''

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''. In 2011, Nomico performed "Randosering" for ''Mitsudomoe'' and " Hoshikaze no Horoscope" for ''

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''. In 2023, Nomico featured with several artists on the single "Gyakyū☆Fuwaku☆Fraction", which was the opening theme for ''

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''.

Filmography

Television

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Singles

Promotional singles

As a featured artist

* "

" by Alstroemeria Records (2007)

References

Notes

External links

* {{Authority control Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Japanese women singers Singers from Tokushima Prefecture