Kitade Nana rock and pop singer songwriter, musician

Name: Kitade Nana

Also known as Nana Kitade, Ruby Gloom

Birthdate: May 2, 1987 (1987-05-02)

Current age 23

Origin Sapporo, Hokkaid, Japan

Genre(s) Rock

Years active 2002Present

Occupation: Rock and pop singer songwriter, musician

Label(s) Sony Music Japan (SME Records)

Nana Kitadeis a toprock and pop singer-songwriter, musician. She is signed on with Sony Music Japan. She is particularly famous for dressing and designing Gothic Lolita fashion, something that many of her fans have in common with her. Many of her songs were used as anime, TV shows, doramas and movie opening/ending/image themes.

The Year 2008 found Kitade releasing the singles Suicides Loves Story (ending theme for the anime series Persona: Trinity Soul), Siren (theme song for the Japanese version of the Canadian series Ruby Gloom), which was composed once again for Megadeth's former member Marty Friedman with a fast, funny, metal-rock-pop sound, and Punk&Baby's, which were all charted lower than #60 on the Oricon chart. On July 23, 2008 a cover of Cyndi Lauper's 1983 hit "She Bop" was featured on We Love Cyndi - Tribute to Cyndi Lauper album, track # 9. In August 2008 Kitade was featured at the 10th anniversary of Animagic Convention in Bonn, Germany.

Recently Kitade's song -tsukihana was featured as the opening theme for the anime series Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae by Aniplex which charted at #27 on the oricon chart, her highest in two years. Kitade later released her third full length album, Bondage (album), which debuted at #85 on the oricon weekly charts, higher then her previous releases. On May 5th 2009 it was announced on Kitade's official website that she had to cancel an upcoming live due to poor physical health. It was also announced a month later that she would be taking a break from all activities due to poor physical health, and that details would be posted on her site as soon as she recovers. Information on Kitade's condition is currently unknown.

Kitade Nana in2008

March 5 - Release of her 10th Single, Suicides Love Story, which ranked #64 on the Oricon Chart. It was used as the ending theme to the Aniplex anime Persona: Trinity Soul.

March 26 - Release of her 11th single Siren, which ranked #189 on the oricon chart. It was used as the theme song to the Japanese dub of Ruby Gloom. Nana Kitade used the alias Ruby Gloom for this song.

July 23 - Release of her 12th single, Punk&Baby's, which ranked #108 on the oricon charts. It was used as the introduction theme song to the TV program "Rank Okoku for June and July 2008.

July 23 - Cover Of Cyndi Lauper's 1983 hit "She Bop" was featured on "We Love Cyndi - Tribute to Cyndi Lauper" Album as Track # 9.

August 1 - Nana Kitade has been announced as a musical guest at the 10th AnimagiC convention in Bonn, Germany.

October 4 - The song - tsukihana is the opening theme to the Aniplex anime Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae.

Kitade Nanain 2009

February 4 - Release of her 13th single, -tsukihana which debuted at #22 on the oricon charts And Peaked At #27 on The Weekly Charts.

March 11 - Release of her Third Full Length Album Bondage which debuted at #85 on the oricon weekly charts

June 1 - Label announces Kitade is taking a break from all activities due to poor physical health. Details forthcoming.