Chocolat

Chocolat
Background information
Born	February 15, 1978 (1978-02-15) (age 31)
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Shibuya-kei
Years active	1997-present
Labels	Epic Records (Japan) 1997-2000 Warner Bros. Japan 2000-
Associated acts	Chocolat & Akito, Akito Katayose, heaco
Website	http://www.chocolat.ne.jp/

Chocolat (ショコラ, shokora^?) (born February 15, 1978) is a Japanese singer from the greater Tokyo area in Japan. Chocolat debuted in 1997 on Epic Records (Japan) with her first single Chocolat a la mode. Chocolat is a twin, her younger sister heaco is a singer as well. In 1998 Chocolat married musician Akito Kayatose from the band GREAT3 in Maui, Hawaii which subsequently became her favorite place. In 2000 she moved from Epic Records to Warner Bros. Japan and later that year recorded the duet single "VERANDA" with her husband, credited as "Akito Katayose featuring Chocolat". 2005 saw the forming of the group Chocolat & Akito with her husband.

Discography

Singles

1. Chocolat a la mode (ショコラ・ア・ラ・モード, Shokora a ra mōdo^?) (1997-5-21) Produced by shibuya-kei group Neil & Iraiza.
2. Blue de Happy ga ii BLUE MINT BLUE (ブルーでハッピーがいい BLUE MINT BLUE^?) (1997-7-1）Produced by Hideki Kaji
3. Twinkle Starberry (1997-11-1)
4. Fuyu e Sumō (冬へ進もう^?) (1998-2-1)
5. Mōhitosu no Ame (もうひとつの雨^?) (1998-5-21)
6. Kagami no Yoru (鏡の夜^?) (1998-11-21)
7. Baseball and Elvis Presley (ベースボールとエルビス・プレスリー, bēsubōru to erubisu pursurii^?) (1999-7-1)
8. FARGO (1999-11-20)
9. VERANDA (2000-4-12) (As Akito Katayose featuring Chocolat, later used in a Nikka Cidre beverage CM)
10. Roller Girl (2001-8-8)

Albums

1. one too many Chocolat (1998-5-30)
2. Hamster (ハムスター^?) (1999-8-21)
3. henry (2001-8-29)
4. CHOCOLATE NOTES (2003-10-29)
5. Chocolat & Akito (as Chocolat & Akito) (2005-9-19)
6. Tropical (as Chocolat & Akito) (2007-2-14)

Video

1. Star Mint (1998-3-1)
2. Chocolat Video (2000-7-5)
3. Walking in the Park (live, as Chocolat & Akito)

See also

• Kahimi Karie
• Rei Harakami

External links

• Official website
• Artist page at Warner Music Japan

Sources

Much of this article was translated from the equivalent article in the Japanese Wikipedia, as retrieved on March 3, 2008.