Chara

With her crazy shock of hair, baby doll pout, mature lyrics, and distinctive voice -- somewhere between a lispy squeak and a husky groan -- Chara is one of the most interesting female vocalists working in Japan, whose music has stood outside the two main trends of her country's music scene. Neither Jpop nor club pop or Jindies rock, Chara's style remains her own. Born in Kawaguchi-shi, Saitama ...more