Yoshino Nanjō
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南條 愛乃
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| Born | (1984-07-12) July 12, 1984 (age 39)
Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
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| Years active | 2006–present |
| Agent | Voice Kit |
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| Height | 150 cm (4 ft 11 in) |
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| Genres | J-pop, Anison |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals |
| Years active | 2009–present |
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| Formerly of | fripSide |
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| Website | nbcuni-music |
Yoshino Nanjō (南條 愛乃, Nanjō Yoshino, born July 12, 1984[1]) is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with Voice Kit. Among her most popular roles is Eli Ayase from Love Live! School Idol Project series. She became the lead singer of the Japanese pop and trance duo fripSide in 2009 until she announced in October 2021 her retirement from the music duo.[2][3] Her nickname is Nanjolno.
Yoshino Nanjō was raised in Shimizu, a ward in the city of Shizuoka.[4] Nanjō's music career began in 2009 when she replaced the singer Nao as the lead singer of the band fripSide. Her first song as a member of the band was "Only My Railgun", which was used as the opening theme to the anime television series A Certain Scientific Railgun.[5] In 2010, she was cast in the Love Live! franchise as Eli Ayase, a member of the fictional idol group μ's, as well as a member of its sub-unit BiBi.[6] She released her first mini-album "Katarumoa" on December 12, 2012. She released her first solo single "Kimi ga Emu Yūgure" (君が笑む夕暮れ) on November 27, 2013; the title song is used as the first ending theme to the 2013 anime television series Tokyo Ravens.[7] In 2015, she together with the other voice actresses of Love Live!, received the Best Singing Award at the 9th Seiyu Awards for best musical performance group.[8] Meanwhile, at the 13th Seiyu Awards, Nanjo won the Influencer Award, she was the first recipient of the award as it was introduced in that year.[9] She released a new album titled N no Hako (Nのハコ) on July 25, 2016.[10] She released a new album titled THE MEMORIES APARTMENT -Anime- which featured all of her singles to date and six covers and also THE MEMORIES APARTMENT -Original- in which fans voted for their favourite song of Nanjo's from her entire discography (singles and covers excluded) simultaneously on July 18, 2018.[11]
| Year | Album name | Peak Oricon Chart Position |
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| 2013 | Kimi ga Emu Yuugure (君が笑む夕暮れ) | 33 |
| 2014 | Anata no Aishita Sekai (あなたの愛した世界) | 17 |
| 2015 | Tasogare no Starlight (黄昏のスタアライト) | 18 |
| Kimi wo Sagashi ni (君を探しに) | 14 | |
| 2016 | Zero Ichi Kiseki (ゼロイチキセキ) | 10 |
| 2017 | Hikari no Hajimari (光のはじまり) | 8 |
| Issai wa Monogatari (一切は物語) (feat. Nagi Yanagi) | 7 | |
| 2019 | Kimi no Tonari Watashi no Basho (君のとなりわたしの場所) | 13 |
| Sayounara no Wakusei (サヨウナラの惑星) | 14 | |
| 2020 | Yabu no Naka no Synthesis (藪の中のジンテーゼ) | 10 |
| Namida Nagaruru Mama (涙流るるまま) | 23 | |
| 2021 | EVOLUTiON: | 20 |
| 2022 | Hitori to Kimi to (ヒトリとキミと) | 24 |
| 2023 | Sen (閃-Sen-) | 22 |
| Year | Album name | Peak Oricon chart position [12] |
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| 2015 | Tokyo 1/3650 (東京1/3650) | 5 |
| 2016 | N no Hako (Nのハコ) | 4 |
| 2017 | San Trois (サントロワ∴) | 6 |
| 2021 | A Tiny Winter Story | 20 |
| 2022 | Journey's Trunk | 30 |
| 2023 | The Fantasic Garden | 17 |
| Year | Album Name | Peak Oricon Chart Position |
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| 2012 | Katarumoa (カタルモア) | 83 |
| 2019 | LIVE A LIFE | 9 |
| Year | Album Name | Peak Oricon Chart Position |
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| 2018 | Nanjo Yoshino Best Album: THE MEMORIES APARTMENT - Original - | 11 |
| Nanjo Yoshino Best Album: THE MEMORIES APARTMENT - Anime - | 12 |
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| 2020 | Acoustic for you. | 8 |
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