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Cocco (real name: Tomoko Makishi, 真喜志智子, born January 19, 1977 in Naha, Okinawa, Japan) is a Ryukyuan J-Pop singer who debuted in 1996 with an EP titled "Cocko". A track from the EP, "Sing a Song ~No Music, No Life~", was used in an advertising campaign for Tower Records Japan. In March 1997, she released her major label debut single "Kauntodaun" and a full-length album followed shortly after. It wasn't until 1998 when she scored a big hit in Japan with "Tsuyoku Hakanai Monotachi" ("The Strong a
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Naha
- Occupation
- novelist
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- alternative rock
- Official website
- www.cocco.co.jp
- Image
- Cocco-live-aug12-2016.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1977-01-19
- name in native language
- Cocco
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- social media followers
- 71918
- birth name
- 真喜志 智子
- pseudonym
- Cocko
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Works in European collections
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20 sectionsContents
- Early life
- Career
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Compilation albums
- Singles
- Indie label
- Major label
- Others
- Cocco-chan to Shigeru-kun
- Singer Songer
- Videography
- Music video compilations
- Concert tour videos
- Documentaries
- Filmography
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Makishi Satoko (Japanese: 真喜志 智子), known professionally as , is a Japanese pop/folk rock singer.
== Early life == Cocco attended numerous ballet auditions in pursuit of becoming a professional ballerina. To cover travel expenses for a ballet audition in Tokyo, she also participated in singing auditions. Although she did not pass the ballet audition, she impressed the judges and was later signed by Victor Entertainment.
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