Yukimi Nagano
| Yukimi Nagano | |
|---|---|
 Yukimi Nagano performing with Little Dragon at Parklife festival in Sydney, October 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Yukimi Eleanora Nagano |
| Born |
31 January 1982 Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, percussion, drums |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Associated acts | Little Dragon, Gorillaz, Koop |
| Website |
www |
Yukimi Eleanora Nagano (born 31 January 1982) is a Swedish singer-songwriter. Nagano was born and raised in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Japanese father, Yusuki Nagano, and Swedish-American mother, Joanne Brown.
Career
Nagano is the vocalist of Gothenburg-based electronic band Little Dragon, which she established with her close high school friends Erik Bodin (drums), Fredrik Wallin (bass) and Håkan Wirenstrand (keyboards).
She worked with Swedish nu jazz duo Koop on the songs "Summer Sun" and "Bright Nights" (both from 2001's Waltz for Koop) and on "Come to Me", "I See a Different You", and "Whenever There Is You" (from 2006 release Koop Islands).[1]
She and Erik Bodin play live with fellow Gothenburg artist, José González.
She contributed significant vocal work to the album Moving On by Hird, including the song "Keep You Kimi" and the title track "Moving On".
She is featured on Gorillaz's 2010 album Plastic Beach on the songs "Empire Ants" and "To Binge", both of which she co-wrote.
In 2011, Nagano was featured on SBTRKT's eponymous debut album with her vocals on the song "Wildfire".[2]
Nagano is also featured on Raphael Saadiq's 2011 album Stone Rollin' on the song "Just Don't".[3]
She also provided vocals for "Scale It Back" on DJ Shadow's 2011 album The Less You Know, the Better and for "Descending", "Higher Res", and "Thom Pettie" from Big Boi's 2012 album Vicious Lies and Dangerous Rumors.
She is featured, along with Little Dragon, on electronic music duo ODESZA's 2015 single "Light".
She is the sister of singer Sandra Sumie Nagano whose eponymous album was released by Bella Union in December 2013.
References
- ↑ "Koop – Koop Islands -- Discogs".
- ↑ "SBTRKT – "Wildfire" (feat. Little Dragon)". Stereogum. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ↑ Gary, Kevin S. "Raphael Saadiq Announces "Stone Rollin'" Details". HipHopDX. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
External links
- Official Little Dragon website
- Yukimi Nagano discography at Discogs