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extra=born May 8, 1967 in Toyonaka, Osaka is a prolific Japanese pianist and composer. Hailed as a musician of "New Age Music", her piano style is light easy listening and her works are sometimes heard on television in Japan, even with her appearance in television commercials and fashion magazines thanks to her stunning looks. She has a following in Hong Kong, China and Singapore.
In her performances, she usually changes her clothing according to the music she performs and keeps the stage presentation to "a bare minimum".
Her hobbies are enjoying herbal teas, fragrant baths and swimming.
At age 8, she began touring to Europe, the United States, Taiwan and Thailand. During her teenage years, she performed with the NHK Philharmonic Orchestra, the Osaka Philharmonic Orchestra and the Washington National Orchestra She later studied at the Toho Gakuen School of Music and was selected to perform at a recital with then-Crown Prince Naruhito. A few years later, she would also have a piano duet with Naruhito.
In 1986, she released her first album, Angelique.
In 1991, Nishimura composed six pieces for the drama series 101 Proposals, including a piano solo of the theme song Say Yes, originally written and performed by Chage & Aska. Also in 1991, she performed at the Bratislava Lyre Festival in Czechoslovakia and awarded the Slovakia Radio Special Award for most musical performance.
One of her 1991 albums, Vi Ji N, is about the "myriad things in life which people find appealing".
In 1996, she released her newest album, Virgin, which described her feelings after 10 years of performing. The album sold over 10,000 copies in Singapore. Later, she released her next album, Blue Virgin, inspired by her interest in Chinese pop since 1991, are rearrangements of songs by Asian artists such as Chan, Faye Wong and Jacky Cheung with the only original piece in the album being the title track.
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