Kanon Wakeshima
Cellist / Vocalist
Japan
Biography:
Kanon Wakeshima is a Japanese singer and cellist. Produced by Mana, Wakeshima debuted under the DefStar Records label on May 28, 2008 with the single "Still Doll", the ending theme for the anime adaptation of the manga series Vampire Knight. She also provided the voice for a maid that appears in the eighth episode of the series. Wakeshima's second single "Suna no Oshiro", released on November 12, 2008, was used as the ending theme for the series' second season (subtitled Guilty).
She was nominated for a Best Newcomer award for 2008 in the fourth annual Shojo Beat Music Awards, nominees of which are determined by surveying "record companies, music journalists, music experts, and music fans".
Convention Guest Appearances
- Mang'Azur 2016 - April 15-17, 2016 in Toulon, France
- Animethon 2013 - August 9-11, 2013 in Edmonton, AB, Canada
- Sakura-Con 2012 - April 6-8, 2012 in Seattle, WA, USA
- AM2 2011 - July 1-3, 2011 in Anaheim, CA, USA
- Otakon 2009 - July 17-19, 2009 in Baltimore, MD, USA
- Japan Expo 2009 - July 2-5, 2009 in Paris, France