Tomiko Van

Since going solo following the demise of chart-topping J-pop band Do as Infinity in 2005, Tomiko Van has been kept busy by her non-singing talents as much as her distinctive alto voice. In addition to releasing three solo albums, Van trod the Tokyo boards in the Japanese adaptation of the gritty (by Broadway standards at least) musical BKLYN in 2007. Van's debut album, Farewell, was released with little fanfare in March 2006, but nonetheless hit the Top Ten in Japan and saw the singer incorporate jazz-pop influences, in contrast to Do as Infinity. Farewell was not the first pr...