Hina Shimokita YouTube Channel　下北姫菜

Hina Shimokita loved to sing from the time she was a young girl, and started formal voice training when she was in the 5th grade of elementary school. A month later, she made her debut on stage, and since then she has been actively performing at clubs with live music, events, and on streets.

Shimokita was selected from around 1,200 entries as a finalist for “Apollo Amateur Night Japan 2019” in the “Amateur Night” series of events at New York Apollo Theater, well known as a stepping-stone for aspiring musicians. She also participated in numerous singing contests for amateurs where she earned high scores and attracted considerable attention.

An original song that was produced as a supplementary prize in the Japan Models vocal contest, for which she wrote the lyrics herself, rose to 8th place on the iTunes R&B chart in its debut on the charts. This was reported as a remarkable accomplishment for an obscure indies artist that had no media exposure.