She later explained: 'They saw me as a girl and not a singer.' At the age of fifteen, she was offered a recording contract, but turned it down. She was inspired by the powerful vocals of Celine Dion.
From a young age, Ito dreamed about becoming a singer. Ito was born to a Korean mother and a Japanese father in Los Angeles, California. In 2007, Ito released her debut album, Heart, which debuted atop the Oricon chart.īiography Early life and music interest In 2006, Ito reprised her role as Reira for the sequel of the film singing the theme song, 'Truth'. Ito made her musical debut in Japan with the single, 'Endless Story', which was used as one of the theme songs for the popular 2005 film Nana she also starred in the film, portraying Reira Serizawa.
She was born in Los Angeles and was raised in Hawaii. Yuna Ito ( 伊藤 由奈 Itō Yuna, born September 20, 1983) is an American-born former singer and actress who was active in Japan. Singer, songwriter, actress, composer, spokesperson