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alan (Japanese: アラン, Chinese: 阿兰 or 阿蘭), is a female Tibetan singer active in the Japanese music industry. Discovered by Avex Trax at an audition in China in 2006, she made her debut in Japan the following year. Her main producer and composer is Kazuhito Kikuchi and she is also known for playing the erhu.
"Ashita e no Sanka" (2007), her debut Japanese single, is an example of alan employing the "Tibetan wail" singing technique.
In 2009, her ninth Japanese single "Kuon no Kawa" debuted at #3 on the Oricon weekly charts, the highest ever by a singer from China.
(Source: Wikipedia)
