Nina

This article is about a music group. For the catalan singer, see Nina (singer), for Christopher Columbus ship see Niña.

NiNa is a six-piece group formed in 1999 containing (Kate Pierson), a former member of the B52s, bassist Mick Karn), from the British group Japan, vocalist Yuki, from the Japanese alternative rock band Judy and Mary, Takemi Shima and Masahide Sakuma, Japanese musicians from the Plastics, and Steven Wolf, the session drummer. Sakuma composed most of the music, with Pierson and Yuki, occasionally providing amusing and bizarre lyrics. From the 30-second opening track, which starts with ominous techno music and ends with Yuki and Pierson exclaiming "Hello everybody nice to meet you we're Nina", the band's eponymous first and only album is very diverse.

The distinctive album contains a wide variety of music from straight forward ballads to electronica. Credited as a "conceptual and visual agent provocateur", Shima appears to have played a Brian Eno-like role on the recording. The album and two singles which proceeded it were all hits in Japan but are unfortunately almost unknown in other parts of the world.

Singles

• Nina Singles:Happy Tomorrow
• Aurora Tour