ACO

ACO is a female Japanese singer. Born in Aichi prefecture (愛知県) in 1977, she made her debut in 1995 with the R&B pop single Fuannano (不安なの). In 1999, she gained mainstream popularity after appearing as a guest vocalist on

ACO is a female Japanese singer. Born in Aichi prefecture (愛知県) in 1977, she made her debut in 1995 with the R&B pop single Fuannano (不安なの). In 1999, she gained mainstream popularity after appearing as a guest vocalist on Dragon Ash's smash hip-hop single Grateful Days. Subsequent albums show the singer exploring different musical styles, with the albums absolute ego and material displaying trip-hop influences. absolute ego was produced by ex-Denki Groove keyboardist, Yoshinori Sunahara and the other side of absolute ego album contains remixes by Tricky, DJ Krush and Silent Poets, among others.

In 2003, after a 2 year hiatus, she enlisted the help of the avant-garde audio-visual performance group portable[k]ommunity for her Björk-sounding album irony. When ACO is not busy performing and producing music with some of the world's top musical acts, she enjoys laid-back travelling. "I'd like to go to LA - it's really laid-back, and I could just relax there," explains Aco. "I'll go skateboarding!"