Imani Jess Dawson

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Imani J was born and raised in the quiet suburbs of Rockland County, New York. The beautiful foliage and sounds of nature would shape her vivid imagination and love for the arts. From a young age, Imani was very much influenced by hand-drawn Disney movies and their musical numbers. After singing with her church's junior gospel choir for several years, Imani continued to follow her musical passion.With a background in R&B and Gospel Imani is also no stranger to Pop, Rock, and Funk.

Since Imani’s arrival to Japan, she has performed at weddings, live concerts, and various television shows, including appearances with Miho Fukuhara, Yo Oizumi, Nogizaka46, Yazawa Eikichi, Arashi, and Yoshii Kazuya. She has lent her voice to Canon commercials, Hokken no Madoguchi and the Pokemon franchise. Imani has had the pleasure of working with renowned producers such as Harada Ken, Ishii Ken, and Komuro Tetsuya. She has also provided backing vocals, dialog, lyrics, and English guide vocals for artists such as Nanase Aikawa, HY, TOTALFAT, BRADIO, THE ORAL CIGARETTES, LITTLE GLEE MONSTER, Genki Sudo’s WORLD ORDER, JAM PROJECT, MAO from SID, UVERworld, AI, HYDE, INORAN, and Gospellers.

(Source: Official Website)