Piko

Piko (ピコ) is an utaite and professional singer, as well as the voice provider for the Vocaloid Utatane Piko. His earliest known involvement with music was as an amateur vocalist when he was a high school student, and with his mother's advice, Piko posted a Vocaloid song cover on Nico Nico Douga and the cover quickly became popular.

He was born in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, on March 11th, 1988.

Piko is a 'trap', or "ryouseirui". Although he does have the capability to sing in both a male or female voice, his covers and official singles are typically sung in his natural, feminine timbre. He is good friends with another trap singer, Sekihan, and the two are known for their comedic segments during duets together.

On September 2009, he made his debut as an independent singer, leading to a contract with Ki/oon Records (read as "kyuun records"), a subsidiary company of Sony Music Entertainment Inc., in March 2010.

Affiliations and collaboration projects

 * 1) Member of G.W.ニコライ (G.W. Nicolai)

Trivia

 * Piko's logo is ﾋﾟωﾟｺ, which is also the face for his small, white, mouse-like mascot, affectionately known as "Pikochu" by himself and fans alike. Sekihan also has a similar mascot named "Nyaahan".
 * His artist name, Piko, is the namesake of a pet dog he had.
 * Officially, according to his blog, the English spelling for his name is PIKO.