American singer/songwriter Becca, also known as Becca-chan, an up-and-coming artist who is gaining international fans, will perform at Otakon 2009. Becca wrote and performed the "I'm Alive" ending theme song for the television anime version of Yana Toboso's Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) manga.

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Mini Bio: From the time Becca was just 2 years old, she was already expressing herself through singing, and at the age of 10, she began playing guitar and writing music.

Today at 19, Becca’s journey from high school freshman to emerging artist has been nothing short of a dream come true. “It all happened when a family friend sent one of my demos to Meredith Brooks,” says Becca.

Meredith Brooks, a multi-platinum artist, producer and songwriter (singer of “Bitch”), was immediately impressed by what she heard. “Becca has a powerhouse voice, and when I realized that she could write songs too, I was sold.”

Within the next couple of months, Becca moved from her home in Portland, Oregon, to Los Angeles to begin writing and recording songs with Brooks. After spending some months developing her sound, she began to play live shows along the West Coast.

Becca’s high-energy live performances began to grab the attention of the music industry and many new fans. By late 2007, Becca was offered a record deal by Sony Music. In June 2008, Becca debuted her first EP in Japan.

Since then, she has performed at the famous Japanese music festival, Summersonic. She has released a second EP, and her first full album, “Alive!!”, debuted at #2 on the international charts in Japan on November 5. Her single “I’m Alive!” not only topped the international single charts, but made her the only international artist to rank in the top 100 of Japan’s overall single charts.

To find out more about her, visit her official sites: http://www.beccachan.com and http://www.myspace.com/beccachanofficial

Listen to a sample of her song “I’m Alive!” here! (WMV, 2.6 MB)