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Ikemi-Osaki was born and raised in San Francisco’s Japantown and her soulful and sultry voice has been entertaining Bay Area audiences for years. She began singing professionally at 16 years of age and her early musical influences are attributed to her late father, Shoei who is noted in the Ukulele Hall of Fame, performing with Eddie Kamae and her late mother, Lelani who was a noted hula dancer and instructor dancing with the Ray Kinney Troupe.

Colette’s early singing career included being part of a vocal group singing with the Edwin Hawkins Choir. She has also performed with the Asian jazz-fusion band Hiroshima. For years, she was the lead singer for the popular local band, Pulse. Today, Colette is focused on a solo career, singing jazz, R&B and contemporary Hawaiian music and is appearing locally throughout the Bay Area.

Her debut album, Stay Close To Me is available on J-Town Records (www.deemsmusic.com).

For more information go to www.coletteikemi.com

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