Chara

Watabiki Miwa (綿引美和), better known by her stage name Chara (ちゃら), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress and video jockey.

She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven. She is most well-known for her song Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta) (あいのうた), the theme song for the 1996 Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly (in which she starred), her 1997 hit single Yasashii Kimochi (やさしい気持ち), and her collaboration with Judy and Mary vocalist Yuki, Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange (愛の火 3つ オレンジ).

Chara later formed a band with Yuki, called Mean Machine. She is known for her unique whisper voice vocal technique while singing.

(Source: AniDB)