Alan - "久遠の河"

Alan Dawa Dolma (born on July 25, 1987), professionally known as Alan (stylized as alan),
is a female Tibetan singer active in the Japanese music industry.

Discovered by Avex Trax at an audition in China in 2006, she made her debut in Japan the
following year. Her main producer and composer is Kazuhito Kikuchi and she is also known
for playing the erhu.
In 2009, her ninth Japanese single "Kuon no Kawa" debuted at #3 on the Oricon weekly
charts, the highest ever by a singer from China.

In addition to Mandarin Chinese and Japanese, Alan also sings in Tibetan, especially in
her native Kham Ke (e.g. "sign" in Hitotsu and "Tennyo ~interlude~" in Voice of Earth).
One distinctive singing style of Alan's is the so-called "Tibetan wail", where she is able
to stretch her vocals for a long period of time at very high notes. She has said her
singing style is instinctive and is unique to her tribe.
Alan was also classically trained at the PLA.

In addition to erhu, Alan can also play the piano. She has recently started composing her
own songs (e.g. "Together" in Voice of Earth).

Alan is a Tibetan Buddhist and aims to sing about "love and peace".