From When She Was Little Nishino 西野カナ Learned English From English Conversation Schools And Went To America Twice. She Then Was Interested In Various Genres Of Music Including Hip-Hop R&B And Reggae. On The Other Hand She Also Enjoyed Traditional Japanese Literature And Started Singing Japanese Folk Songs. Her Dream Of Becoming A Singer Started From Junior High School. When She Was 16 Her Mother Secretly Sent A Demo Tape Of Hers To The Miss Phoenix Audition ミス・フェニックスオーディション And She Was Rated The Top Singer Entrant Out Of Approximately 40 000 Applicants. A Year Later In 2006 She Was Signed To SME Records. In 2007 While Preparing To Be A Singer She Was Also Studying English Literature At University. At The Time She Met Australian Duo Nervo Who Offered Nishino A Song Called "I Don't Wanna Know" For Use In Her Music Project. Nishino Rewrote The Song's Lyrics Into Japanese Herself And Re-Titled It I. In December 2007 Her Official Site Opened And From That Time Onwards *I* ~Merry Christmas Ver.~ Was Available As A Digital Download From Several Japanese Sites Including Mora.Jp. The Original Version Of The Song I Don't Wanna Know Was Available As A Digital Download On The American ITunes From New Years' Day Onwards. The Physical Version Was Released Two Months Later On The 20th Of February.