# Kana Uemura

Kana Uemura (植村 花菜, Uemura Kana, born 4 January 1983), known professionally as Ka-Na, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, who debuted in 2004. She is best known for her song "Toilet no Kamisama", an acoustic ballad about her grandmother, which became a hit in 2010.

## Biography

Uemura first became interested in music, after watching Julie Andrews performance in the 1965 film The Sound of Music. In 2002, she started learning the guitar, as well as writing her own songs and doing street performances.

## Discography
### Studio albums

| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Total sales |
| 2006 | Itsumo Waratte Irareru Yō ni (いつも笑っていられるように, "So I Can Always Be Laughing") Released: 4 January 2006 Label: King Formats: CD, digital download | 77 | 10,000 |
| 2007 | Shiawase no Hako o Hiraku Kagi (しあわせの箱を開くカギ, "The Key to Open the Box of Happiness") Released: 4 January 2007 Label: King Formats: CD, digital download | 120 | 7,300 |
| 2007 | Ai to Taiyō (愛と太陽, "Love and the Sun") Released: 7 November 2007 Label: King Formats: CD, digital download | 62 | 3,300 |

### Self-cover album

| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Total sales |
| 2010 | Kana: My Favorite Things (花菜 ～My Favorite Things～) Self-cover/collaborations album Released: 15 September 2010 Label: King (KICS-1213) Formats: CD, digital download | 21 | 22,000 |

### Extended plays

| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Total sales |
| 2004 | Kana (花菜) Charted on singles charts Released: 30 June 2004 Label: Bellwood (BZCM-1011) Formats: CD, digital download | — | — |
| 2009 | Haru no Sora (春の空, "Spring Sky") Released: 25 March 2009 Label: King (KICS-1213) Formats: CD, digital download | 80 | 2,700 |
| 2010 | Watashi no Kakera-tachi (わたしのかけらたち, "My Pieces") Released: 10 March 2010 Label: King (KIZC-59/60) Formats: CD, digital download | 10 | 117,000 |

### Singles

| Release | Title | Notes | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Oricon sales | Album |
| Release | Title | Notes | Oricon singles charts | Billboard Japan Hot 100 | RIAJ digital tracks | Oricon sales | Album |
| 2005 | "Taisetsu na Hito" (大切な人, "Important One") | | 73 | — | — | 3,000 | Itsumo Waratte Irareru Yō ni |
| 2005 | "Milk Tea" (ミルクティー, Miruku Tī) | | 85 | — | — | 3,800 | Itsumo Waratte Irareru Yō ni |
| 2005 | "Kiseki/Koi no Mahō" (キセキ/恋の魔法, "Miracle/The Magic of Love") | | 75 | — | — | 2,300 | Itsumo Waratte Irareru Yō ni |
| 2006 | "Yasashisa ni Tsutsumareta Nara" (やさしさに包まれたなら, "If You Wrap Yourself in Kindness") | Yumi Matsutoya cover | 49 | — | — | 5,600 | Shiawase no Hako o Hiraku Kagi |
| 2006 | "Kami Hikōki" (紙ヒコーキ, "Paper Plane") | | 79 | — | — | 2,000 | Shiawase no Hako o Hiraku Kagi |
| 2006 | "Hikari to Kage" (光と影, "Light and Dark") | | 90 | — | — | 6,200 | Shiawase no Hako o Hiraku Kagi |
| 2007 | "Only You" | Digital single, written by Sandi Thom | — | — | — | — | Ai to Taiyō |
| 2007 | "Anata no Sono Egao wa Ii Hint ni Naru" (あなたのその笑顔はいいヒントになる, "That Face of Yours Is a Good Hint") | | 85 | — | — | 1,200 | Ai to Taiyō |
| 2008 | "Shalala" (シャララ) | | 60 | 34 | — | 1,500 | Haru no Sora |
| 2009 | "Bless/Haru ni Shite Kimi o Omou" (BLESS/春にして君を想う, "BLESS/I Think of You in Spring") | Sold only in the Kansai region for the promotion by Mainichi Broadcasting System, Inc. in February 2009 | 188 | 26 | — | 400 | Haru no Sora |
| 2010 | "Toilet no Kamisama" (トイレの神様, "Goddess in the Toilet") | Initially released as a promotional single | 1 | 1 | 1 | 137,000 | Watashi no Kakera-tachi |
| 2011 | "My Favorite Songs/Sekaiichi Gohan" (My Favorite Songs/世界一ごはん, "My Favorite Songs/The World's Best Meal") | | 41 | ― | — | 4,900 | TBA |
| 2012 | "Message" (メッセージ, Messēji) | Theme song of the film "Magic Tree House" | 64 | 3 | TBA | 1,500 | TBA |