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KOKIA has announced a third tour to Europe that will take place in March 2008. She will be performing three shows in total, two in France and one in Belgium.

This marks her third appearance at a live show outside of Asia, the other two times were in 2005 and 2006, both of which were also in France.

KOKIA is known for her stunning voice, having studied Opera and classical music in University. She left her label Victor Entertainment last summer and has yet to sign a new record deal.

The live tour schedule is:

22 March 2008 - KOKIA "Best of" - La Mutalite / Paris / France
23 March 2008 - KOKIA "VIP" - Cafe de la Danse / Paris / France
25 March 2008 - KOKIA "Intime" - Le Botanique / Brussels / Belgium

The first show is called 'Best of' and will have a set list comprising of all her best work since she debuted in 1998 and is set to be a big concert with 1700 tickets avaliable. In contrast, 'VIP' is set to be a far more intimate, with only 250 seats avaliable. For her first show in Belgium, she will be accompanied solely by a piano.

More details and tickets can be found (in French) at: Paris Visual Prod, Radio Nozomi and La Visual Gazette