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2	[[caption-width-right:1000:Hana in her element.]]
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4	Hana Pestle (born July 11, 1989), known mononymously as HANA, is a singer and producer based in Los Angeles, California. Initially starting out as a primarily acoustic musician, she started releasing music in 2006 under her full name, until she met producer Michael Tucker (aka [=BloodPop=]) and became more focused on producing electronic music. She decided to pivot towards electronic SynthPop production and began going by the mononym HANA, and released her first self-titled EP in 2016, produced by [=BloodPop=]. In 2019 she released her debut album as HANA, ''HANADRIEL,'' whose production was live-streamed entirely on Twitch. She also released the ''Moonstoned'' EP and has provided vocals on two [=EPs=] with {{Trance}} musician Durante on the techno label Anjunadeep.
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6	She's also known for being a close friend and collaborator with Music/{{Grimes}}, touring with her, appearing in several music videos, and guesting on "We Appreciate Power."
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8	!!! Discography
9	As Hana Pestle:
10	** ''Hana Pestle'' (EP, 2008)
11	** ''Live In The Studio'' (EP, 2009)
12	** ''This Way'' (2009)
13	** ''For The Sky'' (EP, 2011)
14	As HANA:
15	** ''HANA'' (EP, 2016)
16	** ''HANADRIEL'' (2019)
17	** ''13 Voices'' (EP with Durante, 2020)
18	** ''Celestia'' (EP with Durante, 2021)
19	** ''Moonstoned'' (EP, 2022)
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21	!!Tropes:
22	* AlliterativeTitle: "Anxious Alien," "So & So," and "Spiritstalker."
23	* ColorMotif: Purple, which is on nearly all of her album covers and her signature hair color.
24	* CoolCrown: Wears a futuristic purple crown on the cover of ''Hanadriel.''
25	* CoverVersion: Uploaded many acoustic covers to Soundcloud up until 2012. Also has a cover of Music/TeganAndSara's "Dark Come Soon" with Music/{{Grimes}}.
26	* FaceOnTheCover: Nearly all of her releases, barring the [=EPs=] with Durante, which use the standard [[IdiosyncraticCoverArt Anjunadeep album cover format.]]
27	* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Music/{{Grimes}}.
28	* {{Instrumental}}: "Hanadriel's Theme" and "Moonwell."
29	* MeaningfulRename: Going from her real name Hana Pestle to the mononym HANA, reflecting the change in her music from straightforward acoustic balladry to electronic pop and dance.
30	* MelismaticVocals: Most prominently on "Creatura," where she ''really'' gets to flex her vocal chops.
31	* NewSoundAlbum: Everything after she changed her name and pivoted to electronic music.
32	* OnlyOneName: Hana Pestle to HANA.
33	* OutOfGenreExperience: "Cowgirl Bebop" is an acoustic love song on an otherwise entirely SynthPop oriented album.
34	* PurpleIsPowerful: Why it's a ColorMotif.
35	* SelfTitledAlbum: Has the ''Hana Pestle'' EP and the ''HANA'' EP.
36	* SequelSong: "Chimera 2.0," a remix of "Chimera" from the ''HANA'' EP.
37	* ShoutOut:
38	** ''HANADRIEL'' is a reference to the character Galadriel from ''Literature/LordOfTheRings,'' her favorite fictional character.
39	** "Cowgirl Bebop" is a reference to ''Anime/CowboyBebop.''
40	** "Nu Leaf" is a reference to ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingNewLeaf.''
41	** "Moonwell" is a reference to ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft.''
42	* SingingSimlish: "Whisper Cell" just features Hana vocalizing wordlessly.
43	* TextlessAlbumCover: ''HANADRIEL'' and ''Moonstoned.''

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