s , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁includes ▁a ▁fl uent ▁tongue ▁in ▁English . ▁She ▁began ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁cho ir ▁at ▁age ▁ 1 3 , ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁acquired ▁a ▁fair ▁amount ▁of ▁interest ▁in ▁classical ▁vocal ization ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁vocal ▁technique . ▁Kan on ▁grew ▁to ▁appreciate ▁famous ▁compos ers ▁such ▁as ▁Hand el ▁and ▁Ch op in . ▁Little ▁did ▁she ▁know ▁that ▁this ▁tim ely ▁love ▁of ▁classical ▁music ▁would ▁m ature ▁and ▁bl oss om ▁into ▁what ▁will ▁become ▁the ▁corner stone ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁artist . ▁ ▁She ▁deb uted ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁her ▁first ▁live ▁performance ▁shortly ▁after ▁gradu ating ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Conserv ator ium ▁in ▁Australia . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁Kan on ▁released ▁[ Al le lu ia ], ▁a ▁mini - album ▁containing ▁various ▁songs ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁piano ▁self - ac comp an iment . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁live ▁in ▁Russia ▁at ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Bapt ist ▁Church , ▁the ▁Red - P la za ▁stage , ▁and ▁at ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁the ▁elder ly . ▁She ▁was ▁very ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁crow ds ▁and ▁was ▁de emed ▁a ▁highly ▁regarded ▁Japanese ▁representative . ▁The ▁first ▁year - and - a - half ▁of ▁her ▁career ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fant astic ▁display ▁of ▁vocal ▁pro w ess , ▁but ▁also , ▁in ▁particular , ▁lack ed ▁in ▁original ▁compos itions . ▁It ▁wasn ' t ▁until ▁February ▁