Little Dragon

The name Little Dragon is the name of an electronic band with Yukimi Nagano as lead singer. It started out as a nickname Nagano eared for her temper in the studio. The name stuck and became the name of the band. Therefore, Little Dragon is the name of the band AND a nickname for Nagano. Yukimi Nagano is born in Sweden raised by her Swedish-American mother and her Japanese father. Aside from performing with her own band she has sung with Swedish jazz group Koop and has made guest appearances for Gorillaz (some claim that she provides the voice for the character Noodle in the band on their latest album Plastic Beach).