In February 2002 Kitade passed a Sony Music Japan audition and was chosen as the Sapporo area representative and was given the opportunity to debut as a singer.

In March, 2003, the demo which she submitted caught the attention of Susumu Nishikawa, session guitarist and Ringo Shina's sideman at the time of the debut.
She signed a deal with SME Records, a subgroup of Sony Music Japan.
On October 29, 2003, she debuted with the single "Kesenai Tsumi", which was used as the first ending theme song of the popular anime Fullmetal Alchemist.
The single reached number 14 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks.
With the success of "Kesenai Tsumi", Kitade then released "Kesenai Tsumi: Raw 'Breath' Track", a slower version of the song, which charted the Oricon charts and peaked at number 87.
On November 1, Kitade appeared on the NHK television program Pop-jam.

Her second single, "Utareru Ame", was released February 4, 2004 and peaked at #55 on the Oricon singles chart.
Her third single was released July 22, called "Hold Heart", which peaked at #95 on the Oricon chart.
From July 25 to August 15 Kitade had her first tour, touring 7 cities, performing 8 shows.
Starting September 30, the song "Pureness" was featured as the ending theme of the anime Beet the Vandel Buster. "
Pureness" was released as a single on November 17, and peaked at #60 on the Oricon chart.

On June 1, 2005, Kitade's fifth single, "Kiss or Kiss" was released.
The song was used as the theme song of the Nippon Television drama Anego, and peaked at #11 on the Oricon singles chart, becoming Kitade's highest charting single to date.
Her sixth single, "Kanashimi no Kizu", was released July 20 and peaked at #26 on the Oricon chart.
The song was used as the theme song of PS2 game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo.
On August 1 Kitade participated in the 2005 Hong Kong Comic Festival as the first ever Japanese artist to appear.

On August 24, 2005 Kitade's debut album, 18: Eighteen, was released.
The album ranked number 16 on the Oricon albums chart.
The song "Alice" from the album was used as the image song for the movie Shinku.
On August 28, she participated in Bokura no Ongaku Live on the Odaiba Bouken'ou specially installed stage.
A part of this was shown to the public on Bokura no Ongaku 2.
On September 7, she held her first one-man live show, which was titled Nana Kitade Live Showcase '18: Eighteen', in Shibuya-Ax.
On December 7, she released a DVD called Nana Kitade: 18Movies.
The DVD consists of all her music videos up until this point, clips from her one-man live show, commercials for her releases, and a studio recording of "Kesenai Tsumi".
In February 2002 Kitade passed a Sony Music Japan audition and was chosen as the Sapporo area representative and was given the opportunity to debut as a singer.
In March, 2003, the demo which she submitted caught the attention of Susumu Nishikawa, session guitarist and Ringo Shina's sideman at the time of the debut. She signed a deal with SME Records, a subgroup of Sony Music Japan. On October 29, 2003, she debuted with the single "Kesenai Tsumi", which was used as the first ending theme song of the popular anime Fullmetal Alchemist. The single reached number 14 on the Oricon charts and stayed on the charts for twenty-two weeks. With the success of "Kesenai Tsumi", Kitade then released "Kesenai Tsumi: Raw 'Breath' Track", a slower version of the song, which charted the Oricon charts and peaked at number 87. On November 1, Kitade appeared on the NHK television program Pop-jam.
Her second single, "Utareru Ame", was released February 4, 2004 and peaked at #55 on the Oricon singles chart. Her third single was released July 22, called "Hold Heart", which peaked at #95 on the Oricon chart. From July 25 to August 15 Kitade had her first tour, touring 7 cities, performing 8 shows. Starting September 30, the song "Pureness" was featured as the ending theme of the anime Beet the Vandel Buster. "Pureness" was released as a single on November 17, and peaked at #60 on the Oricon chart.
On June 1, 2005, Kitade's fifth single, "Kiss or Kiss" was released. The song was used as the theme song of the Nippon Television drama Anego, and peaked at #11 on the Oricon singles chart, becoming Kitade's highest charting single to date. Her sixth single, "Kanashimi no Kizu", was released July 20 and peaked at #26 on the Oricon chart. The song was used as the theme song of PS2 game Fullmetal Alchemist 3: Kami wo Tsugu Shoujo. On August 1 Kitade participated in the 2005 Hong Kong Comic Festival as the first ever Japanese artist to appear.
On August 24, 2005 Kitade's debut album, 18: Eighteen, was released. The album ranked number 16 on the Oricon albums chart. The song "Alice" from the album was used as the image song for the movie Shinku. On August 28, she participated in Bokura no Ongaku Live on the Odaiba Bouken'ou specially installed stage. A part of this was shown to the public on Bokura no Ongaku 2. On September 7, she held her first one-man live show, which was titled Nana Kitade Live Showcase '18: Eighteen', in Shibuya-Ax. On December 7, she released a DVD called Nana Kitade: 18Movies. The DVD consists of all her music videos up until this point, clips from her one-man live show, commercials for her releases, and a studio recording of "Kesenai Tsumi".
Nana Kitade