aori Mochida , born March 24, 1978 in Tokyo, Japan, is the female lead singer of Every Little Thing, a Japanese pop group.
Biography
Before ELT
Mochida was formerly a child actress, appearing in many child magazines and TV spots.
Using the stage name of(with Kaori written in hiragana) the little girl started to sing with a girl band called The Kuro Buta All-Stars, a group very similar to Morning Musume with lots of different girls; Mochida had the strongest voice of all of them. They after changed their name to Kuro Buta Tengoku . The band released only one CD titled Mou Ichido, which failed to chart.
After this Mochida focused on her studies and left the band, which was later dissolved. When she finished school, Kaori decided that she wanted to become a professional singer, starting to record demo cassettes and sending them to several record labels. She was finally signed to label Avex Trax.