Nikka Costa is an American singer-songwriter born on June 4, 1972, in Tokyo, Japan. She is the daughter of renowned producer and arranger Don Costa, which immersed her in music from an early age. Raised in a creative environment, she was exposed to legendary artists like Frank Sinatra, Paul Anka, and Sammy Davis Jr. .� � aaemusic.com +5 musicglue.com +8 Costa began her music career as a child artist in the early 1980s. At age five, she recorded a single with Hawaiian singer Don Ho. By nine, she had sung with Sinatra on the White House lawn. Her debut album, Nikka Costa, released in 1981, featured the hit "(Out Here) On My Own," which topped the charts in Italy and several European countries. The album sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. .� � � �