Tonio is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by ZG Limited, and was released in July 2010 for the VOCALOID2 engine. Tonio is advertised as a “virtual vocalist modelled on the voice of professional male classical singer”; his voice provider has never been revealed.
Utatane Piko (歌手音ピコ) / CodenamePIKO (開発コードPIKO) is a Japanese VOCALOID developed and distributed by Ki/oon Music Inc. (formerly Ki/oon Records Inc.), under Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and was released in December 2010 for the VOCALOID2 engine. His voice is provided by the Japanese male singer, PIKO. His release and development occurred in conjunction with the release of PIKO’s second single “勿忘草”.
BIG AL is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by PowerFX Systems AB., and was released in December 2009 for the VOCALOID2 engine. His announcement was on January 21, 2007 and his provider during that time was Michael King. After another period of development, his voice bank was redone by voice actor Frank S., whose last name cannot be revealed due to privacy reasons. BIG AL’s believed original codename is “Ronie” due to sightings of it alongside “Jodie”, Sweet ANN’s codename.
SONiKA is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by ZG Limited, and was released in July 2009 for the VOCALOID2 engine. SONiKA is advertised as a “virtual vocalist modeled on the voice of a young girl pop singer”; her voice provider has never been revealed. She is the first native English speaking VOCALOID to use a character design and profile as part of the product. SONiKA was released with profile/biographical information on the back cover of the software package, similar to the other VOCALOID2 products. Her personality also shows in her “tweets”.
Prima is an English VOCALOID developed and distributed by ZG Limited, and was released in January 2008 for the VOCALOID2 engine. Prima is advertised as a “virtual vocalist modeled on the voice of a professional soprano opera singer”; her voice provider has never been revealed. The name “Prima” comes from the term “Prima Donna,” meaning “first lady.” It is an Italian term used to describe the female with the leading role in a theatrical and opera production. It also refers to the one with the most talent, who was usually a soprano singer.
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