In addition to being the lead singer of the rock band The Teenage Kissers, she has success as a solo artist, model, actress, and fashion designer.

In junior high school, she became a fan of Ringo Shiina and learned to play the guitar, traveling frequently to Tokyo for singing lessons.

[citation needed] 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.

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.

Starting September 30, the song "Pureness" was featured as the ending theme of the anime Beet the Vandel Buster.

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".

On October 4, 2006, Kitade released her eighth single,"Kibou no Kakera", which was used as the opening theme song for the anime Demashita!

On December 6, she released her second studio album, I Scream, which featured a cover of Green Day's "Basket Case".

108 on the Oricon chart and was used as the introduction theme song to the TV program Rank Okoku for June and July 2008.

Starting October 4, the song "Tsukihana" was used as the opening theme to the Aniplex anime Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae.

On May 5, it was announced on Kitade's official website that she had to cancel an upcoming live show due to poor physical health.

On October 2, 2009, Kitade announced she would begin working on a duo project with Japanese guitarist, Taizo, called Loveless.

On October 11 it was announced on Loveless's official site that Kitade's contract with Sony Music Japan has come to an end.

In December, Kitade and Taizo traveled to Germany where Loveless was signed to German-based label, Spark & Shine, and began recording new material.

During the tour, Kitade also performed in Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Morocco, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Spain.

On December 24, 2012, Kitade announced she was forming a new band along with drummer Mai Koike and bassist Hideo Nekota, called The Teenage Kissers.

[1] The band's debut single "Ghost Bitch" was released in a special physical edition February 20, 2013, and was distributed only at live shows.

[10] The song became the most successful for the band, peaking at rank 6 on the Japanese iTunes store alternative music category.

The band's sixth single, a double a-side vinyl, "Needle / Crystal Swan" was released June 30, 2014.

[12] The album features the previous singles "Feel Sick", "I Love You and Kiss Me", "Needle" and "Crystal Swan" as well as a cover of the song "Sunday Morning" by The Velvet Underground.

[14] The Teenage Kissers released their seventh single, a double a-side, "Howl / Magical Forest" January 16, 2015, as an exclusive cassette tape available only at the band's One Man Tour.

[16] The music video for "Psychic Haze", a song from the EP, was posted to the band's official YouTube page July 20, 2015.

In September 2016 Nana Kitade returned to her solo career with the release of her 13th single, "Bad Babe's Dreamer".

She gained the interest of Lolita clothing companies such as Baby, The Stars Shine Bright, of which she has repeatedly stated to be her favorite brand.

In 2007 she began appearing monthly prints of Kera Magazine wearing Gothic Lolita styled clothes.

Her 4th studio album, Violet Blaze, and more precisely her music videos of her songs Bad Babe's Dreamer, Make Believe and Just A Day marked her collaboration with Japanese director and fashion designer Kanae Higashi, who owns the brand rurumu.