[1][2] Born in Suzuka, Mie, Japan, Noriko Katō graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Yoyogi High School.
[1] Katō's career began in 1991 as a member of Sakurakko Club, together with Anza Oyama, Miki Nakatani, Miho Kanno, and Hiroko Kurumizawa.
On July 25, 1992, she released her first single, a cover of Chisato Moritaka's "Kondo Watashi Doko ka Tsurete itte Kudasai yo".
[1][2] In 2000, Katō moved to France to study the French language.
[1] In January 2023, Katō switched her talent agency from J.P. Room to Up-Front Create.