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neichel (kirby)
NEICHEL is a fictional singer credited for the main theme of Kirby and the Forgotten Land, "Welcome to the New World!". In real life, she is played by Japanese vocalist Sammy.
At the Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival, she made a surprise appearance to sing along with Kirby voice actress Oomoto Makiko. NEICHEL had short black hair and wore a green dress with a matching hat that covers most of her face.
Despite not appearing physically, NEICHEL is alluded to multiple times in the Star-Crossed World campaign, most notably being credited for its theme, "TWINKLING STAR SHOWERS", written based on an ancient poem describing falling meteors and advertised through billboards featuring her hat. This song is said to have helped pacify her planet's inhabitants as it played on board of the vessel they departed to space on, while NEICHEL and some others decided to stay behind. She would also compose a third track, unlockable by reaching 100% completion in both of the game's campaigns, but it was left unfinished.
