Chara

Person · Open Library

Works

24

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Film & TV

Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan

Chara is a Japanese singer, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven. She is most well known for her song "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)", the theme song for the 1996 Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly (in which she starred), her 1997 hit single "Yasashii Kimochi", and her collaboration with Judy and Mary vocalist Yuki, "Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange". Chara later…

Known for

• Because We Forget Everything2022
• ZOKKI2021
• Yen Town Space in Inujima2016
• Ainone — Glico2015
• Fusé: Memoirs of a Huntress — Omichi (voice)2012
• m-flo 10 Years Special Live "we are one" — Self2010
• m-flo Tour 2007 COSMICOLOR at Yokohama Arena — Self2007
• Swallowtail Butterfly — Glico1996
• Picnic — Coco1996
• 円都 YEN TOWN1996

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Country

JP

Active from

1968-01-13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

99,850

Total plays

5,304,027

Chara (ちゃら), born on January 13, 1968 in Kawaguchi, Saitama, is a Japanese singer, songwriter and actress. Her real name is Satou Miwa (佐藤美和). After sending a demo tape to Sony Japan in 1990, she landed a record deal and released her first single, "Heaven", in 1991. Chara earned her nickname as a schoolchild from her teacher (charachara means "scatterbrained") and has been called such ever since. She has always been musically involved <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Chara">Read more on Last

via Last.fm · Chara

Official website

CHARA Official | ニュース、ディスコグラフィー、ライブ、ストア。

独特かつ個性的な歌声を特徴とするシンガーソングライター、Charaの公式サイト。スタッフによるフォトダイアリー、ニュース、ディスコグラフィー、ライブスケジュール、ストア。

charaweb.net →

Link to the official site · 19,895 chars · not written by Vinony

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

Japan

Place of birth

Kawaguchi

Spouse

Tadanobu Asano

Occupation

recording artist

Languages spoken

Japanese

Field of work

music composing

Genre

J-pop

Instrument

voice

Record label

Epic Records Japan

Official website

www.charamobile.net

Image

Chara-live-countdownjapan2011.jpg

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