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Hikaru Utada is a Japanese and American singer, record producer, composer, and pianist. Born in Manhattan, New York City, on January 19, 1983, Utada is the daughter of Keiko Fuji and Teruzane Utada. The artist identifies as non-binary and holds citizenship in both Japan and the United States. Utada was educated at Columbia University and performs as a contralto.
Musically, Utada works within the J-pop, dance-pop, synth-pop, and funk genres. Notable works include "Addicted to You," "Can You Keep a Secret?," "Ultra Blue," and "Automatic/Time Will Tell." The artist has released music through record labels including EMI Music Japan, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Universal Music Group, and Island Records. Utada also plays the guitar and piano.
Utada is married to Kazuaki Kiriya. In addition to vocal performance, the artist’s field of work includes music composing.
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Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル, Utada Hikaru, born January 19, 1983), also known mononymously as Utada, is a Japanese and American singer, songwriter, and producer. They are considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan.
Known for
- Hikaru Utada Live Sessions from Air Studios — Self2024
- HIKARU UTADA SCIENCE FICTION TOUR 2024 — Self2024
- 宇多田ヒカル - THE MUSIC VIDEO ANTHOLOGY 1998-20242024
- Hikaru Utada Laughter in the Dark Tour 2018 — Self2018
- Luv Live — Self2014
- Utada: In the Flesh 2010 — Self2013
- Wild Life — Self - Vocal2011
- Utada United 2006 — Self2006
- Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 — Self2004
- Utada Hikaru in BudoKan 2004 ヒカルの52004
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Non-binary
- Country
- Japan
- Active from
- 1983
Discography
Member of
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 323,706
- Total plays
- 31,550,716
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Utada Hikaru (Kanji: 宇多田ヒカル), born January 19, 1983, in New York City, United States, also known by their fan-nickname "ヒッキー" (Hikki), is a non-binary Japanese singer, composer, arranger, and record producer. Utada's music is primarily pop and R&B and sometimes incorporates other musical elements such as rock and electronica among others. Hikaru Utada was born to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry: their father <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/%E5%AE%87%E5%A4%9
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Key facts
- Also known as
- Utada Hikki Cubic U
- Born
- Hikaru Utada ( 宇多田光 ) , ( 1983-01-19 ) January 19, 1983 (age 43) , New York City , U.S.
- Origin
- Tokyo , Japan
- Genres
- J-pop R&B dance-pop alt pop pop rock
- Occupations
- Singer songwriter record producer
- Works
- Albums singles
- Years active
- 1996–present
- Labels
- Eastworld Virgin Island Mercury Epic
- Spouse
- Kazuaki Kiriya ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 7 September 2002</span>"}]]}'>2002 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2 March 2007</span>"}]]}'>2007 )
- Awards
- Full list
- Website
- utadahikaru .jp
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Father
- Teruzane Utada
- Mother
- Keiko Fuji
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 2
- Field of work
- music composing
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Discography
- Hikaru Utada discography
- Official website
- www.utadahikaru.jp
- Image
- Utada Hikaru.jpg
- Height
- 158.9
- Voice type
- contralto
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- date of birth
- 1983-01-19
- topic's main category
- Category:Hikaru Utada
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- Hikaru Utada
- official blog URL
- hikki.blogspot.com
- topic has template
- Template:Hikaru Utada
- start of work period
- 1996-00-00
- pseudonym
- Utada
- name in kana
- うただ ヒカル
- nickname
- ヒッキー
- writing language
- Japanese
- social media followers
- 2240000
- birth name
- 宇多田 光
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Encyclopedic overview
Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル, Utada Hikaru; born January 19, 1983), also known mononymously as Utada, is a Japanese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. They are considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan. They are perhaps best known by international audiences for writing and performing four theme-songs to Square Enix and Disney's Kingdom Hearts video game series: "Simple and Clean", "Sanctuary", "Don't Think Twice", and "Face My Fears" (with Skrillex).
Utada was born in New York City to Japanese parents, record producer Teruzane Utada and enka singer Keiko Fuji. They began to write songs at an early age and often traveled to Tokyo as a result of their father's job. Adopting the stage name Cubic U, they signed with Toshiba-EMI to release their English-language debut album, Precious (1998). Released the following year, their second album and Japanese-language debut, First Love (1999), leaned further into R&B and dance-pop influences; it was a commercial success, becoming Japan's best-selling album of all time. Its singles "Automatic", "Time Will Tell", and "Movin' On Without You" were commercially successful, while the album sold two million units in its first week in Japan, topped the Oricon chart for six non-consecutive weeks, and sold six million more units throughout the rest of 1999.
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