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- 1983-01-19
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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.
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- 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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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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