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Also known as Kaori Hasegawa

Japanese singer, lyricist

Person · Open Library

Born
1913
Died
2002
Works
20

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
JP
Active from
1972-03-11

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
54,350
Total plays
2,106,991

Tags

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Kaori Shima (嶋歌織, born March 11, 1972), know by her stage name, UA, which is Swahili for both "flower" and "kill", is a Japanese singer and occasional actress. Born and raised in Suita, Osaka, Japan, she worked as a lounge singer in her hometown after graduating from Saga University of Arts. She was scouted at her workplace by producer 藤原ヒロシ. In 1995, she debuted with the Fujiwara-produced "HORIZON" under the Victor Entertainment sub-label, Speedstar Records. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/U

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Kaori
Family name
Hasegawa
Gender
female
Citizenship
Japan
Place of birth
Kadoma
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
Japanese
Instrument
voice
Official website
www.uauaua.jp
Image
UA-live-a-aug13-2016.jpg
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date of birth
1972-03-11
birth name
嶋 歌織
name in native language
UA
start of work period
1994-00-00
social media followers
50800
different from
UA
married name
村上 歌織
pseudonym
UA
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Works in European collections

1 object attributed to Ua, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana