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宇多田ヒカル (Utada Hikaru), born January 19, 1983 in New York City, United States, also known by her fan-nickname “ヒッキー” (Hikki), is a third culture singer-songwriter, arranger, and record producer in Japan and the United States. 宇多田ヒカル (Utada Hikaru) is the name she uses for her Japanese releases. Her English releases should be tagged as Utada, as she has stated herself that she wants her Japanese music to be separate from her English releases.
Utada Hikaru was born in New York City to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; her father, Teruzane Utada, was a producer, while her mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer (she performed under the stage name Keiko Fuji). Utada Hikaru has been recording since 1993. She made her first professional recording at the age of twelve, and recorded her first album, Precious, in 1996 under the pseudonym Cubic U. This album led to her career overseas. In a recent MTV interview (MTV’s You Hear It First, October 2004), Utada said: “Someone in Japan heard it, at a Japanese record company, and he said, ‘Oh, can’t you write in Japanese? You speak Japanese.’ And I didn’t want to say no, so I had to try it.”
Utada Hikaru may be most known in some cultures for her contribution to the Square-Enix & Disney video game series “Kingdom Hearts” where she performed the song “Hikari”/”光” (or mostly known as “Simple And Clean” in the English version) for the first game. She also performed “Sanctuary” and “Passion” (English and Japanese versions of the same song, respectively) for the second game.
Utada Hikaru was born in New York City to Japanese parents who both had roots in the Japanese music industry; her father, Teruzane Utada, was a producer, while her mother, Junko Utada, was an enka singer (she performed under the stage name Keiko Fuji). Utada Hikaru has been recording since 1993. She made her first professional recording at the age of twelve, and recorded her first album, Precious, in 1996 under the pseudonym Cubic U. This album led to her career overseas. In a recent MTV interview (MTV’s You Hear It First, October 2004), Utada said: “Someone in Japan heard it, at a Japanese record company, and he said, ‘Oh, can’t you write in Japanese? You speak Japanese.’ And I didn’t want to say no, so I had to try it.”
Utada Hikaru may be most known in some cultures for her contribution to the Square-Enix & Disney video game series “Kingdom Hearts” where she performed the song “Hikari”/”光” (or mostly known as “Simple And Clean” in the English version) for the first game. She also performed “Sanctuary” and “Passion” (English and Japanese versions of the same song, respectively) for the second game.
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Xbxg32000 wrote:
@gilgameHEARTS: Nah, not my first concert. Just saying that she did the encore. No need to get aggressive :).
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gilgameHEARTS wrote:
"She came back for an encore after so much clapping and yelling" is this your first concert or something? 99% of artists do that if they're headlining... jus sayin
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uberbjork wrote:
@xbxg i love that she encored with Me Muero. made me like that song...a LOT. i love it.
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sabrinahayworth wrote:
Ultra blue > Deep river = Heart Station = Distance > Exodus > First love > This is the one
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Xbxg32000 wrote:
Just saw her last night in NY. She came back for an encore after so much clapping and yelling
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Carazon wrote:
DEEP RIVER > Exodus > Ultra Blue > Distance > TITO > Heart Station > First Love
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uberbjork wrote:
i guess with the english releases...Distance > Heart Station > Ultra Blue = This Is The One > First Love = Deep River > Exodus
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Cloudgauntlet wrote:
Nice to see all the ULTRA BLUE love. :D Usually people complain about artists' older albums being superior, but Hikki just gets more and more awesome with each release! <3
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Kamikamikami wrote:
Well, Distance>Heart Station=Ultra Blue>This is the One=First Love=Deep River>Exodus
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bondingo wrote:
For me it's: Distance > Ultra Blue > Deep River > Exodus > First Love > Heart Station > This Is The One
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chocobooo wrote:
She'll definitely cook up something eventually. We have to be patient :)
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Hikadu wrote:
Once she's done with the tour she should really focus on putting out a new Japanese single at least or something. [3] she had her break, now it's time to go back to UB hikki ! [2]
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thebestthing wrote:
Once she's done with the tour she should really focus on putting out a new Japanese single at least or something. [2] she had her break, now it's time to go back to ur roots hikki !
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Cloudgauntlet wrote:
Late, but for me it's ULTRA BLUE > Deep River > Distance > HEART STATION > First Love > EXODUS > This is the One. :P Although I'm starting to like First Love and HS more now...
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xForTheRecord wrote:
She's still touring, we probably won't get any news on new music until after that.
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harrypxtina wrote:
Are there any news about new music? Anything? Singles, albums? LOL I miss her so much =/
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space-paranoids wrote:
hmm...can't choose between Deep River, Ultra Blue, or Heart Station (my favorite albums). damn! lol. but I do have absolute favorite songs (no particular order): Kremlin Dusk, Final Distance, First Love, and Passion/Sanctuary.
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xForTheRecord wrote:
Once she's done with the tour she should really focus on putting out a new Japanese single at least or something.
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arieaddict wrote:
hmmm
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Sally_OMalley wrote:
WAHHHHHH
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