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Atsushi Sakurai

1966 - 2023

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Atsushi Sakurai (Japanese: 櫻井 敦司, Hepburn: Sakurai Atsushi; March 7, 1966 – October 19, 2023) was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was the lead vocalist and primary lyricist of the rock band Buck-Tick from 1985 until his death in 2023. Initially joining as their drummer in 1983, Sakurai fronted the band for 38 years and 23 studio albums, nearly all of which reached the top ten on Japan's Oricon chart. They are commonly credited as one of the founders of the visual kei movement. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Atsushi Sakurai is the 1,489th most popular singer (down from 1,223rd in 2019), the 1,435th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,202nd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Atsushi Sakurai ranks 1,489 out of 4,381. Before him are Hera Björk, Lio, Corinne Hermès, Peter Murphy, Silvi Vrait, and Tony Christie. After him are Lena Meyer-Landrut, Kim Jong-kook, Anne Murray, Rob Pilatus, Despina Vandi, and Simone Simons.

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Among people born in 1966, Atsushi Sakurai ranks 248. Before him are Polly Walker, Scott Derrickson, Derek Sherinian, François Omam-Biyik, Chris Renaud, and Tamlyn Tomita. After him are Betinho, Oh Eun-sun, Najwa Karam, Aminatou Haidar, Vivian Wu, and Trine Hattestad. Among people deceased in 2023, Atsushi Sakurai ranks 407. Before him are Miiko Taka, Mikio Aoki, Mudar Badran, Alain Besançon, Anita Thallaug, and Chuck Feeney. After him are Mary L. Cleave, Vera Vasilyeva, Lise Nørgaard, Gayle Hunnicutt, Paolo Portoghesi, and Richard Wagner.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Atsushi Sakurai ranks 1,435 out of 6,245. Before him are Mami Kaneda (1968), Akira Ishida (1967), Kei Sugimoto (1982), Tamlyn Tomita (1966), Yukihiro Matsumoto (1965), and Okuro Oikawa (1896). After him are Jiro Sato (1908), Daichi Fukushima (1977), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Hiroshi Kaneda (1953), Homare Sawa (1978), and Joji (1992).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Atsushi Sakurai ranks 13. Before him are Yumi Matsutoya (1954), Akina Nakamori (1965), Tetsuya Komuro (1958), Yoko Kanno (1963), Namie Amuro (1977), and Izumi Sakai (1967). After him are Joji (1992), Hironobu Kageyama (1961), Masashi Tashiro (1956), Anri (1961), Toshi (1965), and Nikka Costa (1972).

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