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Cornelius

1969 - Today

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Keigo Oyamada (小山田 圭吾, Oyamada Keigo; born January 27, 1969), also known by his moniker Cornelius (CORNELIUS（コーネリアス), Kōneriasu), is a Japanese musician and producer who co-founded Flipper's Guitar, an influential Shibuya-kei band, and subsequently embarked on a solo career. In 1997, he released the album Fantasma, which landed him praise from American music critics, who called him a "modern-day Brian Wilson" or the "Japanese Beck". In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan named two of Oyamada's albums amongst the "100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time", with Fantasma ranking in 10th place and Camera Talk by Flipper's Guitar ranking in 35th place. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cornelius is the 2,449th most popular musician (down from 2,339th in 2019), the 2,279th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,875th in 2019) and the 39th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Cornelius ranks 2,449 out of 3,175. Before her are Shellback, Adriana Calcanhotto, David Lovering, Dave Greenfield, Hildur Guðnadóttir, and Justin Chancellor. After her are Robb Flynn, Mike Inez, Oksana Lyniv, Dave Sabo, Bob Weir, and Paul Horn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Cornelius ranks 568. Before her are Tony Meola, Michael von Grünigen, Tōru Hashimoto, Fernanda Ribeiro, Alina Astafei, and Akemi Okamura. After her are Avril Haines, Jury Chechi, Jorge Otero, Petra Kronberger, Elizabeth Marvel, and Jorge Sanz.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Cornelius ranks 2,279 out of 6,245. Before her are Natsuki Takaya (1973), Hiroaki Matsuyama (1967), Tōru Hashimoto (1969), Akemi Okamura (1969), Kei Nakano (1988), and Yūko Miyamura (1972). After her are Mikako Ichikawa (1978), Masato Sakai (1973), Yoshito Ōkubo (1982), Futoshi Ikeda (1970), Kazuya Maekawa (1968), and Reo Yamashita (1998).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Cornelius ranks 39. Before her are Heath (1968), Midori (1971), Taiji (1966), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Pata (1965), and Sugizo (1969). After her are Mai Kuraki (1982), Kamijo (1975), Jin Akanishi (1984), Ai Otsuka (1982), Ben Shepherd (1968), and Takahiro Moriuchi (1988).

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