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Heath

1968 - 2023

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Hiroshi Morie (Japanese: 森江 博, Hepburn: Morie Hiroshi; January 22, 1968 – October 29, 2023), known exclusively by his stage name Heath, was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter. He was best known as bass guitarist of the rock band X Japan from 1992 to 1997, and again from 2007 until his death in 2023. After performing in bands such as Paranoia and Media Youth, Heath joined X Japan in August 1992, replacing Taiji who had left earlier in the year. They released two number one studio albums, Art of Life (1993) and Dahlia (1996), before disbanding in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Heath is the 2,223rd most popular musician (down from 1,651st in 2019), the 2,038th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,419th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Heath ranks 2,223 out of 3,175Before him are Charlie Benante, Jimmy DeGrasso, Frank Gambale, Tom Paxton, Fenriz, and John Evan. After him are Des'ree, Midori, Michael Clarke, Tyler Joseph, Mahmood, and Tom Chaplin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Heath ranks 436Before him are Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu, Orlando Jones, Lina Cheryazova, Nicholas Tombazis, Eddie Griffin, and Rica Matsumoto. After him are Des'ree, McG, Pavel Srníček, Dmitri Kharine, Knut Holmann, and Álex Aguinaga. Among people deceased in 2023, Heath ranks 527Before him are Palhinha, George Maharis, Razi Mousavi, Edward Ferry, Anfisa Reztsova, and Benjamin Zephaniah. After him are José del Castillo, Vani Jairam, Gary Wright, Dick Butkus, Norman Lear, and Paweł Huelle.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Heath ranks 2,038 out of 6,245Before him are Noriyuki Abe (1961), Rie Yamaki (1975), Jared Taylor (1951), Yukari Tamura (1978), Etsuko Handa (1965), and Nobuhiro Takeda (1967). After him are Midori (1971), Saiko Takahashi (1976), Koichi Nakazato (1973), Kenji Honnami (1964), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), and Noriko Baba (1977).

Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Heath ranks 33Before him are Ringo Sheena (1978), Tomoyasu Hotei (1962), Keiko Matsui (1961), Naomi Munakata (1955), Hiromi Uehara (1979), and Tsunku (1968). After him are Midori (1971), Taiji (1966), Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Pata (1965), Sugizo (1969), and Cornelius (1969).