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Hyde

1969 - Today

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Hideto Takarai (寶井 秀人, Takarai Hideto; born January 29, 1969, in Wakayama, Japan), known by his stage name Hyde (stylized in upper or lowercase), is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel since 1991, he is also the lead vocalist of Vamps and has a solo career. Hyde rose to fame in the 1990s as part of L'Arc-en-Ciel, who have sold over 40 million records and were the first Japanese act to perform a solo show at Madison Square Garden. He began a successful solo career in 2001, releasing several number one singles, and many of his albums have reached the top five on the Oricon chart. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hyde is the 1,647th most popular musician (down from 1,453rd in 2019), the 1,519th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,310th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Hyde ranks 1,647 out of 3,175. Before him are Richard Rodney Bennett, Hubert Sumlin, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Meshell Ndegeocello, John Levén, and Graham Gouldman. After him are Theodore Thomas, Laura Fygi, Buddy DeFranco, Michael Franks, Eliane Elias, and Cassandra Wilson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Hyde ranks 288. Before him are Dolly de Leon, Ralph Ineson, Masaharu Fukuyama, D. B. Woodside, Yoko Takahagi, and Toby Stephens. After him are Zoran Primorac, Ilie Dumitrescu, Noah Taylor, Kari Lake, Nancy Kerrigan, and Seiichi Negishi.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Hyde ranks 1,519 out of 6,245. Before him are Ken Uehara (1909), Yasushi Mizusaki (1971), Kiyohiko Azuma (1968), Hikaru Nakamura (1987), Ken Akamatsu (1968), and Tsubasa Adachi (2000). After him are Mitsunori Yoshida (1962), Chiharu Igaya (1931), Goichi Ishitani (1979), Musashi Mizushima (1964), Toyokazu Nomura (1949), and Ryoko Uno (1975).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Hyde ranks 18. Before him are Mitski (1990), Mana (1969), Gackt (1973), Ryo Kawasaki (1947), Nujabes (1974), and Masaharu Fukuyama (1969). After him are Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), Yoko Shimomura (1967), Nigo (1970), Toshio Masuda (1959), and LiSA (1987).

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