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Kyo

1976 - Today

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Kyo (Japanese: 京, Hepburn: Kyō; born February 16, 1976 in Kyoto) is a Japanese musician, singer, lyricist and poet. He is best known as the vocalist and lyricist of the heavy metal band Dir En Grey. He was formerly in a string of visual kei rock bands, with the most notable being La:Sadie's from 1996 to 1997. When they disbanded, he formed Dir En Grey in February 1997 with three of the other four members. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kyo is the 2,802nd most popular singer (down from 2,611th in 2019), the 2,644th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,053rd in 2019) and the 40th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kyo ranks 2,802 out of 4,381. Before him are Gary Jules, Ruggero Pasquarelli, Hannah Mancini, Baek Ji-young, Phillip Phillips, and Rob Thomas. After him are 21 Savage, Larry Norman, Dafna Dekel, Han Hong, Arnel Pineda, and Joey Yung.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Kyo ranks 534. Before him are Eva Habermann, Tomasz Adamek, Alexandré Pölking, Thomas Schmidt, Baek Ji-young, and Atsushi Yoneyama. After him are Lena Park, Fabri Fibra, JC Chasez, Vic Darchinyan, Pavel Mareš, and Mohsen Namjoo.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Kyo ranks 2,644 out of 6,245. Before him are Kenji Koyama (1972), Nao Shikata (1979), Tadanari Lee (1985), Olivia Lufkin (1979), Shota Kanno (1984), and Atsushi Yoneyama (1976). After him are Mike Havenaar (1987), Yoshimasa Hosoya (1982), Eiji Sato (1971), Hiroshi Tamaki (1980), Hiroshi Sowa (1956), and Nobunaga Shimazaki (1988).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Kyo ranks 40. Before him are Angela Aki (1977), Misia (1978), Ado (2002), Tetsuya (1969), Sho Sakurai (1982), and Rimi Natsukawa (1973). After him are Satoshi Ohno (1980), Maki Goto (1985), Sakura Miyawaki (1998), Yuko Nakazawa (1973), Akeboshi (1978), and Suzuka Nakamoto (1997).

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