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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Kyo is the 2,855th most popular singer (down from 2,611th in 2024), the 2,708th most popular biography from Japan (down from 2,053rd in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Kyo ranks 2,855 out of 4,381. Before him are Hannah Mancini, Baek Ji-young, Phillip Phillips, Tomoya Nagase, Donna Ares, 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 549. 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 2,708 out of 6,245. Before him are Tomoya Nagase (1978), Olivia Lufkin (1979), Shota Kanno (1984), Chisa Yokoyama (1969), Aka Akasaka (1988), 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 43. Before him are Misia (1978), Ado (2002), Tetsuya (1969), Sho Sakurai (1982), Rimi Natsukawa (1973), and Tomoya Nagase (1978). After him are Satoshi Ohno (1980), Daigo (1978), Maki Goto (1985), Sakura Miyawaki (1998), Yuko Nakazawa (1973), and Akeboshi (1978).

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