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Nigo

1970 - Today

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Nigö (ニゴー, Nigō; born Tomoaki Nagao (長尾 智明) on December 23, 1970) is a Japanese fashion designer, disc jockey (DJ), record producer and entrepreneur. He is best known as the creator of the streetwear brand, A Bathing Ape (Bape), and currently serves as artistic director for Kenzo. Additionally he is a member of the Japanese group Teriyaki Boyz, serving as their official in-house DJ since the group's 2005 debut. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Nigo is the 1,790th most popular musician (down from 1,681st in 2024), the 1,627th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,441st in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Nigo ranks 1,790 out of 3,175. Before her are Yoko Shimomura, Elizabeth Cotten, Bob Brookmeyer, Tom Harrell, Simone Young, and Lil Hardin Armstrong. After her are Blind Willie McTell, Afrojack, Urs Bühler, Richard Tandy, Curtis Fuller, and Vernon Duke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Nigo ranks 259. Before her are Lee Jung-eun, Edin Mujčin, Jeanette J. Epps, Avishai Cohen, Yuriy Nikiforov, and Valery Bolotov. After her are Whigfield, Axel, Andrea Giani, Shin Tae-yong, Tugay Kerimoğlu, and Óscar Córdoba.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Nigo ranks 1,627 out of 6,245. Before her are Masao Harada (1912), Konosuke Kusazumi (2000), Naoko Nishigai (1969), Shinichi Morishita (1960), Shuta Araki (1999), and Naohiro Ikeda (1940). After her are Yuzuru Hanyu (1994), Yuji Ide (1975), Nanako Matsushima (1973), Ryōko Hirosue (1980), Maya Yoshida (1988), and Masami Ihara (1967).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Nigo ranks 22. Before her are Nujabes (1974), Masaharu Fukuyama (1969), Hyde (1969), Miyavi (1981), Nobuko Imai (1943), and Yoko Shimomura (1967). After her are Toshio Masuda (1959), LiSA (1987), Takanori Nishikawa (1970), Hirokazu Tanaka (1957), Ringo Sheena (1978), and Tomoyasu Hotei (1962).

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