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Taiji

1966 - 2011

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Taiji Sawada (Japanese: 沢田 泰司, Hepburn: Sawada Taiji; July 12, 1966 – July 17, 2011), also known mononymously as Taiji, was a Japanese musician and songwriter. He is best known as bassist of the rock band X from 1986 to 1992. The band rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, credited as founders of the Japanese visual kei movement. After leaving X in January 1992, Taiji went on to work with many other recording acts, including Loudness and D.T.R. In July 2011, Taiji was arrested in Saipan for a violent outburst that took place on the flight there. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Taiji is the 2,248th most popular musician (down from 1,978th in 2024), the 2,068th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,598th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Japanese Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Taiji ranks 2,248 out of 3,175. Before him are Tom Chaplin, Sylvain Sylvain, Guy Fletcher, Guy Berryman, Teejan Bai, and Chris Frantz. After him are Kamasi Washington, Branford Marsalis, Alla Rakha, Lee Jong-hyun, Dale Crover, and Mickey Madden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Taiji ranks 456. Before him are Ivan Shapovalov, Gary McKinnon, Javier Weber, Liu Boming, Alka Yagnik, and Aasif Mandvi. After him are Yevgeny Mironov, Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse, Marco Borsato, Patrick Ouchène, Stone Gossard, and Kazuya Tsurumaki. Among people deceased in 2011, Taiji ranks 457. Before him are H. R. F. Keating, Chen Muhua, Yuri Budanov, Pertti Purhonen, Dick King-Smith, and Kathy Kirby. After him are Joseph Galibardy, Uche Okafor, Ellen Stewart, Arthur Laurents, Doris Belack, and Ed Macauley.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Taiji ranks 2,063 out of 6,245. Before him are Shunsuke Mori (1994). After him are Sho Kitano (1984), Mieko Kawakami (1976), Noboru Nakayama (1987), Takuma Kuroda (1992), Katsuhiro Hamada (1991), Mamiko Noto (1980), Takuya Ito (1974), Kentaro Gunji (1992), Jun Matsumoto (1983), Takahide Kishi (1987), and Hiroshi Maeue (1968).

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Among MUSICIANS In Japan

Among musicians born in Japan, Taiji ranks 35. Before him are Keiko Matsui (1961), Naomi Munakata (1955), Hiromi Uehara (1979), Tsunku (1968), Heath (1968), and Midori (1971). After him are Yasunori Mitsuda (1972), Pata (1965), Sugizo (1969), Chisato Moritaka (1969), Cornelius (1969), and Mai Kuraki (1982).

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