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Tetsuya

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Tetsuya (Japanese: テツヤ; born October 3, 1969), formerly known as Tetsu, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as bassist and bandleader of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. Formed in 1991, they have sold over 40 million records, making them one of the best-selling music artists in Japan. Tetsuya also performs backing vocals in L'Arc-en-Ciel and has composed many of the band's songs, including "Link", "Ready Steady Go", "Finale", "Driver's High", "Stay Away", "Pieces" and "Good Luck My Way". In 2001, he started a solo career under the name Tetsu69. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tetsuya is the 2,653rd most popular singer (down from 2,485th in 2019), the 2,473rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,984th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tetsuya ranks 2,653 out of 4,381Before him are Mina, Montaigne, Nino Katamadze, Toyah Willcox, Jeff Barry, and MakSim. After him are Amir Haddad, Aurela Gaçe, Betty Wright, Mac Davis, Juliana Pasha, and Anja Garbarek.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Tetsuya ranks 650Before him are Khalid Boulami, Luc Holtz, Alex Webster, Simona Păucă, Éliette Abécassis, and Christian Laettner. After him are Sergio Berti, Rob Ford, Lucas Radebe, Valerio Fiori, Susan Williams, and Dave England.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tetsuya ranks 2,473 out of 6,245Before him are Tsubasa Suzuki (1994), Takao Oishi (1964), Seiichi Saito (1976), Pamela Franklin (1950), Norihiro Nishi (1980), and Kento Onodera (1991). After him are Michihisa Date (1966), Mai Nakachi (1980), Tao Tsuchiya (1995), Marina Inoue (1985), Aoi Yūki (1992), and Koji Uehara (1975).

Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Tetsuya ranks 36Before him are Ken Hirai (1972), Koda Kumi (1982), Momo Hirai (1996), Kenshi Yonezu (1991), Angela Aki (1977), and Misia (1978). After him are Sho Sakurai (1982), Rimi Natsukawa (1973), Kyo (1976), Satoshi Ohno (1980), Maki Goto (1985), and Sakura Miyawaki (1998).