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Tetsuya

1969 - Today

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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tetsuya is the 2,704th most popular singer (down from 2,486th in 2024), the 2,522nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,983rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Tetsuya ranks 2,704 out of 4,381. Before 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 682. Before him are Khalid Boulami, Luc Holtz, Alex Webster, Simona Păucă, Éliette Abécassis, and Christian Laettner. After him are Sergio Berti, Sejad Halilović, Rob Ford, Lucas Radebe, Valerio Fiori, and Susan Williams.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Tetsuya ranks 2,522 out of 6,245. Before him are Tsubasa Suzuki (1994), Takao Oishi (1964), Seiichi Saito (1976), Pamela Franklin (1950), Norihiro Nishi (1980), and Kento Onodera (1991). After him are Daisuke Hirakawa (1973), Michihisa Date (1966), Mai Nakachi (1980), Tao Tsuchiya (1995), Marina Inoue (1985), and Aoi Yūki (1992).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Tetsuya ranks 39. Before him are Koda Kumi (1982), Momo Hirai (1996), Kenshi Yonezu (1991), Angela Aki (1977), Misia (1978), and Ado (2002). After him are Sho Sakurai (1982), Rimi Natsukawa (1973), Tomoya Nagase (1978), Kyo (1976), Satoshi Ohno (1980), and Daigo (1978).

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