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Utada Hikaru

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Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル, Utada Hikaru; born January 19, 1983), also known mononymously as Utada, is a Japanese and American singer, songwriter, and producer. She is considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan. She is best known by international audiences for writing and producing four theme-song contributions to Square Enix and Disney's collaborative video game series Kingdom Hearts: "Simple and Clean", "Sanctuary", "Don't Think Twice", and "Face My Fears". Utada was born in New York City to Japanese parents, record producer Teruzane Utada and enka singer Keiko Fuji. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Utada Hikaru is the 1,830th most popular musician (down from 1,409th in 2019), the 9,736th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,055th in 2019) and the 703rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Utada Hikaru ranks 1,830 out of 3,175. Before her are Bill Black, Tadd Dameron, Tobias Sammet, Christopher Franke, Jimmy Garrison, and Toshio Masuda. After her are Bobby Hutcherson, Pino Palladino, Bootsy Collins, LiSA, Percy Heath, and Mick Avory.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Utada Hikaru ranks 128. Before her are Jérémy Toulalan, Lee Sedol, Mark Selby, Michel Bastos, Robert Eggers, and Vicky Krieps. After her are Zhang Yiming, Luke Gallows, Tsuyoshi Nakao, Diego Benaglio, Iko Uwais, and Atsushi Ito.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Utada Hikaru ranks 9,738 out of 20,380. Before her are Herbert Boyer (1936), Steven Mnuchin (1962), Daniel Kelly (1883), Eddie Rickenbacker (1890), Mary Miles Minter (1902), and A. J. Foyt (1935). After her are Marc Webb (1974), Bonnie J. Dunbar (1949), Tim Ryan (1973), John Varley (1947), Terry McDermott (1940), and Michael Novak (1933).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Utada Hikaru ranks 703. Before her are Kim Kashkashian (1952), Magic Slim (1937), Carey Bell (1936), Bill Black (1926), Tadd Dameron (1917), and Jimmy Garrison (1934). After her are Bobby Hutcherson (1941), Bootsy Collins (1951), Percy Heath (1923), Otis Spann (1924), Craig Jones (1972), and Jim Gordon (1945).

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