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Utada Hikaru

1983 - Today

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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. They are considered to be one of the most influential and best-selling musical artists in Japan. They are 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 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Utada Hikaru is the 1,831st most popular musician (down from 1,408th in 2024), the 9,742nd most popular biography from United States (down from 7,054th in 2019) and the 704th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Utada Hikaru ranks 1,831 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 129. 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 9,744 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 704. 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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