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Yui

1987 - Today

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Yui Yoshioka (born March 26, 1987), known mononymously as Yui (stylized as YUI or yui), is a Japanese singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. In her solo career, she sold more than 5 million physical copies in Japan. She is popular in Japan and in surrounding countries, ranking number one in 2011 Count Down TV "Dearest Female Artist" and Music Station "Artist You Most Want to Marry" polls, as well as Radio Television Hong Kong's "Most Popular Japanese Artist". Born and raised in Fukuoka prefecture, she played live at various locations in her hometown before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 years old, and released her debut single months later. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yui is the 2,334th most popular singer (down from 2,084th in 2019), the 2,153rd most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,713th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Yui ranks 2,334 out of 4,381. Before her are Mike Phiromphon, Bobby Rydell, Jake Wesley Rogers, Brett Anderson, Graham Parker, and Jimmy Dean. After her are Chuck D, Clyde McPhatter, Patricia Petibon, Nina Stemme, Nelly Ciobanu, and Gucci Mane.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Yui ranks 218. Before her are Marcus Mumford, Tomohiro Yamauchi, Aaron Lennon, Gonzalo Castro, Im Se-mi, and Lupe Fuentes. After her are Sarah Gadon, Marcelo, Orlando Brown, William Moseley, Elias, and Alessio Cerci.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Yui ranks 2,153 out of 6,245. Before her are Takuma Asano (1994), Kazuhito Mochizuki (1957), Seiko Noda (1960), Toshihiko Koga (1967), Motohiro Yamaguchi (1969), and Hideo Ishikawa (1969). After her are Goichi Suda (1968), Yui Aragaki (1988), Koji Onishi (1988), Ryuichi Dogaki (1988), Haruka Ayase (1985), and Akihiro Nagashima (1964).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Yui ranks 29. Before her are Koshi Inaba (1964), Tak Matsumoto (1961), Kyōko Koizumi (1966), Kōji Wada (1974), Sana (1996), and Daimaou Kosaka (1973). After her are Ken Hirai (1972), Koda Kumi (1982), Momo Hirai (1996), Kenshi Yonezu (1991), Angela Aki (1977), and Misia (1978).

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