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Hikaru Utada (宇多田ヒカル, Utada Hikaru, born January 19, 1983), also known mononymously as Utada, [2] 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.
Utada (written: 宇多田) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hikaru Utada, singer-songwriter who has also gone by the stage names of "Cubic U", "Utada Hikaru", and simply "Utada". Teruzane Utada (born 1948), a record producer, father of Hikaru Utada.
The discography of Japanese-American R&B and pop singer Hikaru Utada consists of eleven studio albums, four compilation albums, eleven video albums and numerous singles and promotional singles. Utada began as a musician in the early 1990s as a member of U 3 , a family unit made up of her, her mother Junko Utada, also known as 1970s enka singer ...
Sawayama has said that she began singing after her family engaged heavily in karaoke and first sang "Automatic" by Hikaru Utada in front of her parents as its music video aired on television. [83] She cited Utada as the reason she "started doing music." [84] She has mentioned Madonna as a "huge inspiration" to her. [85]
"Wait & See (Risk)" was written and composed by Utada, whilst production and arrangement was handled by Utada and American duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. It was the second time Utada worked with Jam and Lewis, and not with her father Teruzane Utada and Miyake Akira. The song included live instrumentation by Xavier Smith (drum machine) and Dave ...
Beginning in 1994, he became involved in designing album covers, photography, and directing music videos for many recording artists including Hikaru Utada, SMAP, The Back Horn, Mr. Children, Misia, Southern All Stars, Glay, and Ayumi Hamasaki.
Junko Utada (宇多田 純子, Utada Junko) [1] (5 July 1951 – 22 August 2013), known primarily by the stage name Keiko Fuji (藤 圭子, Fuji Keiko) was a Japanese enka singer and actress. She had success in Japan in the 1960s and 1970s with her ballad -type songs.
Musically, "Hikari" is a pop folk song, as described by staff members from Japanese music magazine CD Journal. [9] Square Enix Music's Neo Locke described the song's composition and melody in an extended review: "The acoustic guitar combined with the synth in the background creates a pleasant and gentle harmony that helps bring out Utada's voice."