Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada (宇多田 光)[1]

Also known as Utada, Hikki, Cubic U

Born January 19, 1983 (1983-01-19) (age 28)

New York City, New York, United States

Origin Tokyo, Japan

Genres Pop, J-pop, Ethereal Wave, R&B, Experimental, Electronica, Rock, Dance, Hip-Hop, Funk, Dance-pop

Occupations Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Composer, Arranger

Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano

Hikaru Utada (宇多田 ヒカル, Utada Hikaru?) (born January 19, 1983), known by her stage name Utada ( /ˈuːˈtɑːdə/) in America and Europe and Yu Duo Tian (宇多田; Yǔduōtián) in Hong Kong, Taiwan, China and rest of the Chinese-speaking community, is a Japanese/American singer, song writer, arranger, and producer. Since the release of her debut album First Love, which went on to become the best-selling album in Oricon history, Utada has had three of her Japanese studio albums in the list of Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan (number 1, 4, 8) and six of her albums (including one English-language and one compilation) charting within the 275 Best-Selling Japanese albums list. Utada has had twelve number-one singles on the Oricon Singles chart, with two notable record achievements for a female solo or group artist: five million-sellers and four in the Top 100 All-Time Best-selling Singles.Utada has an estimated more than 52 million records sold worldwide.