[Novo]

better known by her stage name Utada and also known by her fans as Hikki, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, arranger, and record producer.

Utada's official debut album in 1999, First Love, immediately became Japan's biggest-selling album in history and was certified 32× Platinum by RIAJ.]Known best in Japan and internationally throughout Asia for her songs "Automatic" and "First Love", she was called by Time Magazine in 2001 "Diva On Campus," while attending Columbia University for a brief, career-break semester in 2001. The release of her subsequent works cemented her status as one of Japan's all-time most successful artists, with 3 of her Japanese studio albums being ranked in Top 10 best-selling albums ever in Japan (#1, #4, #8) and an overall six of her albums, two English-language and one compilation, thus far in her career charting within the 275 Best-Selling Japanese albums list.

She has had 12 #1 hits to date on the Oricon Singles chart, with two notable record achievements for a female solo or group artist: 5 of them being million-sellers and 4 placing in the Top 100 All-Time Best-selling Singles. In 2003, Utada was ranked #24 in the survey of "Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists of All Time" by HMV, and #10 in HMV's "Top 30 Best Japanese Singers of All Time" in 2006.

She is also known for her two theme song contributions to Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts video game series: "Simple and Clean" and "Sanctuary". In 2007, her single "Flavor of Life" reached #2 in worldwide digital download yearly single chart with over 7.2 million downloads, and contributes to 12 million digital sales for her over the same year.

On March 24, 2009, Utada released her second english album, This Is the One, in the United States.


Awards

1999

* Yusen Awards - Top Award "Special Prize"
* Yusen Awards - Top Award "Best New Artist"
* The 40th Japan Record Awards - Best Album Prize (First Love)[55]
* The 40th Japan Record Awards - Honorable Mention Songs (Automatic)[56]
* Record: First Love - Best-Selling Japanese Language Album of All Time (7.648 million units in Japan and 10.056 worldwide as of 2007), Highest First Week Sales for a Debut Album (2 million+), and Fastest Selling album in Japanese history (5.24 million units in one month)

2000

* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - The Triple Crown
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Artist of The Year
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Song of The Year (Automatic, Movin' on Without You, Addicted to You)
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Pop/Rock Album of The Year (First Love)
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Music Video of The Year (Single Clip Collection Vol.1)
* World Music Awards- Best-Selling Asian Artist[57]
* Jasrac - Gold Award (Automatic)
* Jasrac - Silver Award (Time Will Tell)


2001

* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Song of The Year (Wait & See: Risk, For You/Time Limit)
* MTV Japan Viewer's Choice Video (Can You Keep a Secret?)
* Record: Distance - Highest First Week Sales Album of All Time (3 million+)

2002

* SpaceShowerTV Best Art Direction Video (Traveling)
* SpaceShowerTV Best Female Video (Traveling)
* SpaceShowerTV Best Video of The Year (Traveling)
* MTV Japan Best R&B Artist
* The 16th annual Japan Gold Disc Awards - Song of The Year (Can You Keep a Secret? & Traveling)
* The 16th annual Japan Gold Disc Awards - Pop/Rock Album of The Year (Distance)
* Jasrac Silver Award (Can You Keep a Secret?)

2003

* Rank #24 in HMV Japan's Top 100 Japanese Pop Artists of All Time[58]
* J-Wave Tokio Hot 100 Airplay Best Female Artist
* SpaceShowerTV Best Female Video (Sakura Drops)
* MTV Japan Best Female Video (Sakura Drops)
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - The Triple Crown
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Artist of The Year
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Song of The Year (Hikari, Sakura Drops, & Colors)
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Rock & Pop Album of The Year (Deep River)
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Music Video of The Year (Traveling)
* Jasrac Silver Award - (Traveling)
* Jasrac Silver Award - Foreign Production- (Hikari)

2004

* AMD Award for Best Music Composer (UH Live Streaming 20 Dai wa Ikeike!)
* World Music Awards - Best-Selling Japanese Artist[59]
* Record: Highest First Week Sales in Japan for an English/International Album: Exodus (521,000+ units)
* Record: Only Musical Artist (solo or Group) to be #1 on Oricon's Yearly Charts 5 (consecutive or -non) times (4x on Yealy Album Charts and 1x on Yearly Singles Chart)

2005

* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Song of The Year (Dareka no negai ga Kanau Koro)[60]
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Rock & Pop Album of The Year (Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1)
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - International Rock & Pop Album of the Year (Exodus)
* The Japan Gold Disc Awards - Music Video of The Year (Utada Hikaru in Budokan 2004 'Hikaru no 5')

2006

* Rank #10 in HMV Japan's "30 Greatest Japanese Singers of All Time" List[61]
* Rank #3 for Total Female & Solo Artist Album Sales[62]
* The 20th Japan Gold Disc Awards - Song of the Year (Be My Last)
* Rank #1 - Most Consecutive Albums by a solo or group artist to have 500,000+ first week sales since debut (5)[63]

2007

* The 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards - Rock & Pop Album of The Year Award (Ultra Blue)
* The 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards - 10 Best Albums (Ultra Blue)
* The 21st Japan Gold Disc Awards - Million Sales Album Artist Card - Ultra Blue[64]
* HEY!HEY!HEY! Music Champ SP (Top 10 Million-Selling Albums of All-Time in Japan)
o First Love-#1 (7,650,215)
o Distance-#4 (4,469,135)
o Deep River-#8 (3,604,588)
* Listen Japan Website Report: #1 Digital Artist of Japan 2007 for 10 million download sales of two song versions of "Flavor of Life" and three "Beautiful World/Kiss & Cry" single songs[65]
* The #2 Digital Single of the World - "Flavor Of Life"[66]
* The #1 Best Selling Artist in Terms of Digital Sales in 2007, with total sales of over 12 million.[14]

2008

* The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Single of the Year ("Flavor Of Life")[67]
* The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards - PC Download Song of the Year ("Flavor Of Life")[67]
* The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 10 Singles ("Flavor of Life")
* The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 Chaku-Uta Songs ("Flavor of Life"-Ballad Version)
* The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 Chaku-Uta Full Songs ("Flavor of Life"-Ballad and Original Versions-)
* The 22nd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 PC Download Songs ("Beautiful World" & "Flavor of Life")
* Best Monthly Airplay Record at Japanese Radio (Heart Station)[68]
* Radio Television Hong Kong 19th International Pop Poll Awards - Top Japanese Gold Song ("Beautiful World")
* Radio Television Hong Kong 19th International Pop Poll Awards - Top Japanese Artist
* MTV Japan Best Video from a Film (Beautiful World, from Neon Genesis Evangelion)

2009

* The 23rd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 Albums ("HEART STATION")
* The 23rd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 Chaku-Uta Songs ("Prisoner of Love")
* The 23rd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 Chaku-Uta Full Songs ("Prisoner of Love")
* The 23rd Japan Gold Disc Awards - Best 5 PC Download Songs ("Prisoner of Love")

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Utada hikaru V David Beckham

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[Hugo]

[Novo]

Originally posted by Hugo

:shoc ked:

[Harry!]

Who in the boogaloo is her?

[Novo]

Originally posted by Harry.
Who in the boogaloo is her?

[Lewis.]

I Like her.

[Harry!]

Originally posted by .Andy.

The only Japanise Thing I have seen is Madonnas Paradice which is below.

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[Novo]

Originally posted by Harry.

The only Japanise Thing I have seen is Madonnas Paradice which is below.

Well She is more succesful then Madoona

she is the Best Japenese Singer Ever Her first Album went 32X platinum And she is only 26

[Harry!]

Originally posted by .Andy.

Well She is more succesful then Madoona

she is the Best Japenese Singer Ever Her first Album went 32X platinum And she is only 26

Chuffed. Madonna = Best selling tour by a solo artist.

[Novo]

Originally posted by Harry.

Chuffed. Madonna = Best selling tour by a solo artist.

Nothing Compared to Utada Breaking the record for Most Albums Sold in Japan

utada Is half the age of madonna as well

[Harry!]

Originally posted by .Andy.

Nothing Compared to Utada Breaking the record for Most Albums Sold in Japan

utada Is half the age of madonna as well

Cant be bothered to find anymore facts. She is nice to look at I give you that.

[Lewis.]

Originally posted by .Andy.

Nothing Compared to Utada Breaking the record for Most Albums Sold in Japan

utada Is half the age of madonna as well

Leona Lewis- Sold more singles than the top 40 al put together in one week

But yeah, utada is a great singer!

[Tom4784]

I like her KH songs. There was a few good songs on her english album I haven't heard this second english album though. She's very pretty.

[xDramatick]

I LOVED her first English album.
Can't wait for the second =]

[Tom4784]

Here's two more songs from her second English album.

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[Twilight]

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<-- Amazing song

[Novo]

Beatiful world is an amazing song

[Twilight]

Originally posted by .Andy.
Beatiful world is an amazing song

Ain't it just

[Novo]

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[gavinh2008]

I really like Utada, first time I heard her was through Kingdom Hearts

[CaraRawr]

J-Music is <33333333333 anmd she's amazingg. ^_^