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Misia

1978 - Today

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Misaki Itō (伊藤 美咲, Itō Misaki) commonly known as Misia (ミーシャ, Mīsha, born July 7, 1978) and stylized in all caps, is a Japanese singer and songwriter. Born in Tsushima, Nagasaki, Misia moved to Fukuoka at the age of 14 to pursue a recording career. There, she continued her secondary education and briefly attended Seinan Gakuin University before withdrawing to focus on her musical career. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Misia has received more than 399,739 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Misia is the 2,455th most popular singer (down from 2,093rd in 2019), the 1,971st most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,635th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Japanese Singer.

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  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.84

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SINGERS

Among singers, Misia ranks 2,455 out of 4,381Before her are Christopher von Uckermann, Agnes Carlsson, Ida Corr, Jacques Houdek, Levi Stubbs, and Velvet. After her are Claudia Leitte, Béla Fleck, Ivy Queen, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Taio Cruz, and Chalermpol Malakham.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Misia ranks 390Before her are Rory Kinnear, Kim Kirchen, Luca Argentero, Jasmin Handanović, Monica Mayhem, and Courtney Ford. After her are Pablo Contreras, Lisa Jakub, Zuzanna Szadkowski, Nastja Čeh, Deniz Aytekin, and Nadine Velazquez.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Misia ranks 1,971 out of 6,245Before her are Hiroshi Mori (1958), Ryoichi Maeda (1981), Hitoshi Nakata (1962), Tadanari Lee (1985), Mitsunori Yoshida (1962), and Tetsuya Asano (1967). After her are Aoi Miyazaki (1985), Hiroki Takahashi (1974), Toshiya Fujita (1971), Takayuki Fujikawa (1962), Akinori Nishizawa (1976), and Kyogo Furuhashi (1995).

Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Misia ranks 36Before her are Sakura Miyawaki (1998), Koda Kumi (1982), Daimaou Kosaka (1973), Ken Hirai (1972), Kenshi Yonezu (1991), and Angela Aki (1977). After her are Tetsuya (1969), Satoshi Ohno (1980), Rimi Natsukawa (1973), Kyary Pamyu Pamyu (1993), Kyo (1976), and Aimer (1990).