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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. She was signed to BMG Japan in 1997, after auditioning for record producer Haruo Yoda. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Misia is the 2,663rd most popular singer (down from 2,458th in 2024), the 2,476th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,970th in 2019) and the 37th most popular Japanese Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Misia ranks 2,663 out of 4,381. Before her are Danzel, Young Maylay, Cho Mi-yeon, Jelena Tomašević, Gary, and Marta Roure. After her are Maria Mena, Song Ji-eun, Jang Wooyoung, Paul Oscar, Carole Samaha, and Jordan Knight.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Misia ranks 453. Before her are Adam Gontier, Srđan Baljak, Mohammed Bouyeri, Stephanie Murphy, Erik Edman, and Gary. After her are Sylvie Meis, Hossein Rezazadeh, K'naan, Eddie Cahill, Sandro Schwarz, and Ziad Jaziri.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Misia ranks 2,476 out of 6,245. Before her are Ryoko Tani (1975), Hiromi Kojima (1989), Maria Kawamura (1961), Hisao Egawa (1962), Yuka Yamazaki (1980), and Misaki Uemura (1991). After her are Hayato Nakamura (1991), Miyuki Sawashiro (1985), Yuya Funatsu (1983), Daniel Martínez (null), Masaki Kinoshita (1989), and Naoki Miyata (1987).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Misia ranks 37. Before her are Yui (1987), Ken Hirai (1972), Koda Kumi (1982), Momo Hirai (1996), Kenshi Yonezu (1991), and Angela Aki (1977). After her are Ado (2002), Tetsuya (1969), Sho Sakurai (1982), Rimi Natsukawa (1973), Tomoya Nagase (1978), and Kyo (1976).

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