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Toshi

1965 - Today

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Toshimitsu Deyama (Japanese: 出山 利三, Hepburn: Deyama Toshimitsu, born October 10, 1965), known exclusively by his stage name Toshi, is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and a co-founder of the rock band X Japan, who rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s and is credited as founders of the visual kei movement. Toshi began an extensive solo career in 1992 before leaving X Japan at the end of 1997. Toshi laments he was "brainwashed" by a group called Home of Heart, whose leader would control his musical output for the next 12 years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Toshi has received more than 29,826 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Toshi is the 1,445th most popular singer (down from 1,283rd in 2019), the 1,264th most popular biography from Japan (down from 1,136th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Japanese Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Toshi ranks 1,445 out of 3,528. Before him are Rita Ora, Daniela Dessì, Valentina Monetta, Barbara Bonney, Damo Suzuki, and Brendan Perry. After him are Ute Lemper, Valery Meladze, Arlo Guthrie, King Curtis, Jim Kerr, and Reba McEntire.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Toshi ranks 241. Before him are Owen Hart, David S. Goyer, Alexei Mordashov, Tomas Alfredson, Antonio Saca, and Juan Manuel Lillo. After him are Valery Meladze, Beth Gibbons, Guenther Steiner, Denis Irwin, Richard K. Morgan, and Christian Streich.

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In Japan

Among people born in Japan, Toshi ranks 1,264 out of 6,048. Before him are Kazuo Saito (1951), Toshio Suzuki (1955), Kuniharu Nakamoto (1959), Midori Ito (1969), Takahiro Sakurai (1974), and Damo Suzuki (1950). After him are Kazuyoshi Hoshino (1947), Tomokazu Seki (1972), Choei Sato (1951), Joji (1992), Hiroshi Fushida (1946), and Masakazu Morita (1972).

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Among SINGERS In Japan

Among singers born in Japan, Toshi ranks 16. Before him are Izumi Sakai (1967), Tetsuya Komuro (1958), Namie Amuro (1977), Hironobu Kageyama (1961), Masashi Tashiro (1956), and Damo Suzuki (1950). After him are Joji (1992), Yutaka Ozaki (1965), Mika Nakashima (1983), Nikka Costa (1972), Sana (1996), and Tomohisa Yamashita (1985).

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