UA

UA is a very popular singer. She is 24 years old. She has a specific voice, and atmosphere. UA has an unusual name. It means a flower and death in Swahili. She was born and grew up in Osaka. After she graduated from Saga Art College in Kyoto, she worked singing at a lounge of jazz in Osaka. She was scouted out there. Then she made her debut by Hiroshi Fujiwara produced. She gathered popularity by degrees. Jounetsu (enthusiasm) which Hirobumi Asamoto produced became a very hit song.

In those days, she married Jun Murakami who was a famous personality, and got pregnant. After she released an album "11", she took a few months off for childbirth.

• Petit: It is a mini album with six songs. Hiroshi Hujiwara produced it. (1995)

• 11: It is a full album for the first time. 11 means a birth day of UA and a day which UA began to go out with Jun Murakami. (1996)

• FINE FEATHERS MAKE FINE BIRDS: It is a live album. Five songs, "Because The Night" by Pati Smith, and so on, are covered by UA. (1997)

• AMETORA: It is a new album. Hirobumi Asamoto, Arto Lindsay, Lenny kaye, Bill Lee, Silent Poets and other people produced for UA. Ametora means in "rain" which UA means in Hawaii and "tiger" which is eto (Sino-Japanese zodiac signs) of this year.(1998)

In 2000,UA and Kenichi Asai made new band "Ajico" whose album "Sinryoku" was released in 2001. On July 24, 2002 UA`s new single "Senkou" will go on sale. Her favorite artists: Derek Jerman, PJ Harvey, Bjork, Sinead O`conner, Des `ree and etc.

Reported by: Keiko Okamura
Data verified by: Rikiya Otsuzi
Date of Report: July 1998
Updated by: Kouhei Kurokawa, July 2002

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