Misia

commonly known as 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.

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Japan
Active from: 1978-07-07

contemporary r&bj-pop

Discography

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Listeners: 98,029
Total plays: 3,008,610

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Key facts

Musical artist.name: Misia
Musical artist.image: MISIA 20191006-2 (cropped).jpg
Musical artist.caption: Misia in 2018
Musical artist.birth_name: Misaki Itō
Musical artist.birth_place: Ōmura, Nagasaki, Japan
Musical artist.occupation: Singer
Musical artist.years_active: 1997–present

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.misia.jp
Image: MISIA - Centennial Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., USA.jpg
Height: 154

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Commons category: Misia
date of birth: 1978-07-07
name in native language: MISIA
start of work period: 1997-00-00
social media followers: 135032
pseudonym: MISIA
number of viewers/listeners: 100839006

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Article

12 sections

Contents

Biography
Early life
Career beginnings
Establishing her popularity: 1998–2002
Avex Trax: 2002–2007
Return to BMG Japan: 2007–present
Philanthropic work
Discography
Filmography
See also
References
External links

Misia came to prominence following the release of her debut album, Mother Father Brother Sister (1998), which became the seventh best-selling Japanese debut album of all time, earning her two Japan Gold Disc Awards and one Japan Record Award. In 2000, Misia released her sophomore album, Love Is the Message, which earned her another Japan Gold Disc Award and Japan Record Award. Her third studio album, Marvelous (2001), spawned her first number-one single on the Oricon singles chart, "Everything". The song became one of the best-selling singles of all time in Japan, and is the third best-selling physical single by a Japanese solo female artist of all time.