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Also known as Genjitsutouhi-P

Wowaka (stylized as wowaka, ; 4 November 19875 April 2019), also known as Genjitsutouhi-P (), was a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is frequently ranked among the most influential Vocaloid producers of the 2000s and of all time.

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Japan
Active from
1987-11-04
Active to
2019-04-05
death by heart failureexperimentalinner strugglesj-rockmelancholicshimokita-kei

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221,374
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wowaka, also known as Genjitsutouhi-P (現実逃避P, literally "Escape from Reality-P"), made his debut in May 2009. At the time of his debut, he explained that he was a beginner at creating songs. However, many people believed his songs were of good quality from the start. The name Genjitsutouhi-P comes from one of his video descriptions "sometimes it's good to escape from reality." wowaka passed away at April 05, 2019 due to an acute heart failure. He was 31. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/wo

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Key facts

Musical artist.name
wowaka
Musical artist.alias
Genjitsutouhi-P ()
Musical artist.birth_place
Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Musical artist.past_member_of
Hitorie
Musical artist.years_active
2009–2019
Musical artist.image
wowaka.jpg
Musical artist.caption
Wowaka in 2017
Musical artist.label
Balloom

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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • Career
  • Death
  • Legacy
  • Discography
  • ''Studio Albums''
  • ''Mini Albums''
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Wowaka (stylized as wowaka, ; 4 November 19875 April 2019), also known as Genjitsutouhi-P (), was a Japanese singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is frequently ranked among the most influential Vocaloid producers of the 2000s and of all time.

Wowaka began his career in 2009 with the single "In the Gray Zone". His breakthrough year came in 2011, in which he co-founded the record label Balloom, formed the band Hitorie, and released his debut Vocaloid album Unhappy Refrain. The record peaked at number six on the Oricon Charts and remained on the charts for thirteen weeks. It also received international acclaim and a cult following in the genre.

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