Жапон әншісі Уа: өмір жолы мен мансабы

Japanese singer

Kaori Hasegawa (長谷川 歌織) (born March 11, 1972), simply known by the stage name Ua , is a Japanese singer. She made her debut under Speedstar Records in 1995 with the single "Horizon".

Ua was born Kaori Shima and grew up in Suita, Osaka. After graduating from Saga University of Arts in Kyoto, she worked as a lounge singer in her hometown. There in 1994, she was scouted by producer Hiroshi Fujiwara. She took on the unusual stage name of Ua (a Swahili word that means both "flower" and "kill") and made her debut with the Fujiwara produced "Horizon". Her fourth single "Jōnetsu" became a smash hit and Ua was recognized all over Japan. The couple divorced in 2006. In April that year, she expanded her activities by becoming the hostess named ううあ (the pronunciation remains the same since it is meant to be a phonetic representation of her usual stagename) of an educational TV program on NHK called Do Re Mi no TV, designed to pass along Japanese traditional songs to children. The same year she released her fifth album, Sun, which was mastered by Ted Jensen. In 2006, Ua collaborated with renowned jazz musician Naruyoshi Kikuchi on the album Cure Jazz. In 2007, in addition to releasing her seventh album Golden Green, Ua made a second foray into acting by appearing in Hitoshi Matsumoto's directorial debut Dai Nipponjin. In 2008, Ua revealed that she married again and gave birth to a daughter, in August. In December, she released the single "2008", followed by her eighth album, Atta, in July 2009. In April 2010, Ua released her fourth live album, entitled Haluto Live. In September 2010, her combined house and studio in Sagamihara accidentally burned down; no one was injured.