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Chara (singer)

This article is about the musician and actress. For other uses, see Chara (disambiguation).

Chara
ちゃら
Chara performing live, 2011
Born
Miwa Watabiki[1]

(1968-01-13) January 13, 1968 (age 56)
Kawaguchi, Japan
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
  • television presenter
  • record producer
Years active1990–present
Spouse
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(m. 1995; div. 2009)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Labels
Websitecharaweb.net

Miwa Watabiki (綿引 美和, Watabiki Miwa, born January 13, 1968), better known by her stage name Chara (ちゃら), is a Japanese singer, actress and video jockey. She debuted in 1991 with the single Heaven. She is known for her song "Swallowtail Butterfly (Ai no Uta)", the theme song for the 1996 Shunji Iwai film Swallowtail Butterfly in which she starred, her 1997 hit single "Yasashii Kimochi", and her collaboration with Judy and Mary vocalist Yuki, "Ai no Hi Mittsu Orange".[4] Chara later formed a band with Yuki, called Mean Machine.

  1. ^ Takeuchi, Tomoji (2001). "Excite エキサイト ミュージック – Mean Machine". Excite. Archived from the original on December 28, 2009. Retrieved November 7, 2009.
  2. ^ "Chara to transfer to Ki/oon Records".
  3. ^ "Chara's Nippon Columbia page".
  4. ^ "Chara シングル売り上げランキング". Oricon. Retrieved November 7, 2009.

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